Episode 18

EP018: Special Guest Jan Harrison, Harbour Cheshire

This week Liz & Keds had the pleasure of talking to Jan Harrison who runs a local mental health service called Harbour, helping people across Crewe & Nantwich with their mental health and well-being.

Jan told us how she was motivated through personal family experiences of mental health services and support in the area or, rather, the difficulties in being able to find high quality, flexible support and services that led her to set up Harbour.

The group have lots of exciting things lined up this year starting with a 12-week Kintsugi Well-being Course.

These well-being groups offer safe and supportive spaces for people to explore issues and skills to maximise mental and emotional well-being. The courses are free and will help attendees develop skills and resilience for positive mental health and well-being.  

The courses start on Thursday the 25th of February and you can register for the course here on Harbours website or email jan@harbour-cheshire.uk.

You can also find Harbour on Facebook and contact Jan if you'd like to know more about the Mental Health First Aid courses that are running in March or register your interest here.

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How to be happy, get happy and stay happy with chat and laughter from Kedren Elliott and Liz Parkin

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Kedren Elliott

My name is Kedren, yes Kedren (my name is a bit strange, like myself).

I'm currently finishing my final year's training to become a counsellor and work at North Staffs Mind.
I'm also someone who has struggled with my mental health and lived with friends and family who have also faced challenges.

Through the happiness hub, I really want to help as many people as I can to find ways to live happier. It doesn't have to be complicated, there are little things we can do every day to help with our mental health and feel happier.

So that's a bit about me, but you can find out more by listening to our Hub Podcast!
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Liz Parkin

I'm Liz, Kedren's podcasting side-kick, close friend and gin-buddy for over 10 years.

My mental health challenges started in my early teens and continued through a rather traumatic year in 2004.

It was at this point that I discovered Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) which quite literally changed my life - or maybe my perception on life...

In this podcast I will share with you some of the tips and techniques that I learned whilst training for my NLP Practitioner and then Master Practitioner over 14 years ago. NLP got me through some very dark times and given me a bag of mindset tools and strategies to help me keep my mental health, well... healthy!
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Nantwich Buddies is a volunteer organisation set up at the start of the pandemic in March 2020. Formerly known as RedShift Radio, the online community radio station and podcast network closed during lockdown and Buddies ramped up their support of the community. Helping with shopping, befriending and supporting the mental health of Nantwich residents.
The podcasting continues as Nantwich Buddies and podcasters are welcome to join our network as long as they meet the criteria: Engaging, Uplifting or Inspiring and support the wellbeing or learning of our community.