parenting Continuing to Parent in Lockdown This article was featured this in Nub News At Phase, we spend a lot of our time time helping young people to building resilience and good wellbeing, and particularly at
mentoring Mentoring Why and How Mentoring works... At Phase we are passionate about equipping children and young people so that they don't just survive but thrive as they journey through life. We
social media TV review - The Social Dilemma I watched this Netflix documentary last week. I’ve changed the way I consume social media as a result. It’s a docu-drama (half documentary and half fictionalised scenes of
wellbeing Stop and smell the roses When lockdown was first announced I spent a couple of weeks in my flat alone, before deciding to go back to my parents' in Bournemouth. I have recently returned to
workshops What are you doing? A lot of change has happened over the past few months. With schools closed and social distance measures in place, much of our usual work and programmes are unable to
love languages Love Languages This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, and the theme this year is Kindness. Evidence has shown that helping others can have a positive effect on our own mental health
wellbeing Mental Health Awareness Week (18th - 24th May) This coming week is Mental Health Awareness Week, with the theme for this year being Kindness. We are at a time in life where looking after our mental health and
endings Missing Endings Over the past month, it seems like the entire world has been turned upside down. I was looking back at some photos and found me and a friend having breakfast
team Tales of the unexpected Recently I was telling someone about the work that I do at Phase as the Office Manager – the 5 areas that I cover (Office Admin / Finances / HR / Supporters / Communications) and
mentoring Mentoring; a space to grow What do you do if you don’t know how to do something, say some DIY? Perhaps you would look for some videos on Youtube, read some articles or even
resilience R is for Resilience How would you define resilience? This is the question that we get the students thinking about when we deliever our year 7 and year 8 resilience workshops. As part of
team Volunteering and why it's super cool Amanda gives us her wisdom about volunteering. Looking after other people (being a friend, a good member of the community or taking on a cause) are all ways to help
wellbeing How have you got on? At a recent On Your Mark’s workshop run by Phase with Year 6 students we asked students to show, on a spectrum of extremely excited to extremely worried, how
self care Get going!... I have my lovely Dad to thank for my love of being active. Sunday afternoons were designated as Family Activity (known as FA!) time when we would tramp round the
exams Exam Season Oh no. It’s everyone’s least favourite season of the year, back again to torment us.
tips for uni 10 tips to de-stress Today's blog piece is from a guest writer, David Price of Health Assured offering his top tips to de-stress. Stress is a common occurrence in our everyday life and in
spring Spring I really enjoy spring. I like winter too, but there's something about seeing the first trees in blossom and the first daffodils come out that I find really encouraging. Spring
mental health Blue Monday Is it just me, or does Christmas feel like a really long time ago? I don't know how we're half way through January already. Many would tell you that means
Young People Being Part of the Phase Team... You are meant to thrive, not just survive. On Monday 3rd September 2018 I started working for a charity based in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, called Phase as their Wellbeing Lead. Before
workshops Christmas Unwrapped For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God,
team Farewell Thoughts I have had the amazing privilege of working with Phase for the past 4 years, but now it is time for me to move on and to make way for
fun December Wellbeing Challenge 2018 DECEMBER!!! You're finally here. I think it’s time for Christmas music. It’s never too early for Christmas music I hear you shout and I’m inclined to agree.
wellbeing challenge Wellbeing Challenge - take a screen break! How many times each day do you find yourself reaching for your phone, or opening social apps? Do you ever find yourself opening a social media app and then realising
reflection November Wellbeing Challenge 2018 We have finally reached the penultimate month in 2018 and if you feel anything like I do then this year has flown by. A new month brings with it a
wellbeing October Wellbeing Challenge 2018 October is here and that means a new challenge! This month’s challenge is a social media detox 😱 Wait don’t close the page. I know, I know this is
