Glenda D Roberts(STRC)(MBACP)(ACCRED)(AIP): Recent Episodes
Glenda D Roberts
To kick things off in 2018.... Musicians are up to three times more likely to experience depression, with many working under 'poor conditions', a new academic study from Help Musicians UK has found. The late Amy Winehouse, Chris Cornell and George Michael have spoken about panic attacks while many others still living struggle with anxiety. Can Music Make You Sick commissioned by the charity offers insight into the scale of the health challenges of Britain's music industry. This month, we summarise the findings. Can Music Make You Sick? summary reports can be viewed here. We're pleased to announce the launch of Music Minds Matter, 24/7 mental health support line and service for the music industry. If you need someone to talk to or need ongoing support, call 0808 802 8008 for free #MusicMindsMatter bit.ly/2zLjMJG SUBSCRIBE TO OUR MONTHLY NEWSLETTER info@emotionalwellbeinglife.co.uk
A no nonsense real to the core interview with Trix Worrell, Trix Worrell has been one of the most successful black British television writers of his generation. Born in St. Lucia in the 1960's, Trix came to England when he was just five. He started of his career as theatre director for the Albany Basement Theatre. He then wrote and directed his first play, School's Out in 1980, which was staged at the Royal Court Theatre. He became a trainee on the Arts Council's theatre director's course at the Albany Theatre in South London, where he had also worked as a teenager. Subsequently a graduate of the National Film and Television School, he was keen to write because, having been an actor, he was less than impressed with the parts that were being written and offered to black actors.
I'm very excited to bring you a selection of people I have chosen to interview, my first interview is with Martin Pollecoff, Martin is Chair of the UKCP, United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy/s Martin is also a Psychotherapist in private practice and the founder of 'The Long Boat Home' a service that offers low cost therapy to anyone who is serving or has served in our forces. I hope you find my forthcoming interview shows informative and inspirational. Ubuntu.
Do you feel alone, unheard or need someone to talk to? The Just Talk Campaign want you to know that we are here for you and that you are not alone. Glenda D Roberts who runs the ExploringU Centre for well-being in Sudbury, set up “Just Talk Campaign ”, with fellow colleague Sharon Kendall in 2016 providing drop in sessions at the end of each month, open to all age groups and is free of charge. Trainee counsellors on placement with The Just Talk Campaign are able to counsel clients for a small donation of £5, our aim is to set up hubs around the country. It is a place where anyone can come along and get the help and support you need and discuss anything that is concerning you in a safe and confidential environment. The Just Talk Campaign is a registered charity 1175216 call us on: 0330 120 1270 Info@justtalkcampaign.co.uk (thank you to all our volunteers) and to Jensen Raggi-Roberts for designing a wonderful poster.
An introduction to our Podcast show with a First Aid Kit for your emotions and a curated playlist.
1st w/ a First Aid Kit for your emotions and a curated playlist. Glenda also outlines the company's future digital plans. She believes thousands of people will benefit from the podcasts, allied with their determination to persevere. Glenda brings her tough SE London The UK, upbringing to her work with the troubled and the troubling. Using the new technologies now unfurling around us to bring down the walls so those seeking help do in confidence, whereas the communications changes will empower people, knowing help is at hand/on the way, all you have to do is say. Noting there is no therapy without a relationship with the therapist, technology should compliment not compete. Instances where your headphones are your lifebuoy. emotionalwellbeinglife
ExploringU: The story so far… ExploringU is a multiple-award-winning, comprehensive counselling/psychotherapy, Brain Injury / Orthopaedic and Training organisation, established in 2008 by Glenda D Roberts. The company’s team works with people recovering from brain and spinal injuries and strokes. Based in Sudbury (Suffolk) and Castle Hedingham (Essex), its multidisciplinary team provides bespoke services to an increasing variety of people seeking professional therapy or trauma rehabilitation. Members of the (MBACP) British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy for good practice. How it all began: ExploringU Counselling was born in an unremarkable room in Friar Street, Sudbury, in 2008 focusing on couples counselling. ‘What happened to me there had a huge influence on my career. I can only take issue about the size of the small offices’ says Founder/Director Roberts. Thereafter, the company moved into larger premises, where the present operation took shape. At this juncture, with an ever expanding team things started taking off in the rehabilitation field, realising she could no longer sustain demand, Glenda began training her staff in-house, and so the education side of the business blossomed. As the company and its reputation grew, so many clients and service providers wanted working alongside. Under Glenda’s aegis, the practice left its office on Long Melford, it’s home since 2009 for premises in the historic Old Press Rooms; where it is now located in 2017. ‘A lot happened in that building. Almost all of it positive. I trust our new home continues that tradition’. Today we train increasingly more staff on site. The exploringU centre for wellbeing is now home to many independent therapists who choose to use this space as a place in which to learn and grow. About our Founder and Director Glenda D Roberts is an Accredited Psychotherapist. She also works as a media spokesperson for the industry governing body, The British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP). As such Glenda writes a monthly column in the Sudbury Mercury Newspaper, Suffolk, and co-presents a monthly Podcast show Emotional Well-being Life, a series about mental health issues with educational psychologist, ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support Assistant) and broadcaster Lawrence Batchelor, with the tagline that goes: Saving and Changing lives. Listen to our Podcasts here:
Episode 2 is about creativity, because Arts should be part of the mental health toolkit. This Emotional Well-Being podcast will be available as a free download to explain who we are and what we're doing. The arts can help those suffering from anxiety. Studies have found those who regularly appreciate art are happier and calmer. The link between art and health has been established for many years. Even back in the 19th century, Florence Nightingale recognised it as a way to help patients recover more quickly. In this episode we chat creativity. Many of the jobs that we will be dealing with in 10 years time haven't been invented yet. They don't have a name, a salary, a typical career path or a person specification. The world will discover these new jobs only to the extent that creatively gifted people can find space to invent them, using the dazzling array of new technologies now unfurling around us. Creativity, therefore, is no longer an asset to only the so-called “creative industries” — it is now a must-have attribute in every industry. But, it seems, there's even more to it. Research by Semir Zeki, UCL Prof. of neuroesthetics, suggests enjoying great works of art triggers the same part of your brain as falling in love. While enjoying a painting, you receive a surge in levels of the feel-good hormone, dopamine, resulting in feelings of intense pleasure. Glenda's Upbuilding song choice is Waltz for Koop Summer Sun.
