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Wellbeing Wednesday: Difficult family relationships, counselling support and don’t take your worries home

March 3, 2021

Difficult family relationships: 

Have you been affected by relationship issues? Support is available from the NHS Relate Hub. During lockdown for some relationships have been difficult.

Are you feeling stress or anxiety in or out of the workplace?

  • Family related worries
  • No time to focus on your own health and wellbeing
  • Challenges with partners, children, wider family, friends or colleagues

NHS colleagues can get confidential support from the relatehub.

For more information call 0300 303 4477.

Counselling support:

You have access to one-to-one counselling via occupational health on 0121 507 5886. NHS colleagues have direct access to a telephone counselling sessions 7am – 11pm just call 0800 06 96 222.

Don’t take your worries home:

Exit work

Creating a routine for arriving home and leaving your day at work. When exiting work, take a moment to visualise yourself leaving work, telling your brain that work is over. Visualise physically opening a drawer and placing your day and all your worries in and then closing the drawer.

Travel

Whether you drive, walk, or cycle home from work, spend this time noticing that you are leaving work, and travelling away, and moving forward towards home.

Arrive home

When you arrive home, it might be difficult to switch into being present and engaging with people or an activity. You may need some time to ground yourself into being in the home and amongst others. Grounding involves getting your body and mind to notice that you are physically at home and there are no longer the same stresses around you. Try to consistently repeat this routine everyday. Make it a new habit.

Are you worried about something? There is support for you daily. Here are some useful numbers resources. 

  • Trouble Sleeping: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/sleep
  • Just a chat in confidence: Booked a one to one chat with Lavinia Hines at the Wellbeing Sanctuary call 0121 507 5886 anyone can book this appointment for you.
  • REACT practitioners: These colleagues have been trained to have a confidential conversation with you near to where you work. Email swbh.wellbeinghub@nhs.net to find out who is your nearest REACT Practitioner.

Note: Your contact details will never be shared without your permission. You will be given details of your nearest practitioner and you will contact them yourself.