Stuart Munro is a performance and wellbeing psychologist, specialising in helping people perform effectively in high performance environments. He is currently supporting international Paralympic alpine ski racers, develops performance psychology content for corporate sectors, and runs mindfulness-based sessions for performance and wellbeing. Stuart offers you some guidance on setting new behaviours into long-term habits…… New […]
How to support our kids growing up
One of the team was fortunate to attend a talk arranged by their school with the authors of ‘Brilliant Questions About Growing Up: Simple Answers about Bodies and Boundaries’. This book is written by two experts who have delivered sex and relationships lessons in over 200 schools and have collected the best questions asked by the children […]
Gardening for Good in Mental Health week
Many people have experienced more nature in the past year than they ever have before, after our horizons narrowed in March 2020. More time spent in local parks, fields and woodlands, more mud pies made, more seeds sown, pots planted and vegetables harvested. And many of those people will have found for themselves how nature […]
Maternal mental health
Article written by Tessa van der Vord @mentalhealth_midwife Perinatal (or maternal) mental health refers to a woman’s* mental health during pregnancy and the first year after birth. It includes those who have existing mental illness before pregnancy, as well as women who develop illness for the first time during the perinatal period. More than one […]
Getting children back to school with confidence
Getting children back to school with confidence The return to school may present a swirl of emotions for both parents and children. On the one hand you may be craving some “back to normal”, as much as they are looking forward to being re-united with their classmates. On the other hand you may be dreading […]
MIND BODY NUTRITION support for your immune system in challenging times
Nourish by Naomi shares advice on how you can support your mind and body during this time… You have probably noticed that the world is in complete panic about the Corona Virus….. shops are selling out of food, people are fighting in supermarket aisles over loo roll and understandably anxiety levels have risen. Media coverage, […]
Helping Young People Navigate the 21st Century
Helping Young People Navigate the 21st Century Child and adolescent mental health is very much in the parenting and educational spotlight. The New Beacon believe this is something they are very aware of and as such offer strong pastoral care and attention to their pupils’ wellbeing – whatever their age. The New Beacon are excited […]