 Everything positive coming out of the Striding Forwards to date We have been very busy bee's this last few months.   Striding Forwards is using materials designed and developed by Jocelyn Duncan. Jocelyn is now retired and has passed the baton on to us to help people with their anxiety and confidence problems. Here is Jocelyn pictured below.    Our workshop has been assessed by The University of South Wales receiving positive feedback. Dr Anne Fothergill pictured below, is a principal lecturer in mental health research at the University of South Wales, she went on to say.  Dean who setup Striding Forwards also attended the anxiety management workshop in 2014. He went on to manage anxiety and increase his confidence, this led to huge improvements in his work.   Dean who setup Striding Forwards IS now an official Time to Change Wales champion. Time to Change Wales is a Welsh Government funded campaign which aims to end the stigma and discrimination faced by people with mental health problems.   We have been active in our local community teaching people exactly what anxiety is and how they can boost their confidence levels. Here are photos of an event we were recently at.    We have had a productive meeting with the Cardiff and Vale Recovery & Wellbeing College.      In Cardiff we have forged many relationships with men who are heavily involved in substance mis-use and those who are consuming large amounts of alcohol. After the first intial meetings we have been able to get to the route causes of peoples low self-esteem. We encouraged these men overtime and showed them how to manage their anxiety in different ways away from alcohol and drug substances. We cannot name the individuals because of confidentiality purposes. But lets look at three lads we have worked with.  The first person we worked with was un-employed and was a heavy drinker and occasional substance user. Overtime he cut down on drinking and completely cut down on substance mis-use. Within 4 months of working with him he found himself a job as a supervisor in retail store.  The second person we worked with was a heavy drinker. Over the past 3 months he has cut down on his drinking and has found a flat to live in as well as finding himself a girlfriend who is supporting him through difficult times, he is on the up.  This third person was a heavy drugs user. He has now completely stopped taking drugs and has now setup his own painting and decorating business which he has been trying to do for years.   We have been invited to many events up and down Wales delivering mental health anti-stigma presentations. Here is Dean delivering a talk to the Womens Institute in Barry South Wales.   We received positive feedback from the Jacob Abraham Foundation We delivered our "Understanding Anxiety, the Conscious and Unconscious Mind" workshop to the Jacob Abraham Foundation and received great feedback.  The Jacob Abraham Foundation said.   We have been working in our local community helping a local shop owner with her confidence when it comes to meeting people on the local high street. Sales have improved and this is evidence that we are making a difference in the community in a variety of ways. Here is a testimonial we recently received from Ashleigh.  We have had some great feedback and testimonials from people who have attended our anxiety management workshop.   We have solutions to help people with their anxiety and confidence problems As you can see we are an energetic company that is passionate about helping people with anxiety and confidence problems. Here is a photo of one of our workshops underway where people are learning management techniques on how to manage their anxiety to boost confidence.  If you are an organisation or a person who is looking for strategies to help build confidence get in touch and we will be happy to provide you with more information. |