18th May 2023 | Canine Assisted Learning, Emotional Wellbeing, Mental Health, Workplace Wellbeing
Written by CAL Practitioner Alison Brazier This week, 15th-23rd May 2023 is Mental Health Awareness week and the theme is Anxiety. Anxiety has become one of the most talked about topics in mental health. Anxiety levels in the population increased throughout the... 
8th March 2022 | Emotional Wellbeing, Mental Health, Workplace Wellbeing
Today is International Women’s Day! At CAL we are blessed to have an amazing team of talented hard working women, all making a difference and all committed to improving the mental health and wellbeing of others through the human-animal bond. Celebrate the women... 
19th March 2021 | Children, Emotional Wellbeing, Mental Health
There are many factors that can affect our sleep. Stress, anxiety, medical conditions, what we eat and drink, our habits and guilty pleasures, room temperature, how and where we sleep. The list goes on. Add in the coronavirus effect on our lives and it adds another... 
2nd March 2021 | Emotional Wellbeing, Mental Health
During the coronavirus pandemic many young people with eating disorders have found themselves struggling with a lack of routine and living with uncertainty, and similarly to other young people, experiencing a range of difficult thoughts and emotions. Whilst we are in... 
1st February 2021 | Canine Assisted Learning, Children, Emotional Wellbeing, Mental Health, Schools
‘Express Yourself ‘ is the theme for this year’s Place2Be’s Children’s Mental Health Week, running from 1st to 7th February. The idea being that by connecting the mind, body and imagination when expressing ourselves creatively, can help us feel better about ourselves.... 
25th November 2020 | Canine Assisted Learning, Children, Mental Health
Watching a child at the end of their life is one of the hardest and most painful things to witness as an adult, with many mixed emotions that come in waves as you know you are reaching the time to say goodbye. With no way of knowing when the end will be, the days and...