Carers Connected - Jane Askew

21/02/2023

If you need any help with your IT stuff why not join us for a chat … it’s FREE!! 😊

Don't forget to join us tomorrow if you need a digital makeover. IT Dorchester will be in our community room waiting to help you improve your online skills. Bring your phone, laptop or tablet with you and Trudy will be here to help you navigate anything you would like help with to improve your digital knowledge. Drop in and have a chat!

30/01/2023

If you were thinking of attending our Me Time retreat sessions this month but you couldn’t make the dates work then these March dates might work better for you.

Unfortunately we had to postpone our January dates but check out our new dates in March.

These sessions are a mix of finding out more about ADHD, the cravings of our brain and how to balance the dopamine and serotonin levels by changing what we eat and when!

It’s also a perfect opportunity to learn the powers of raw cacao on the mind and body by experiencing a cacao ceremony first hand. You will be learning how meditation, journaling and affirmations can be used to improve your overall well-being.

So if you fancy some me time without having to leave the house this is a perfect opportunity!

It doesn’t matter whether you are diagnosed or not with ADHD, peri menopausal symptoms which can be similar or you need to destress and fancy finding out more.

Check out our Eventbrite links in our Instagram bio to book your place and find out more info.

20/01/2023

Do you fancy a new and different focus over the weekend?

Have you ever thought about writing for well-being?

Have you ever wondered how to fit reflective writing into your life?

This month’s newsletter may have the prompts you need ✍️

If you enjoy writing in this way, please sign up to receive regular prompts and info via our newsletter.

The Mind Mob - Flexible and accessible counselling

"January opensThe box of the yearAnd brings out daysThat are bright and clearAnd brings out daysThat are cold and greyAnd shouts, "Come seeWhat I brought today!"

11/12/2022

Are you struggling with your mental health? Writing could make a difference, helping you explore what is happening in your head and body. Book now for an affordable online course that could make all the difference to your new year!

This workshop explores how writing can support wellbeing. Using creative prompts to expand or develop a writing habit.

03/11/2022

Come and find out more about raw writing and discover some writing prompts and ideas to help you expand your journaling practice or just start a new writing habit. Booking opens soon - watch this space!

09/09/2022

30/06/2022

A blog that summarises the benefits of writing as a therapy … something very close to my heart.

Can you feel your own internal counsellor? Try it and see xx

Are you a journal writer? Do you re-read your writing? If not then this could help to develop your internal counsellor.

https://themindmob.co.uk/writing-therapy/journalling-feedback-loops

11/04/2022

Writing and therapy .. do you enjoy writing ?

I've been discovering the use of Haiku in writing for therapy/well being. A Haiku is a short form of poetry originally from Japan. It's sometimes useful to have some 'rules' to follow to help focus the mind and take away the guess work of writing, and it encourages you to think of different phrases and words to fit the format.

A Haiku traditionally has 3 lines, 5 syllables in the first line, 7 syllables in the second line, and 5 in the third line. Grammar is not my strong point, so I think I have the right syllables!

Give it a go, write about anything at all - the weather, how you feel today, your dreams... and don't worry too much about the syllables.

28/02/2022