Back in August 2023 Catherine recorded a Podcast for WriteUpp. You can listen to the full podcast here or read our blog summarising it below: “In this feature, we delve into the journey of Cup-O-T, a unique social enterprise committed to enhancing accessibility to mental health services for children and young people. Catherine Gray, the Founder,… Continue reading Podcast! Unveiling Cup-O-T: A Conversation with Catherine Gray
Tag: Occupational Therapy
Reconnecting with Nature: The Healing Power of Occupational Therapy for Youth Mental Health
In a world dominated by screens and urban hustle, the therapeutic benefits of nature often go overlooked. This blog post aims to explore the profound impact of nature-based occupational therapy on the mental well-being of today's youth.
Starting therapy at Cup-O-T
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 day in the life of an Occupational Therapy Student
Social Impact Report 2021
It's that time of year where we are reviewing the last year, looking at where we are right now and planning for the next year. We are delighted to share with you our social impact summary for 2021. Thanks to a generous donation from Wordwall we were able to move from a part-time service with… Continue reading Social Impact Report 2021
Day 3 – Stop Motion Emotions #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek
It's day 3 already! The theme of this years #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek is Express Yourself. Today we want to focus on recognising and embracing our EMOTIONS! What are emotions!? They are our feelings. Children experience complex feelings just like adults. They get frustrated, excited, nervous, sad, jealous, frightened, worried, angry and embarrassed. 2019 workshop making emoji stress… Continue reading Day 3 – Stop Motion Emotions #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek
Day 2 – It’s Not All About Me! #Childrensmentalhealthweek
It's day 2 of #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek! Learning to express ourselves is developed even more when we can see how others feel. We can grow our own happiness by understanding and helping others with theirs. Today we are going to focus on how to GROW our COMPASSION SUPERPOWER! But what is compassion?!? Well....the definition of compassion is....… Continue reading Day 2 – It’s Not All About Me! #Childrensmentalhealthweek
Day 1 – THIS IS ME! #Childrensmentalhealthweek
Today is the first day of #Childrensmentalhealthweek. The theme this year is Express Yourself. So we have come up with some fab activities to help you to do this. Here's what we have planned for the rest of the week... Day 1 - THIS IS ME! The key to happiness - becoming content and comfortable… Continue reading Day 1 – THIS IS ME! #Childrensmentalhealthweek
Houseplant Week UK 22th-17th January
All week we have been posting about houseplants! We love them AND they have so many AMAZING benefits for your health and wellbeing. Checkout the posts we have shared over the last week... Wow! Who knew there were so many benefits to keeping houseplants!? There's tons of research out there about how good they are… Continue reading Houseplant Week UK 22th-17th January
10 Top Tips to Improve Your Sleep
Did you know that today, January 3rd, is the Festival of Sleep? We all know that Christmas is far from the most relaxing holiday - and after the year of 2020, rest and relaxation has evaded many people. With the busyness of the festive period along with the stresses of this time of year and… Continue reading 10 Top Tips to Improve Your Sleep