Let's talk!

Talking is both over rated and under rated.

We ‘chat’ a lot – about weather, about bands, about what we saw on TV, about our friends, about clothes….

We ‘debate’ politics, religion, our own beliefs, what time we are allowed to stay out until…

But, do we actually ‘talk’?

Today is National ‘Time to Talk’ Day, so let’s do away with the ‘chat’, the ‘debate’, the ‘banter’ and talk.

Even if you talk to one person today, properly talk, that will help you – and them! Listening and talking is a conversation – it’s two way. We don’t talk into a vacuum (although when someone talks to me about cars, they might as well be!), we listen and then, we often share our own stories in response.

Today, when you start talking, you are giving someone else permission to talk too – it’s life giving for you and for them!

Start talking today! 

ALUMINA

Alumina is a free, online 7 week course for young people struggling with self-harm. Each course has up to 8 young people, all accessing the sessions from their own phones, tablets or laptops across the UK. The courses take place on different evenings of the week and are run by friendly, trained counsellors and volunteer youth workers. You don’t need an adult to refer you or sign you up, and no-one will see or hear you during the sessions – you’ll just join in via the chatbox. We want to help you to find your next steps towards recovery, wherever you are on your journey.

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