News Archive 2024
News Archive 2024
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Grief Awareness Week 2024
Grief Awareness Week 2024
Find our latest article on Loss & Grief in Feel What You Feel..
Remember, whatever you feel (or not feel) is normal. Not nice. Not comfortable. Normal..
We are here if you want to talk..
And if you are intested in a whole load of self care ideas coming up to Christmas; follow us on Facebook and/or Insta as this month we are posting daily our Wellbeing Christmas Countdown Calendar (or How not to go stir crazy leading up to Christmas).
December 2024
Five things men should know and do..
Five things men should know and do..
Spend time with people who make you feel good.
Talk, more.
Know your numbers.
Know thy nuts. Simple.
Move, more.
In light of Movember, find the full article here.
November 2024
Sham Rocks Tribute Festival
Sham Rocks Tribute Festival
The amazing people from Firefly Festivals have invited us to their next festival on Saturday & Sunday, the 10th and 11th of May 2025.. Sham Rocks Tribute Festival is an exciting new 2-day tribute festival coming to New Milton, designed to bring the community together for a weekend of unforgettable live music and entertainment.
After years of delivering incredible events – from vibrant Pride celebrations to headline performances from renowned artists – they are thrilled to bring something unique to the South Coast in 2025: amazing tribute acts delivering world-class performances at a fraction of the price!
Of course we are going to be there with our Listening Post!! If you would love to come along too (make sure you come over and say 'hi') you can book your tickets here. And if you want to have a little discount on the already low price of the Adult Weekend Ticket - ensure you put 'KvLS' (without the '') in the promo code box on checkout!
Sham Rocks Tribute Festival will take place at Fawcett Fields, New Milton and we might utilise this to launch our low-cost counselling & psychotherapy services in/near Bournemouth.. 🤫
November 2024
October is ADHD Awareness Month
October is ADHD Awareness Month
Both the well-intentioned critics and the guilt-ridden criticized shared the erroneous assumption that symptoms of ADHD could be overcome with sufficient determination and continuing exercise of presumably available willpower.”
~ Dr. Thomas Brown
Okay.. Let’s presume ‘they’ mean well. Their own upbringing and culture have let them to believe that this is the truth. And don’t forget the actual wording of the ‘diagnosis’ of ADHD: Attention Deficit Hyper-activity Disorder.. Maddening, isn’t it? Especially frustrating if you cannot explain what you really need, what you can and cannot do..
Find the whole article here.
October 2024
Website Update: Library
Website Update: Library
You might have noticed that we have added new pages to our website. In the navigation bar, under News, you can now find our Library. Our library has three sections: Colour Me Happy, Feel What You Feel and Mind Your Mind.
In Colour Me Happy you will find colouring pages which are free to download, with a little explanation about the colouring page itself.
In Feel What You Feel we do some Psycho-Education (and explain what that is :) with a Featured Article (this month about Suicide) and if you scroll down, you will find previous articles and information.
In Mind Your Mind we are adding Mental Health Worksheets, also free to download, which are linked with / follow ups from articles in Feel What You Feel.
Have a look around and tell us what you think.. Yes, it is a work in progress and we are planning on regular updates and additions.
September 2024
Received..
Received..
We always welcome feedback to improve our service, our website, our organisation! So, we were delighted when you sent us your coloured in colouring pages. If you would like to colour too.. Find our colouring pages here at Colour Me Happy and feel free to email them to us!
August 2024
New Forest Pride - Lymington
New Forest Pride - Lymington
Last weekend you would have found us at New Forest Pride.. We had the best sunny space with much needed shade, caught up with our friends from Beyond Reflections, made some new friends with the Labour Ladies next door and had some very interesting sit-downs and stand-up conversations. Thank you all for coming over and having a chat with us. Thank you for your kind supporting words and thank you for your stack of enquiries that followed - including job applications! This was our last Listening Post of the summer season - we will be back in November (fingers crossed)..
July 2024
Mela Festival - Hoglands Park - Southampton
Mela Festival - Hoglands Park - Southampton
In the middle of this month we were at The Mela Festival, by Art Asia and took the big marque with us.. It meant that we had a proper chill zone at the back and we could shelter quite a few people when the heavens came down. The festival itself did not disappoint - amazing artist, choirs, dance groups and the food.. The food was spectacular! We renewed our friendship with The Saints Foundation who enthusiasticly told us about their Saints by Your Side - giving local men the tools they need to better manage their mental health through in-person (group) support sessions. We (KvLS) now also have male counsellors on our team..
July 2024
People's Pride - Party in the Park - Southampton
People's Pride - Party in the Park - Southampton
Last weekend we launched our first ever Listening Post at People's Pride, Party in the Park at Hoglands Park Southampton. With thanks to Lori (our marketing guru) and Sammy (party in the park organisor), we set our marquee up around 8.30am! We went in search of coffee, met our lovely neighbours (Beyond Reflections, 5 Minute Wonders and The Sweet Shop Lady) and were ready to roll.. Amanda (my inlaw side-kick) was happy to help, Kelly & Tina (KvLS counsellors) joined us soon after and even Clara (my part-time stepdaughter) mucked in. We all had a wonderful time. We met some amazing people, had some very interesting conversations and even received invites for other festivals and gatherings.
Wouldn't it be nice if we could do this for a living? Contact us if you would like us to be at your event or festival too!
June 2024
In other news..
In other news..
Welcome to the news, article and blog section of our brand new website! We have changed our name into KvLS Mental Health Support (formerly known as Newman and Crawley Mental Health Support - and before that we were known as Mind.Body.Me). We have updated our logo and email addresses. Our webaddress and our services are the same as before.. (yay)
April 2024
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