The Community Counsellor

The Community Counsellor & Counselling and Training services (CATS) is for anyone who has a passion for improving their mental health and that of others.

[The Community Counsellor @CommunityCATS22]

Feeling so honoured to have been nominated for this years
@WmnChangemakers #Award by @Nickala5 alongside other @FlourishCIC members 🥳

[GM VCFSE Leadership Group @VCFSELeadersGM]

Closing this Friday!

We're supporting the appointment of a representative from the Greater Manchester voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector to join the GM Joint Health Scrutiny Committee.

https://t.co/VKsW9Mj3xB

[GM VCFSE Leadership Group @VCFSELeadersGM]

We’re proud to support Volunteers’ Week 2026 – marking 42 years of saying thank you to all volunteers across the UK for everything they do for society.

#VolunteersWeek

[GM VCFSE Leadership Group @VCFSELeadersGM]

We are supporting the appointment of a representative from the Greater Manchester voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector to join the GM Joint Health Scrutiny Committee.

https://t.co/VKsW9Mj3xB

Complete an expression of interest by Friday 5 June

[GM VCFSE Leadership Group @VCFSELeadersGM]

🆕 VCFSE Representation required for Greater Manchester Health Scrutiny Committee

Find out more and complete an expression of interest form by Friday 5th June, 5pm https://t.co/VKsW9Mj3xB

[Tiny Buddha @tinybuddha]

We all need people around us who support us so loudly it almost drowns out the sound of all our doubts.

[GM VCFSE Leadership Group @VCFSELeadersGM]

We are a Leadership Group dedicated to promoting the role and involvement of the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) sector in Greater Manchester. Find out more about what we do ⬇️
https://t.co/gvraSn1EKD

[Martin Lewis @MartinSLewis]

Very disappointing today that baliff regulation, and crucially an Independent Regulator,
wasn't in the King's speech even though work has been done on it. It's something @mmhpi and other charities need as a way to protect many vulnerable people.

[Tiny Buddha @tinybuddha]

“I can’t think of anything I’d rather be than a complete disappointment to this machine of a society.” ~J.K. Kennedy

[Tiny Buddha @tinybuddha]

"Say goodbye to urgency culture. You don’t have to reply to that message now. Your email can wait. You don’t have to live with anxiety because of the weird expectations of others. Let yourself be human instead of forcing yourself to be a machine. Your heart, nervous system, and adrenal glands will thank you.” @HeyCoryAllen

[GM VCFSE Leadership Group @VCFSELeadersGM]

We’re welcoming contributions to help shape a major moment, as we come together to celebrate the renewed GM VCFSE Accord.

Find out more: https://t.co/RxSHxYzebD

[The Community Counsellor @CommunityCATS22]

@tinybuddha Maslow thought exactly the same! 😊

[The Secret @thesecret]

You have unlimited power to make a positive difference. Drop a YES if you feel this in your heart.

"Sometimes we feel powerless to make a positive difference in the world, but know that your joy, your happiness, touches every boundary of our planet and every living being."

#RhondaByrne #TheSecret #lawofattraction #loa #visualization #manifestation #askbelievereceive

[Tiny Buddha @tinybuddha]

"No one talks about the freeze response because it doesn’t look dramatic. It looks like someone who still goes to work. Still replies to texts. Still smiles at the right moments. But inside? Numb. Disconnected. Dissociated. Your body’s here, but you’re not. It’s the trauma response that gets praised because it looks like 'resilience.' But it’s not resilience. It’s shutdown disguised as stability.” ~Unknown

[Martin Lewis @MartinSLewis]

NEWS! The govt has just announced its changing the Council Tax Debt Collection rules on the back of @mmhpi recommendations. Here's my official quote
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Council Tax debt collection is so aggressive it’d make banks blush. It’s the most vicious and damaging form of legal debt collection out there - causing counterproductive misery for millions. We’ve spent the last 18 months campaigning hard to change this hideous system, and having seen so much pain caused by it, I’m genuinely moved by this huge first step towards making things better.

Currently, in England, if you miss a monthly payment, many councils, within usually 3 weeks, demand payment for the entire year. How people who can’t find a month’s money are expected to find a year’s I don’t know. Yet if they can’t pay, within just three more weeks, they are often taken to court, have ‘admin costs’ added, and soon see bailiffs sent in. No commercial firm would be allowed to do anything close - constituents are treated worse than customers.

The new rule from next April means councils must wait two months, not 3 weeks, to ask for a year’s money, and the ‘admin costs’ will be capped at £100. In a perfect world, it would be even longer and the lower cap would apply, but this is still a hugely welcome change to a 33-year-old process. For councils too, it is worth remembering that this grotesque system is often catastrophic for people’s finances and wellbeing, leaving many needing more help and support, and ultimately the same council having to pick up the pieces.

[The Community Counsellor @CommunityCATS22]

From April 2027, English councils will have to wait at least 63 days after a missed payment before demanding full repayment of a council tax bill

Extra charges for a liability order will be capped at £100.

 Well done @MartinSLewis & @mmhpi team 💪👏
https://t.co/D8lZl0cxD7

[Money and Mental Health @mmhpi]

You can read more about what these changes mean, and Martin’s reaction in full, on our website: https://t.co/KGwCK2RcAJ 2/2

[Money and Mental Health @mmhpi]

A big win on council tax debt collection!

For 18 months we’ve been campaigning to make council tax debt collection less rapid and aggressive. And the government has listened.

Our Chair and Founder @MartinSLewis welcomes this news. 1/2

[Tiny Buddha @tinybuddha]

“The impulse to overexplain often comes from a history of not feeling truly heard.” @SaraKuburic

[Tiny Buddha @tinybuddha]

"I wish I could see all the versions of myself that I once was, lined up against the wall. I’d walk over to every single one of them and thank them for not giving up when I knew they wanted to.” ~Unknown

[Tiny Buddha @tinybuddha]

Hey you. The one who’s feeling unseen, unheard, disrespected, judged, or simply misunderstood...