“I didn’t even know that I had a boundary there until someone crossed it and I flipped out”

That is how I first learned that we all have boundaries, we just might not have put this language to it. Or indeed any language. I was a young adult and it was expected that I could navigate human relationships with skill, but I was still working out what I need and certainly didn’t always handle boundary conversations well!

Having harmonious relationships is the result of developing a range of skills and being able to name and maintain our boundaries when others are not treating us in ways that feel respectful are essential parts of that. We also need to know how to talk about things as they arise and not just quietly hope that things will get better. This workshop brings together my lived experience and professional knowledge to equip you with the skills required to navigate boundaries and boundary conversations.

This workshop is for you if you find it difficult to work out what you need, how to communicate this to people and how to handle it when people overstep or cross your boundaries.

We’ll approach the topic of boundaries from a compassionate, prosocial perspective. This is about learning caring and loving ways of relating with ourselves and others. We will pay attention to the role that power, including power imbalances, impacts our boundaries, how able we are to set and/or maintain our boundaries and the conversations we have around our boundaries.

The learning intentions of this workshop are:

• Understand what boundaries are,

• Develop ways of identifying our own boundaries,

• Know how to set boundaries with assertiveness and compassion,

• Identify what affects our ability to set and maintain boundaries,

• Develop strategies to be able to stay present for boundary conversations,

• Understand how to handle it when someone oversteps one of our boundaries,

• Explore the way that power impacts boundaries and boundary conversations.

Come and say hello!

We’re back with the popular chalkboards and freebies!!

We’re on hand to chat and you’re welcome to peruse the info and resources we’ll have with us too.

Pride events like this are inherently overstimulating and if you are struggling, you can always use writing/typing to communicate with us or bring someone you trust to ask the things you want to ask. We’re very understanding of the fact that, while Pride is vitally important, these events can be challenging environments from a sensory perspective.

Covering why we need International Women's Day and giving you real, usable ideas on how you can help make the world more equal today.

If you have ever wondered what the point of International Women's Day or how you can practically make a difference without having to dedicate lots of time and energy, then this is the talk for you.

Raising women up does not mean that men need to be brought down and I know that you will see after this talk exactly how working together on gender equality benefits all of us.

Brought to you by Maidenhead Bridge Rotary Club and delivered by Carole Carter, this will leave you with specific and concrete ideas on what you can realistically do now to help make the world more equal and happier for everyone.

Join me for a regular live group meditation session for LGBTQ+ people and their allies every Wednesday at 8pm GMT/UTC.

Those of us who are LGBTQ+ are more likely to experience mental health problems such as depression and anxiety so it's really important we invest energies into looking after ourselves. Meditation and mindfulness provide us with ways to do this by encouraging us to slow down, refocus, get back in touch with our bodies and cultivate warm, positive feelings. By taking part in group sessions, we create a supportive and healing atmosphere that can really amplify the positives we gain from meditation.

It is possible that challenging emotions surface in the course of a meditation. This is perfectly normal. Part of the process is accepting our feelings and allowing them to just be. If this happens for you in a session and you would like some support with it, please do let me know. I do recommend my video How to Sit With Your Emotions for those who may have trouble with such experiences.

Join me for a regular live group meditation session for LGBTQ+ people and their allies every Wednesday at 8pm GMT/UTC.

Those of us who are LGBTQ+ are more likely to experience mental health problems such as depression and anxiety so it's really important we invest energies into looking after ourselves. Meditation and mindfulness provide us with ways to do this by encouraging us to slow down, refocus, get back in touch with our bodies and cultivate warm, positive feelings. By taking part in group sessions, we create a supportive and healing atmosphere that can really amplify the positives we gain from meditation.

It is possible that challenging emotions surface in the course of a meditation. This is perfectly normal. Part of the process is accepting our feelings and allowing them to just be. If this happens for you in a session and you would like some support with it, please do let me know. I do recommend my video How to Sit With Your Emotions for those who may have trouble with such experiences.

Join me for a regular live group meditation session for LGBTQ+ people and their allies every Wednesday at 8pm GMT/UTC.

Those of us who are LGBTQ+ are more likely to experience mental health problems such as depression and anxiety so it's really important we invest energies into looking after ourselves. Meditation and mindfulness provide us with ways to do this by encouraging us to slow down, refocus, get back in touch with our bodies and cultivate warm, positive feelings. By taking part in group sessions, we create a supportive and healing atmosphere that can really amplify the positives we gain from meditation.

It is possible that challenging emotions surface in the course of a meditation. This is perfectly normal. Part of the process is accepting our feelings and allowing them to just be. If this happens for you in a session and you would like some support with it, please do let me know. I do recommend my video How to Sit With Your Emotions for those who may have trouble with such experiences.

Learn what makes goals effective and then put this into practice creating your own goal that will support your mental health

In this session you will learn how to ensure success when setting yourself goals. You will then put what you've learned into practice and write your own goal. You will each get direct, personal feedback on what you come up with.

The focus of this session is on setting goals that will support your mental and it will be helpful, though not essential, if you have a rough idea of what you want to work on before we start. The principles that you will learn here can be used in setting any goal in any area of your life so this is not a session to be missed.

8pm BST

Social anxiety has long existed in the world. The pandemic, lockdowns and restrictions on social contact have undoubtedly contributed to an increase in people experiencing this. Some of them for the first time ever.

All is not lost, though.

You can manage your anxieties.
You can free yourself from the controlling grip of social anxiety.

In this session, we will be looking at social anxiety in the post-pandemic world and ways that you can manage it so that you can live the life you want.