We Are Aware

Promoting mental health in North Somerset and beyond & supporting an ever growing peer community of individuals living with long term mental health conditions

[Martin Lewis @MartinSLewis]

Pls help me spread word tomorrow (tue) 8pm on ITV I'll be talking you through how to check if you can boost your State Pension by possibly £10,000s. There is an urgent deadline coming after which many lose the opportunity.

This is a must watch for anyone age 40 to 73.

[lets heal and recover @recovery_your]

Just heard someone say..

No one notices your sadness until it turns into anger, and then you're the problem.
Healing is realizing you became the angry person because no one saw your sadness first.

Woah

[We Are Aware @NS_Aware]

@Shrink_at_Large Genuine is such a big word.

[Dr Jay Watts @Shrink_at_Large]

People say we overreact to slight pattern changes, but for those with complex trauma, noticing these shifts was often the difference between safety and danger.

[Brian Maierhofer @brianmaierhofer]

8: Unhealed trauma leads to self-sabotage.

If your nervous system is wired for stress, peace will feel unfamiliar.

You might:
• Chase toxic relationships
• Overwork to feel “enough”
• Procrastinate out of fear

These aren’t character flaws—they’re trauma imprints.

[Brian Maierhofer @brianmaierhofer]

1: Trauma isn’t just what happened to you—it’s what happens inside you as a result.

Trauma isn’t just extreme abuse or war.

It can be:
• Emotional neglect
• Constant criticism
• Growing up with emotionally unavailable parents

It leaves an imprint on your nervous system that shapes your health.

[We Are Aware @NS_Aware]

Great turn out for @beckywalshcom -BURNOUT show at @TheatreShop1
Thought provoking & hilarious comedy
Huge thank you to Becky & Theatre Shop for putting on the show as a fundraiser for @NS_Aware
& massive thanks to all that came along to make the evening such a success

[Dr Karen Treisman, MBE, Clinical Psychologist @dr_treisman]

V proud to have just submitted my 7th children’s workbook. Taya the tortoise. The v important often neglected topic of children who protect, survive, adapt, navigate by disconnecting, retreating, going inwards, bottling/up, &/or dissociating. Been a labour of love & I wrote it as a response of lots of foster carers, therapists, teachers & social workers requesting it. It will be a while till out but can’t wait to share it with you. 50 brand new illustrated worksheets & activities, a lot of new concepts, a story, a poem, a pretty comprehensive adult guide & much more. Taya is my nieces name & tortoises are one of my faves!

[The Mindfulness Meditation Institute @TrainingMindful]

https://t.co/tAjj6nlQdt

[We Are Aware @NS_Aware]

Only about 15 seats left for @beckywalshcom BURNOUT show at @TheatreShop1 7.30pm 23rd November
https://t.co/Io3qD5Tsav
Becky, with the support of the Theatre Shop, is very kindly staging the show as a fundraiser for We are Aware
Tickets £15

[We Are Aware @NS_Aware]

The 5th TalkingPoint #semicolon bench installed in #Bristol on 17th October through @HAS_HopeBristol
For more information on the TalkingPoint project visit
https://t.co/cfn4ruvuxx

[We Are Aware @NS_Aware]

The 4th TalkingPoint #semicolon bench installed at the Lake Grounds, #Portishead
For more about the TalkingPoint bench project visit https://t.co/cfn4ruvuxx

[We Are Aware @NS_Aware]

A huge thank you to @TheAmblingBand the Salthouse, all the volunteers and everyone that came along to make the sunset, seafront stroll such a great evening of music, conversation and connection

[We Are Aware @NS_Aware]

5th @TheAmblingBand led sunset seafront stroll for #WorldMentalHealthDay
5.30pm meet @ClevedonPierG1
Walk to start 6pm
Refreshments and information at the Salthouse afterwards
https://t.co/RsS8e65uW2

[We Are Aware @NS_Aware]

Come and join us at @clevedonpier for the 5th Annual @TheAmblingBand led seafront sunset stroll to raise awareness for Mental health and the importance of connection. Meet at the Pier 5.30pm for walk to start at 6pm https://t.co/htLY4igT52

[We Are Aware @NS_Aware]

2 years ago saw amazing serendipity of sun setting with Clevedon Marine Lake filling up.
Come along this evening for @TheAmblingBand led seafront sunset stroll for an amazing evening of uplifting music, conversation & importance of connecting.
https://t.co/2KccgCWQeY

[We Are Aware @NS_Aware]

Today sees the installation of 4th TalkingPoint bench at #Portishead Lake Grounds- to join Clevedon, Nailsea and Portsmouth. A 5th in #Bristol will also be installed later today! #Mentalhealthawareness #wellbeing #Suicideprevention #semicolon #talkingpoint

[We Are Aware @NS_Aware]

The amazing Becky Walsh is kindly performing her Burnout show as a fundraiser for We Are Aware at the Theatre Shop Clevedon. See post below for tickets

[Dr Jay Watts @Shrink_at_Large]

As a consultant psychologist can I say that the idea ‘if you are genuinely in need of benefits then you have nothing to worry about’ shows no understanding of how the psyche works. Suspicion gets inside us, damaging us, mentally and physically.