Are You Smiling? The Complex Implications of Face Masks By Annette Willett Associate Occupational Therapist at the Purple House Clinic, Loughborough The extensive new government rules on the wearing of face mask / coverings in many indoor...
How Teenspeak Can Shut Down Conversations about Mental Health By Alice Gamble As an 18 year old, two of the most common phrases I hear in response to expressing something about your mental health are “same” and “mood”. For example: Teen A: “I feel so...
COVID-19 & Your Kids: Adapting to the New Normal By Annette Willett – Associate Occupational Therapist at the Purple House Clinic, Loughborough What does it mean to be a child? What are their roles in life and how do they feel fulfilled and...
Our Family in Lockdown When I had my firstborn, I was besieged with advice about everything – from feeding, sleeping and nappies – to regaining my pre-pregnancy figure. Some of this was solicited from health visitors, some unsolicited from an ‘old...