You may have noticed a new part to the part of our website which was previously called ‘Commendations’ – it now reads ‘Endorsements and Commendations!’ This change/addition is a result of the Campaign earning its first organisational endorsement from the wonderful, lifesaving charity; Waythrough. So, to celebrate, we thought we’d put together this little article about why the endorsement came about…
Self-defence is the use of physical or verbal force to protect oneself or others from harm.
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Self-defence
is all about using the right amount
of force
needed to protect yourself. Think of it as using just enough strength to keep
an attacker at bay without overstepping.
It is essential to recognize a real and present danger. Self-defence is applicable when there is an immediate threat—not something that happened in the past or could happen in the future.
For this year’s World Mental Health Day (WMHD), the theme is ‘It’s Time To Prioritise Mental Health in The Workplace.’ In addition to comments from Shake My Hand’s amazing team of Volunteers, I decided to take inspiration from this theme and also write about all the advice I would give around mental health in the workplace, varying from tips to manage the thoughts and feelings you might struggle with in applying for jobs to coping with having to delegate…
As Founder of this Campaign, I had imagined I’d be creating a lot – if not all – of the content on the website and the social media for Shake My Hand. However, since hiring a Social Media Assistant (the lovely Lou – who you can read about over on our Meet The Team page) I’ve been able to pretty much hand over all the content on our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! This means I now – gladly – have a lot more time for putting together News Articles on the Campaign’s website; and I think I like this fact because I’m a Blogger through and through, so I enjoy and excel at writing. So, I really wanted to make clear that this post is written by me because it’s obviously a very personal one, but – at the same time – I can imagine that other rape and abuse Survivors will find common ground within it; and I’m sorry if this is you…