Wellbeing Therapy Solutions Blog

Craft and Occupational Therapy: A Creative Connection At our recent Team Day, we took part in a needle felting activity—a fun and relaxing craft that reminded us of the deeper connection between creativity and occupational therapy (OT).  As OTs, we know first...

More employers are recognising the need for workplace based support for employees.  Being given space to be heard and understood is so valuable to helping people continue to give their best in the workplace.  I have been supporting employees both through...

Have you ever considered gardening to be a form of exercise?  This week I was pleasantly surprised to read that 3 hours gardening is the equivalent of 1 hour in the gym!  Gardening is indeed a fantastic form of exercise, offering a fabulous blend of both...

The benefits of being in nature are well documented.  When it comes to movement, we are more likely to experience exercise as restorative when in green environments and blue spaces, compared to exercising in built outdoor environments (Kajosaari and Pasanen...

It's Mental Health Awareness week 2024: with the theme of “Movement: Moving more for our mental health” So, how do we define movement?  Well, it can be any type of movement that has a positive benefit on your social, emotional, and physical wellbeing. If it is...

Question: What do the following have in common? “The kitchen is a place of solace, where problems are solved.” Nadiya Hussain(British Chef) “I just had an instinct that it [comedy] was the right thing to do. It felt so natural to just talk to people and know there’s...

“People can’t just fit in anymore these days. Everyone needs this and that, just for them” Ahh a penny for every time I have heard something similar when I tell people that my job is working with children and young people with mental health issues and neurodivergence....

Maybe it’s the new buzz word of today or maybe people just like to label old things in new ways. You really can’t get away from this neurodiversity word anymore with people coming forward left, right and centre claiming they, too, are ‘that’.  As...

Mental Health is a Universal Human Right Every year at WTS we get behind World Mental Health Day as; you guessed it, we think mental health is so important.  We are passionate about encouraging everyone to look after their mental health. This year, we decided to hand...

“Things I wish people knew…”  Supportive Practice: Conversations with members of the childless community identified the following examples of supportive steps that a workplace can take: If someone is TTC (trying to conceive), are policies supportive?  Staff...