Wellbeing week
Wellbeing Week.
Monday the 24th of September marked the beginning of Wellbeing week in school. We began with a talk from Mary Byrne from Chillout Ireland. She told us all about the importance of looking after your mental health. She also told us about the part of the brain called the amygdala which has the ability to tell you whether to run or fight in a scary situation. We also learned about the different ways in which we can look after our mental health such as mindfulness and meditation. Lastly Mary told us about her ways of preventing stress and nerves leading up to an important event. I learnt a lot from Mary because she was able to personalise her stories.
On Thursday we had a workshop and interactive lecture from former South African rugby player George Fouche. George told us about his experience growing up in a council estate in South Africa. We were also told about his father, who used to abuse his wife and children in every possible way (mentally, physically, emotionally).George moved to England and began professionally playing rugby. Hours before his first cap for South Africa George broke his Neck. Rehab was a long and painstaking process for George but he did walk again and started teaching. After a fatal accident to one of Georges students he gave up teaching as he felt he had let the children down. We were told about the amazing life he was able to lead after all the major traumas in his life. One of the main messages I got from George is, no matter what life throws at you all you can do is get up and dust yourself off.
On Friday we completed a workshop run by AWARE we were told about stress, depression and suicide prevention. I learnt how to deal with stressful situations to make it affect me in a positive manner.
Monday the 24th of September marked the beginning of Wellbeing week in school. We began with a talk from Mary Byrne from Chillout Ireland. She told us all about the importance of looking after your mental health. She also told us about the part of the brain called the amygdala which has the ability to tell you whether to run or fight in a scary situation. We also learned about the different ways in which we can look after our mental health such as mindfulness and meditation. Lastly Mary told us about her ways of preventing stress and nerves leading up to an important event. I learnt a lot from Mary because she was able to personalise her stories.
On Thursday we had a workshop and interactive lecture from former South African rugby player George Fouche. George told us about his experience growing up in a council estate in South Africa. We were also told about his father, who used to abuse his wife and children in every possible way (mentally, physically, emotionally).George moved to England and began professionally playing rugby. Hours before his first cap for South Africa George broke his Neck. Rehab was a long and painstaking process for George but he did walk again and started teaching. After a fatal accident to one of Georges students he gave up teaching as he felt he had let the children down. We were told about the amazing life he was able to lead after all the major traumas in his life. One of the main messages I got from George is, no matter what life throws at you all you can do is get up and dust yourself off.
On Friday we completed a workshop run by AWARE we were told about stress, depression and suicide prevention. I learnt how to deal with stressful situations to make it affect me in a positive manner.