Intuitive Thinking Skills

Today is Conflict Resolution Day, a day that serves as a reminder of the importance of resolving disputes and conflicts through non-violent means, effective communication and finding common ground. We have recently delivered brand new Key Intervention Tools (K.I.T.) Training sessions to our partners Jobs 22 focussed on conflict resolution skills. Take a look at some of the feedback we’ve received so far! 💬 #ConflictResolutionDay #ConflictResolutionSkills #DialogueForChange.

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On this World Mental Health Day, let's prioritise our mental well-being and support those around us🧠 This year, the World Federation for Mental Health has set the theme as Mental Health at Work. We recognise and value the importance of openly discussing mental health in the workplace. A supportive environment, manageable workload, and a culture of care can make all the difference for our well-being. Together, we can build healthier, more productive workplaces where everyone thrives💼 ✨ Check-in with yourself and the people around you, and remember - seeking help is a sign of strength💪 Mental health matters every day, not just today💚 #WMHD24 #WorldMentalHealthDay #MentalHealthAtWork

Our Ambassador Lead for the Stockport Drug and Alcohol Service (SDAS), Danielle Churchill and some of the Stockport Ambassadors and Volunteers are getting involved with Stockport’s homeless centre, THE WELLSPRING (STOCKPORT) LIMITED, and are participating in their charity campout. They will be rough sleeping for one night to raise money for The Wellspring. Here's a message from Danielle: "𝘐 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘋𝘳𝘶𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘩𝘰𝘭 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦. 𝘞𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳. 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘐𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘩𝘰𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥, 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱, 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘢𝘵!  𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘴!! 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴, 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘴/𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘴" 🔗Please donate here: https://zurl.co/64jf

Catch22, alongside amazing partners Intuitive Thinking Skills, In-House Records, and EY have been awarded a contract to pilot a new Prison Violence Reduction (PVR) service in HMP Pentonville, HMP Wandsworth, and HMPYOI Feltham starting tomorrow. The service aims to drive a reduction in risk, promote pro-social behaviour and improve mental wellbeing amongst men in prison as well as staff teams. Matt Randle, Director of Justice at Catch22 says, “This service aligns strongly with Catch22’s commitment to a more rehabilitative criminal justice system and will support prisons to address the root causes of violence. We look forward to working with our delivery partners to create safer and more supportive custodial environments.” Find out more: https://ow.ly/Fp8V50TyFYc

Read this beautiful poem written by one of our learners who completed our Intuitive Recovery course in HMP Styal in partnership with Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust👏 ⬇ Welcome to class come in, sit down. Let's change that depressing addicted frown. First let's learn all about ʻAmbivalenceʼ you might not understand at first glance.” It’s all about putting ʻITʼ in its position, the pushmi pullu of indecision. ʻIʼ knows what it wants, where ʻITʼ craves what you don't want. Learning about neo-cortex and mid-brain taking control, you'll soon see what you'll gain. Defining your craving known as Addictive Desire, so you can start building your abstinent empire. Taking control – it’s your iron fist, without your AD is useless, I hope you get the gist. #DrugAndAlcoholService #RecoverySupport #Empowerment

👏 Amazing feedback from one of our learners who sat our abstinence course, Intuitive Recovery ⬇ “Before sitting the Intuitive Recovery course, I was unemployed after being signed off from work drinking alcohol daily and only allowed supervised visits with my daughter. After breaking my leg and feeling there was little hope regarding my future, I continued to make negative choices and nothing improved in my life. In January 2024 I completed the Intuitive Recovery course with Connor in North Wales. I Really enjoyed the course and it gave me an understanding of the science and reasoning behind Addictive Desire. The course helped put me back in control and empowered me to make better decisions and focus on making positive changes in my life. I now have a substantial amount of time where I have not used alcohol. Since the course, I have regained full custody of my daughter and have gained full-time employment. 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲, 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲.” #RecoveryMonth #SubstanceMisuse #RecoveryIsPossible #RecoveryIsForEveryone

September is National Recovery Month💜 This month is all about raising awareness of substance misuse and mental health recovery, it serves as a time to celebrate the successes of the people who have navigated the challenges of substance misuse or mental health. We recognise the dedication of our staff, families, and communities who support people through their recovery. It fosters a sense of hope, reduces stigma, and demonstrates that recovery is possible, emphasising the importance of treatment and mental health services🙌 🎯We are proud to say 70% of our staff have lived experience themselves. We value those personal experiences and recognise that people's strengths are built upon them. Lived experience is having a direct and plausible experience of the challenges that our learners face within their communities such as drugs and alcohol, mental health, debt, homelessness, domestic abuse, trauma, and long-term unemployment. Having a relative knowledge of these situations gives people a unique set of skills and insight as well as an understanding of the social barriers and pitfalls which create the gaps in our services. By developing people's lived experience we are focussing on their strengths, recognising the faults in our society and helping people who've been through difficulties to not only solve their own problems but the problems of their communities👏 📬As part of our monthly newsletter, we have a 'Meet the Team' series where our staff members share their lived experiences and how the overcame their challenges. You can find all previous issues here: https://zurl.co/qLQu Not subscribed? Sign up here👉 https://zurl.co/laHN #RecoveryMonth #LivedExperience #RecoveryIsPossible #RecoveryIsForEveryone #MentalHealthMatters

Morning of Conflict Resolution training. Delivered by the fantastic Zack Haider. Would highly recommend Intuitive Thinking Skills. 👏🏼✨

Meet Nina, one of our ambassadors in the Stockport Drug and Alcohol Service (SDAS), which is a partnership between us, Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust and Acorn recovery projects🙌 🔘Nina says she had been aware for over ten years that she was drinking too much. In 2022 she was going through a difficult divorce and found herself drinking a lot to ‘numb the pain’. 🔘In May 2022 she confided to her GP that she needed help and got referred to our Intuitive Recovery course through the SDAS partnership. Nina said: ‘This course was a real lightbulb moment for me. It made sense why I had struggled to stop drinking for so many years—it was all about my subconscious mind giving me what I thought I needed to feel better. Once I’d finished the course, I completed a week-long detox as a home service user.’ 🔘After completing the course, Nina decided to become an ambassador, and later on started a podcast to connect with the community of Stockport and Greater Manchester. 🎙️Nina wanted to create a platform to discuss positive aspects of the community such as upcoming events and school activities, as well as challenging subjects such as substance misuse and domestic abuse. 🎯Nina’s goal is for listeners to feel empowered, informed, and walk away with knowledge and a sense of community. It’s also about encouraging open conversations—no topic is too taboo to discuss. 🔗 You can listen to Nina’s podcast on Spotify: https://zurl.co/bBXF #DrugandAlcohol #StockportCommunity #Ambassador #Podcast #Spotify