by Cheryl Chapman | Sep 11, 2020 | Blog, Mental Health
Yesterday was World Suicide Day – and that gave me pause for thought.
What a world we live in where we need a ‘World Suicide Day’. The mental health of all our loved ones should be a primary concern to all of us. And yet, the depression, and mental illness and suicide rates are going up.
by Cheryl Chapman | Jun 26, 2020 | Blog, Mental Health, Positive Thinking
In last week’s blog I shared an interview with the amazing TEDx speaker Suzy Miller, who helps people navigate the stormy waters of divorce and enter the calm harbour of communication! One of the things she mentioned during our conversation was that the feedback...
by Cheryl Chapman | Jun 17, 2020 | Blog, Mental Health, Public Speaking
In December 2019, I organised the TEDxAinleyTopWomen event in Huddersfield. The day was a huge success and 19 amazing speakers gave their first-ever TEDx talk. The audience were wowed, the speakers were phenomenal, and the organiser (that would be me) went home...
by Cheryl Chapman | Nov 23, 2018 | Awareness, Blog, Mental Health
This is a question I get asked a lot. How can I be happy when my kids have left home / I’ve lost my job/ I’m getting divorced / I feel so ill / I’m stressed. And having read some stats the other day about happiness and its alter ego, depression, frankly it scared...
by Cheryl Chapman | Aug 31, 2018 | Blog, Mental Health
I’m not being mean here. I’m not referring to a victim of crime or a victim of a road accident. You probably don’t need any help spotting one of those (if you were unfortunate enough to come across one) and I certainly am not telling you to avoid them, I’d very much...
by Cheryl Chapman | May 18, 2018 | Blog, Mental Health
I hear there is a Royal Wedding happening tomorrow? OK, I’m teasing. It’s the biggest thing since….the last royal wedding, and London will be rammed all day – because it is also the FA cup final later in the afternoon. I won’t be watching it – well not live – as I...