We are excited to be able to share with you the news that we were awarded £70,000 through public vote on the National Lottery Community Fund - The People's Project! Cup-O-T Campfire Community We had a vision of creating a community around the campfire. Where young people, families and peers can get together, not just… Continue reading The People’s Project – we did it!
Creator of the Wayward Adventurers Guild Jasmine O’Hare reflects on her time with us at our family session, fully funded by Norfolk Community Foundation through the Love Norfolk Fund. Last Thursday I was very fortunate to run a drawing workshop for Cup O-T, as part of their family day at their campfire community space. It’s… Continue reading A drawing workshop with The Wayward Adventures Guild
Starting therapy can be daunting. You’ve taken the step to ask for some support, or someone has noticed you’re having a tough time and found some support for you. But what does therapy actually mean and look like? Therapy can take lots of different forms. It could be counselling, another talking therapy, a creative therapy… Continue reading Starting therapy at Cup-O-T
A day in the life of an Occupational Therapy Student
A January survival guide; ups and downs are normal and we should start putting less pressure on ourselves.
Being intentional with good self-care habits Last month I wrote about my journey into making more time for my own self care. I wanted to let you know how things are going and then take a look at things we could be doing to help take care of ourselves. When we talk about self care… Continue reading My self care journey
Self-care is incredibly important and doesn't just have to look like having a bath surrounded by candles and rose petals. It looks different to each person. This has taken me ages to write. Because although I want to talk about ways to look after ourselves, it is not always something I am very good at… Continue reading Navigating Self care
Communication is key to building successful effective relationships. But it can be hard to build new relationships with mental health professionals. Especially when those individuals involved with your family may change regularly.
As parents or carers it is our natural instinct to protect our children. If they are ill we do our best to make them better. If they hurt themselves we try to take their pain away. We mend, we fix, we offer cuddles and reassurance until things are better and forgotten about. When our children are struggling with their mental health, that desire to fix things for them and make them feel better doesn't change.
Sleep? If you’re anything like me you're probably not getting enough of it! Photo by Александар Цветановић on Pexels.com I struggle to switch off. Constantly worry about things. And I can’t go to bed with ‘stuff’ left to do. Every night I have a plan that I will be in bed by 10pm at the… Continue reading Sleep
