Archive February 2018
Meeting the need for Emotional Connection
Written by Ezra Hewing, Head of Mental Health Education, Suffolk Mind.
Each month, at Quay Place & Suffolk Mind, we focus on an emotional or physical need which supports emotional wellbeing. This month it’s the need for emotional connection.
THE need for emotional connection means having a relationship where we feel accepted by another person, in a way which lets us be ourselves without fear of being judged. We might describe this as being accepted ‘warts and all’ for who we are.
Author: Stuart Dent
Breaking the grip of addiction
Written by Ezra Hewing, Head of Mental Health Education, Suffolk Mind.
Any parent or carer for a child will go to great lengths to protect that young person from illness and injury. Finding out that your child is in the grip of addiction can come as a shock and leaves families unprepared for the consequences. Parents often find that they blame themselves or each other for a child’s substance abuse – which doesn’t help anyone.
Author: Stuart Dent

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