Many of are uncertain how to help someone having a panic attack. Here are five helpful tips to help a friend or family member during a panic attack. 1. Help them with guided breathing. The key is to breathe as slowly & deeply as possible as breathing will likely become very shallow . Slowing down your breathing is really important if you are feeling anxious. Short quick breaths reinforce your body's "fight or flight" response. There are many ways to breathe. One simple tec

If you are feeling anxious, it's likely that your breathing has become shallow and you may be feeling restless or uneasy. Try some of these calming strategies - different tools will work for different people. If you are trained in Mental Health First Aid these are also strategies you can use to support someone who is experiencing anxiety. 1. Breathing Techniques Slowing down your breathing is really important if you are feeling anxious. Short quick breaths reinforce your bod

Did you know that virtual Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) has been here in Canada for over a year and I facilitate this training to groups and companies across the country almost every week? I absolutely love the virtual training model. It's streamlined, interactive and engaging for participants. Think you might lose out by not being in an in-person class? I personally don't think so - here are some benefits of the virtual Mental Health First Aid training program. Virtual Me

"Wellbeing" is a blog series where I interview and introduce you to inspiring people doing interesting things that can connect to our mental wellbeing. Today, meet Olivia. My name is Olivia, I am 27 years old and I am a Psychology student with the Open University. I started my degree in February 2021 and I am absolutely loving it so far! I also started an Instagram page called Peaks & Valleys in November 2020 when I was in the midst of a mental breakdown which was fuelled se

Why Me? This is not the career path I set out on - funny how that works, right? But it feels like so many things have led me right here. Years of delivering training and speaking in front of groups - becoming so comfortable with something that I never imagined I could be comfortable with. That feeling, deep down that all of the work was preparing me for something, preparing me to use my own experiences. Back then, I couldn’t fathom what that would be, I didn’t feel like I had

Did you hear? I recently sat down with an amazing business friend, Gina Keeping, to chat about all things mental health and wellbeing on her podcast . Listen to the podcast episode Some highlights from the interview: I speak about my journey to recently becoming a full time business owner as a Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) trainer and wellness speaker here at Alison Butler Consulting. Gina and I have lots of "real talk" about mental wellbeing. I share more of the signs and