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Two years of The Well-Bean Café: Hope in a crisis

20th November 2018|Categories: Blog, Crisis support|

THE WELL-BEAN CRISIS CAFÉ – HOPE IN A CRISIS BLOG – November ’18: TWO YEARS OF THE WELL-BEAN CAFÉ: HOPE IN A CRISIS (Written by Matthew Hall – Crisis Support Worker at WBC) On 12 November 2016 the Well-Bean Café (WBC) opened, having our first visitor on that same evening.

I-ART

20th November 2018|Categories: Art, Blog, CBT, Diabetes|

The Touchstone IAPT team have been fortunate to share our offices with the work of Alisia Casper this Summer and Autumn. Alisia is a Leeds based artist who draws on her experiences of long term health conditions (including chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia) when making drawings, paintings, photography, writing and

Remembrance

12th November 2018|Categories: Blog|

On Armistice Day I remembered my mum’s dad; a well-read and well-loved man, amateur actor and architect, who ended up spending most of his life in Zambia, Central Africa. He was somewhat of a raconteur; telling tales of joining an army regiment based on which one wore the most eye

International Stress Awareness Day: November 7th

7th November 2018|Categories: Blog, Stress|

For International Stress Awareness Day, Touchstone IAPT have compiled  a list of our best stress-busting songs! Here they are in no particular order...   Dance With Me -  Olly Murs Happy - Pharrell Williams Pata Pata - Miriam Makebe Good Times - Chic Don't Stop Believing - Journey One Day Like This

October 19th is Wear Red Day: We Want to Show Racism the Red Card!

19th October 2018|Categories: Black History Month, Blog, Equality and Diversity|

Wear Red Day: October 19th Show Racism the Red Card is holding its annual 'Wear Red Day' on October 19th. Show Racism the Red Card is an anti-racism educational charity and you can find out more about the work they do here: http://www.theredcard.org/about/Richard GarlandSally PoyserGeraldine Montgomerie-GreenwoodSimone Stephenson-BellwoodRuqayyah GhaniLouise AaronStephen

World Mental Health Day

10th October 2018|Categories: Blog, Mental Health Awareness Week|

October 10th is World Mental Health Day. Here are 5 top tips for maintaining good mental health from Touchstone IAPT: Create a protected space in the week to be spontaneous. Be kind to yourself no matter how you think you have done that day. Don't put off doing the things