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- define the Mental Health Continuum, understand that mental health is fluid and identify the signs of \u2018buffering\u2019 before a \u2018system crash\u2019<\/li>\n
- identify mental clutter and the science of self-care, recognising personal stressors (biopsychosocial factors) that diminish cognitive and emotional capacity<\/li>\n
- apply the five battery boosters (The Toolkit), effectively utilising the \u2018Five Ways to Wellbeing\u2019 (Connect, Be Active, Take Notice, Keep Learning, Give) as daily clearing tools<\/li>\n
- understand signposting and know when \u2018headspace\u2019 requires professional intervention<\/li>\n
- create a Battery Boost Plan \u2013 a specific, grounded and achievable seven-day habit to improve internal margin. Participants culminate their learning into a personalised wellbeing plan for the following week and beyond.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Lynne Briggs<\/p><\/div>\n
Reg Patel, CEO of Active Tameside, told us after the workshop, \u201cThe MH1 Buckle Up training Lynne presented to the team today was extremely beneficial. Senior team members shared their honest perspectives and experiences which were extremely revealing. This will help us target key areas for deeper assistance going forward. Thank you Lynne for getting all to contribute and truly listen to each other \u2013 proving it\u2019s OK not to be OK. It\u2019s what we are going to do about it together, which takes us to better tomorrows.\u201d<\/p>\n
MHI\u2019s Buckle Up First is fully supported by our partner FitPro as offering essential guidance and understanding of your own stressors and how to identify and implement interventions to improve the situation. It\u2019s not a luxury to focus on your mental health \u2013 it\u2019s a necessity.<\/p>\n
Teresa Wheatley, FitPro\u2019s executive director, says, \u201cLynne has achieved some amazing things and Buckle Up First is her latest creation. We are proud to partner with MH1 because the work Lynne does is needed in the industry. Lynne has been an integral member of the FitPro team for many years and has been a huge support to me personally with my own mental health. She has a deep care for people and we fully recommend taking a look at the psychometric tool MH1 has created \u2013 the MHQ \u2013 as well as the workshop, while also asking you support one of the good guys in the industry, who has worked tirelessly for over 35 years. We talk a lot about mental health\u00a0in the industry but Lynne is actually actioning change and providing tools you can learn and grow from.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Lynne Briggs<\/strong> is joint director and co-founder of MH1 Global,<\/a>\u00a0the innovator of the validated Mental Health Questionnaire (MHQ) which is a non-clinical tool that measures the trajectory of mental health using lifestyle factors as marker. She has worked with FitPro for over 30 years and is currently Client Support for the MOSSA pre choreographed group exercise programmes. She is a qualified tutor\/assessor and has a passionate interest in mental health – especially the positive impact of movement and physical activity. For more information, contact: lynne@mh1global.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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