Alma Johnston

Former Probation Officer and Teacher. Running Community Group - exciting prospects ahead. Managing ESPD symptoms. DBT enthusiast - Optimist

[Alma Johnston @AEJ1967]

Tracing the rainbow through the Rain: So, THAT happened https://t.co/yy0mSrOai5
Six months on and I find it hard to believe that at the beginning of Sep 2020 I suffered a stroke.#Recovery

[Alma Johnston @AEJ1967]

@RhonddaBryant Again....and....again! Fool me once...

[NHS Million @NHSMillion]

This is an $807.96 charge for insulin.

The NHS might not be perfect, but it won’t charge you hundreds of pounds for vital medicine to keep you alive.

Please RT if you won’t take it for granted.

[Everyday Mindfulness @MindfulEveryday]

“Many great beginnings start with letting go of something that no longer serves our best interests.

Just because something is familiar doesn’t mean it’s good.” ~ @commit2presence
#mindfulness

[Everyday Mindfulness @MindfulEveryday]

Negative moods can cloud our vision in the present moment. They can make us believe that there is no way out when there always is.
#mindfulness

[Everyday Mindfulness @MindfulEveryday]

If you want a good role-model for living in the present moment, go watch a dog, or a three-year-old.
#mindfulness

[Parliament Must Decide @newpaulhearn]

Frankie Boyle hit the Brexit-nail on the head:
“Imagine what it’s like being an immigrant in Britain ..., being told you need to integrate more by people who spend their holidays pointing at pictures of egg & chips on the menu”.
Still current!

[LSC Integrated Care Partnership @HealthierLSC]

Don't bottle things up. If you are struggling with you mental health there is help available.

Text HELLO to the Wellbeing and Mental Health Texting Service on 07860 022 846.

#StartTheConversation

[Alma Johnston @AEJ1967]

@SelinaTour Hope that things can get better. Partnership in working towards a life worth living for me.

[Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust @WeAreLSCFT]

We’re all looking for creative outlets to help our minds stay #healthy right now. The Trust have teamed up with @Greenclose, an artist led organisation near Lancaster, to deliver a new visual art #mentalhealth and #wellbeing programme.

Read more➡️➡️ https://t.co/O8Awo5BLre

[Alma Johnston @AEJ1967]

#Recovery #Mindfulness #DBTOppositeEmotion #Music has been an essential tool to help me manage difficult emotions. This post from early in my #recoveryjourney explores what it brings https://t.co/GFtpVTFmYN

[Zoe Heming @zoeheming]

#Synod Moving from online worship back into church will be experienced by many (already housebound), like pulling up the drawbridge again. We need urgent permissions and supports to get Wifi into our churches to be a real Body at last...@DisabilityFaith

[Alma Johnston @AEJ1967]

#Education Nuff said.

[mary beard @wmarybeard]

Have I just heard right? Did Gavin Williamson say THE PURPOSE of education was to get a job? Now I dont think any of us in higher ed aim to turn out cohorts of the unemployable.. but THE PURPOSE???

[Prof Katherine Runswick-C @k_runswick_cole]

After bingeing then trying to make sense of #ThereSheGoes here are some ideas for an alternative episode #TheOneWithTheLockdown

#disablism #SocialModel #HumanRights #EveryDeathCounts

https://t.co/xsZF6CZBpU

[NHS Million @NHSMillion]

We think it’s time to start paying our NHS staff properly.

Please RT if you agree.

Hourly wages for nurses by country:
🇸🇪 £23.95
🇳🇴 £18.64
🇮🇹 £14.86
🇦🇺 £14.80
🇩🇪 £12.60

🇬🇧 £11.63

Figures via @BellRibeiroAddy

[Community Prevention and Engagement Team @LSCFT_CPET]

Everyone has a bad day and that’s ok, even doing something as simple as getting out of bed, can be considered an achievement 💪

#Mindfulness #mentalhealth #mindsetiseverything

[Community Roots LSCft @LSCft_CRoots]

#NationalCoproductionWeek2020
What's it all about?
We will be doing some short videos this week to talk about coproduction 🗣
#Collaboration #Learning #Experience #Engagement
@WeAreLSCFT @LSCFT_CPET @WestLancsCCG @LALPartnerships

[Alma Johnston @AEJ1967]

@includedbygrace

[Prof Katherine Runswick-C @k_runswick_cole]

PANORAMA: Through various SEND networks they are contacting parents to seek their permission to speak to them about their experiences with a view to carry out filming. If you are interested
E: [email protected]
T: 07837 470454

[Community Roots LSCft @LSCft_CRoots]

Would you like to be part of The Phoenix Art & Health Project?
We are looking for artists to develop & deliver opportunities across our online community, read all about this exciting project here
https://t.co/Z6pA1n7k1M
@artsvoices @LSCFT_CPET @YvonneReddick @WeAreLSCFT @LcftWyre

[Community Prevention and Engagement Team @LSCFT_CPET]

Has the lockdown impacted on you, and if so how? #mentalhealth #lockdown