Andy’s Blog
We write about issues relevant to mental health and psychological safety in today’s corporate world. We focus on the individuals and the human side of your business and how our training could help you to move closer to happier, high-performing teams.
Mental Health Awareness Week Reflections
In a quiet moment earlier today, I found myself reflecting on some of the changes that I’ve noticed 6 years into my journey delivering MHFA training and mental health awareness…
How to Manage Stress and Support your Team
This Stress Awareness Month, we’re sharing practical tips on managing stress, recognising the signs in your colleagues, and offering meaningful support. Recognising Signs of Stress in Your Team Recognising signs…
Embracing My Whole Self: A Journey Towards Openness and Psychological Safety
Psychological Safety in Derby and Beyond Reflecting on #MyWholeSelf Day 2025, I am reminded of the profound impact that embracing our authentic selves can have on personal wellbeing, workplace culture, and team…
Benefits of Completing the MHFA Refresher
Refresh Your MHFA Skills with Andy online during 2025 Are you an MHFAider® who wants to keep your knowledge, confidence, and skills up to date? If it’s been nearly three years since…
Psychological Safety is the Key to High Performing Teams
Psychological safety is the special ingredient to happy, high performing people and teams. Only when someone feels safe, will they start to tell you what’s happening; what’s really going on; what they’re worried…
Our Range of Mental Health Training
Happy New Year! I hope our first blog of 2025 finds you well, feeling recharged after the holiday break and that you’ve had a manageable start to 2025. What plans…
How Has MHFA Training Been Improved?
I’m very excited to tell you how the MHFA course has been updated & revamped for 2023! The Key Messages about the freshly updated Mental Health First Aid training are…
Improving Mental Health Safety for Bikers
As the Director of Safety and Training for the Motorcycle Industry Association (MCIA), Karen Cole is focused on improving safety for bikers in all aspects. As part of that work,…
Workplace Mental Health First Aid
Why Should Your Workplace Run a Mental Health First Aid Training Course? It can only be a good thing that, these days, companies are talking much more openly about mental…
What Do You Learn on Mental Health First Aid Training?
If you’re thinking about doing Mental Health First Aid training for yourself or for your team, you might want to know more about what you actually learn on the course….
Why Do Mental Health First Aid Training?
The need for better mental health support has never been greater. You can be part of the new solution by training in Mental Health First Aid. One in four of…
How To Listen – 3 Golden Rules
How to Be a Good Listener – Three Simple Ways to Listen Well And Make Others Feel Heard Listening well is a skill. And, it’s an important one. Most of…
What to Say to Someone Who Is Struggling
What to Say to Someone Who is Struggling or Finding Life Tough is Something Lots of People Worry About We don’t want to accidentally say the wrong thing and upset…
How Mental Health First Aid Training Has Boosted Listening Skills and Confidence
Heather tells us how Mental Health First Aid training has boosted her listening skills and confidence, which is proving extremely useful in her male-dominated workplace. Being the only female freight…
How Do You De-Stress and Recharge Your Batteries?
Look after yourself the same way you look after your phone. Can you remember the last time you let your phone run out of battery? Or even let it get…