Our guest blog sees the return of the truly wonderful Simon Fleming. Simon is a Trauma and Orthopaedic sugeon usually to be found on the ‘Pott rotation’ in London. You can discover his many roles on his previous guest blog spot posted here on Dec 2018. Right now though he…
Three reflections on RSA meetups
This blog is written as three reflections, inspired by recent regional ‘meet ups’ with RSA Fellows in north Wales. The authors are all RSA Fellows, and are comitted to supporting positive social change, grays co-host the events in north Wales with the RSA. Dee Gray Personally, I am pretty much…
Guest Bloggers Welcome!
Gray’s Wellbeing has a number of associates and experts, but we’re always on the lookout for people to add to the pool of knowledge around wellbeing and being your ‘best self’.
At this time of year……by Dr Dee Gray
When was the last time you gave something to your ‘self’? When was the last time you gave to others? You may find that that you do one more than the other, although both hold opportunities for ‘reward’ depending on what each means to you. Understanding and being aware of…
This one decision changes your entire reality by Dr Dee Gray
The central theme to the programmes I design revolve around the ‘self’. The ‘best self’ wellbeing model that is used in all of my work has the primordial self as the space we explore and return to time and time again during our lives. Our primordial selves are not blank…
Making sense of things – by Dr Dee Gray
For many years, I have worked with people who are struggling with something or other, often the struggle is borne from a previous experience, and the challenge for many is about acceptance of what was emotionally painful and unfair. Making sense of these experiences sometimes leads to changes that were…
Best self by Dr Dee Gray
Who any of us are at our core is often hidden, from ourselves as well as others. Experience often shapes what we are prepared to share in our friendships, our relationships and with those we spend a lot of time with, our work colleagues. We learn from an early age…
Creativity and Wellbeing by Katherine Fiona Jones
Hello everyone and welcome to the wonderful words of our guest blogger Katherine Fiona Jones. We are very fortunate to have Katherine’s incredible talent as part of our extensive expertise, her creative insight helps us all to see the world in more meaningful ways. Katherine is an artist/illustrator, and researcher.…
Identifying meaning by Pippa Gough
It is wonderful to welcome our guest blogger Pippa Gough to share her thoughts about finding meaning in what we do. Meaning is a cornerstone of salutogenic theories, and is arguably the most important factor in sustaining resilience and wellbeing. If you can truly find the meaning in your life…
Managing wellbeing whilst being “that guy” by Dr Simon Fleming
Our guest blog this time around is from the rather marvellous Dr Simon Fleming, an amazing surgeon who shares some of his personal thoughts of how he manages his wellbeing amidst a demanding professional career. Simon is a Trauma and Orthopaedic registrar on the Pott rotation in London. He is…