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We say it all the time: “It’s good to talk.”    But for many people, talking isn’t easy. It isn’t natural. It isn’t something they were taught to do. And when life gets heavy, silence can feel safer than saying the wrong thing. At JC Mental Health, we see the cost of that silence every day — in workplaces, in families, in friendships, and in the quiet corners where people try to carry everything alone. And we also see the power of what happens when someone finally speaks. Tal

Is your organisation prepared? With the Mental Health Act 2025 reshaping how employers support staff wellbeing, every business — regardless of size — needs to ensure it has the right structures, training, and processes in place. Use this checklist to see where you stand. 1. Core Documentation ☐ Up‑to‑date Workplace Mental Health Policy ☐ Crisis response procedure ☐ Process for recognising Advance Choice Documents (ACDs) ☐ Process for engaging with Nominated Persons ☐ Annual r

Grief is one of the few experiences every human being shares, yet it can feel incredibly isolating when it arrives. Sir John Timpson’s A Positive Guide to Grief  offers a refreshingly gentle, practical perspective on navigating loss — one that doesn’t try to “fix” grief, but instead helps us understand it, live with it, and even grow through it. While the booklet is small, its message is powerful: grief is not something to overcome — it’s something to carry, and eventually, s