World Mental Health Day Being mentally healthy doesn’t just mean that you don’t have a mental health problem.  If you’re in good mental health, you can: make the most of your potential cope with life play […]

Stop Bullying Now Many of the MyLiferaft team are parents and have first had experience of talking to their children about being bullied either at school or online.  During Anti-Bullying Week, we wanted to talk […]

Back At School – The 1st Week     We hope that the first few days back to school for your children have been productive, and aside from the normal hiccups of meeting new teachers […]

Staying Healthy & Active There has been much reported over the last 12 months about how the benefits of keeping active can help improve both your health and your emotional and mental well-being.  Whether you […]

Back to School – Tips For Parents     You will probably know already that several of the MyLiferaft team are parents and like you, are spending the last few weeks of the precious summer […]

Summer Holidays! In the infamous words of Alice Cooper…..schools out for Summer!!  No more school run, no more missing pencil cases, no more cry’s of ‘where is my sports kit / recorder / packed lunch […]

Are you a Parent Carer? Are you the parent of a disabled child? Are you fed up with the amount of information you have to repeat to health care professionals, therapists, teachers, friends and family? […]

Learning Disability Week In 2015, Mencap surveyed over 300 18 to 35-year old’s with a learning disability to find out how they felt.  Of these, 18% felt alone and cut off from people, and more […]

Carers Week If you ‘look after’ someone, do you see yourself as a carer?  If the answer is No, then reading the following may change your outlook – a carer is someone who provides unpaid […]

Dementia Action Week Many of us worry about ‘saying the wrong thing’ to someone with dementia, yet a friendly face or listening ear can make the world of difference.  This Dementia Action Week, the Alzheimer’s […]