14th July 2023
Written by Olivia Fretwell, Assistant Psychologist. In honour of Samaritan’s annual ‘Talk to Us’ campaign throughout July, this blog will discuss the heart-breaking and complex issue of suicidality in our population, whilst remaining focused on those who have experienced a traumatic brain injury (TBI). As defined by Headway, TBI is trauma to the brain, caused More…
14th June 2023
Written by JJ Wellock, Assistant Psychologist. Have you ever wondered why it is that sometimes you can be walking around with a cut on your finger and not feel it? It is only when you realise it is there that suddenly it may as well be falling off. Well, hold on to your finger’s folks, More…
6th June 2023
Written by JJ Wellock and Cian Hancock, Assistant Psychologists. There is nothing more beautiful than hearing your baby’s cry for the first time. It is the true realisation that you are now a parent and your whole life has just changed forever. Although, skip a few days ahead and that cry has you googling “when More…
19th April 2023
Written by JJ Wellock, Assistant Psychologist Have you ever found yourself saying, “that felt like it went so slowly”? Or “How is it already Spring? It will be Christmas again before we know it” (sorry!) – you wouldn’t be the only one having these thoughts. Time is an abstract concept which has often been referred More…
17th February 2021
Written by Olivia Fretwell In our last blog post, we discussed Functional Neurological Disorder (FND). This is defined by the NHS (2018) as a disorder of “medically unexplained symptoms”. Symptoms may be for example sensory loss, tremors, paralysis or even non-epileptic attacks/seizures. These are caused by the malfunctioning of the nervous system; the nervous system More…
20th March 2020
By Oscar Johnson Personally, I have never found the idea of life changes very easy. I never wanted to start preschool, primary school, secondary school, sixth form or University. I always dreaded the thought of moving on. I enjoyed every stage of my life but could never seem to see that the next chapter would More…
24th February 2020
By Nathan Harper and Jasmine Hine Awareness Week: 3rd – 7th February Overview This awareness week dedicated to participation in school football was a chance to highlight and celebrate the huge scale of work and impact school football has had to date. It is an initiative led by England Schools’ Football Association (ESFA) and its More…
6th February 2020
Are those with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) at higher risk? Dr Simon Fleminger, Consultant Neuropsychologist, endorses the plethora of research that identifies a link between TBI and an increased risk of suicide. One well-respected study, conducted in Denmark, looked at hospital record data over a 34-year period. The study identified a total of 568,000 individuals More…
6th February 2020
Today is: “TIME TO TALK” day, Thursday 6th February, 2020. “Choose to talk about mental health and help change lives” Mental health issues affect 1 in 4 of us; yet, there is still an enormous stigma that can leave individuals feeling incredibly isolated and sometimes even embarrassed when talking about their problems. “Time to Talk” More…
15th August 2019
By Jasmine Hine Alzheimer’s is a neurological disease that is typically associated with the older generation: but did you know those who suffer from learning difficulties could be more at risk? What is Alzheimer’s? Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurological condition that causes Dementia and is primarily associated with a decline More…