This episode of the Podcast is about emotional literacy. The ability to manage ones emotions, it takes in understanding and managing anger, anger can be one of the strongest and most destructive emotions that we experience, the challenge then lies in managing it so that it remains under our reasoned control. Anger can be transformative when channelled in the right way, but also can also be negative if left unchecked. We talk about the firework model and we touch on anger management tips.
Tune into this episode to learn about the dynamic between logical thinking and emotions. Talk Talk Talk but we're doing.............contact us at: info@emotionalwellbeinglife.co.uk
Today’s Podcast introduces a few ideas about nutrition. Food and lifestyle choices may help you cope at Christmas by providing the very building blocks for good health and balanced emotions. It’s your food! It’s your choice! It’s your life! Thank you to our Guest Jayne Nelson (Nutritional Therapist) for an inspiring show. Buon Natale. Merry stressmas, and an anxious New Year Tips on managing employee stress at Christmas IT’S THE most wonderful time of the year, that's what the song says, anyway. But it can also be a very stressful time for many. For people already suffering from common mental illness (mild to moderate depression or anxiety), Christmas can be difficult because of the expectation to be happy, with existing feelings of inadequacy and isolation being compounded. For others, financial strains and family tension can cause stress. There's a reason divorce lawyers are so busy in January. Stress at home is not an employer’s responsibility, but it will be when it manifests at work. And after a long year, employees have stress buckets that are already full to the brim – it does not take much to tip a manageable situation into a health and employee situation disaster. Managers can take simple steps to manage stress and manage health issues in the office which will benefit staff but also the bottom line. None of the initiatives are costly, most are common sense and yet many businesses don't bother. Sometimes all that is needed is a little extra attention and some TLC. These initiatives will help you get the best from your people, and who knows: they might even make them eager to return to work. PAY ATTENTION Encourage staff to take a digital detox overnight and at weekends. They will come to work more refreshed, more focused and less stressed. People are not machines; they cannot work 24/7 and be healthy. SUPPORT AND THANKS It is also important to praise, approve and thank staff. Most Type A personalities who are at risk of a breakdown respond incredibly positively to such support. It can be the difference between becoming ill and staying well. Make them feel valued. It costs nothing and engenders huge engagement. Encouraging staff to do an online mindfulness course can be helpful in managing stress and recognising it can be an issue. Studies demonstrate reduction of 40 per cent to 59 per cent in stress, anxiety and depression in using mindfulness is a staggering 70 per cent. Or, if you have one, remind staff that they have access to Employee Assistance Programmes to help them manage stress. CHRISTMAS CHEER! And finally – it is Christmas after all, so lighten the atmosphere in the office if you can: Christmas music, some extra foodie treats (Satsuma’s and dates, not just chocolate and mince pies), try to bring a bit of levity while still focusing on getting the job done. Create a team focus which has as its reward a nice long break over the holidays.
to kick things off in 2018....
Musicians are up to three times more likely to experience depression, with many working under 'poor conditions', a new academic study from Help Musicians UK has found. The late Amy Winehouse, Chris Cornell and George Michael have spoken about panic attacks while many others still living struggle with anxiety. Can Music Make You Sick commissioned by the charity offers insight into the scale of the health challenges of Britain's music industry. This month, we summarise the findings. Can Music Make You Sick? summary reports can be viewed here. We're pleased to announce the launch of Music Minds Matter, 24/7 mental health support line and service for the music industry. If you need someone to talk to or need ongoing support, call 0808 802 8008 for free #MusicMindsMatter bit.ly/2zLjMJG
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