World Mental Health Day

As today is World Mental Health Day, it’s a good time to remind ourselves to stop and pause and consider the wellbeing of not only ourselves, but also those of our colleagues.

At Poynton Bradbury Architects, I’m very keen to promote mental health and wellbeing and am about to embark on retraining as a Mental Health First Aider, something I first did during the initial Covid lockdown in 2020. The training has helped me to understand the different pressures that people face and some of the warning signs to look out for when someone may be struggling and need to talk. I’m supported by colleagues Justina, Josh, Emma and Simon in this role who are also Mental Health First Aiders. Our commitment to this process has seen us undertake ‘wellness chats’ with colleagues during the autumn, giving everyone a chance to check in, talk through anything that is weighing heavy on their mind, whether that be professional or personal and see what opportunities there may be to help them. This may be as simple as easing a workload or linking them up with a trained practitioner.

Poynton Bradbury Architects are committed to promoting Mental Health and Awareness and the positive dialogue that ‘it’s ok to not be ok’.

On World Mental Health Day, please remember to take some time to check on yourself and other around you - https://www.mind.org.uk/get-involved/world-mental-health-day/