﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Thu, 21 May 2026 11:32:41 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>New Leaf College - Communication and relationship building</title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk:443%2fwhat-can-help%2fctl%2fRSS%2fmid%2f863%2fev%2f1%2fCategoryID%2f29%2fCategoryName%2fCommunication-and-relationship-building</link><atom:link href="https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk:443%2fwhat-can-help%2fctl%2fRSS%2fmid%2f863%2fev%2f1%2fCategoryID%2f29%2fCategoryName%2fCommunication-and-relationship-building" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamie]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Why I choose to disclose my mental health challenges to employers]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/95/Why-I-choose-to-disclose-my-mental-health-challenges-to-employers</link><description><![CDATA[ “When I decided to use Access to Work, my confidence, and job performance, soared. I found it hard accepting that I needed support, and even harder to share this with employers. I feared ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 15:53:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/95/Why-I-choose-to-disclose-my-mental-health-challenges-to-employers</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Penny]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Time to Talk - to myself]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/87/Time-to-Talk</link><description><![CDATA[ Talking is powerful. It gives freedom; to explore thoughts, gain clarity and ask and answer difficult questions. Talking therapies such as counselling and CBT offered me a way to offload and to ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2022 18:39:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/87/Time-to-Talk</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Site Administrator]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[How I learned how to harness social media for my recovery.]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/83/How-I-learned-how-to-harness-social-media-for-my-recovery</link><description><![CDATA[ About the interview: 

 Social media has revolutionised the way we interact, think and behave. It provides a powerful tool for connecting, allowing people to share information online and create a ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2021 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/83/How-I-learned-how-to-harness-social-media-for-my-recovery</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Louisa]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Reducing isolation and lonliness]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/80/Reducing-isolation-and-lonliness</link><description><![CDATA[ Many people have reported that the COVID-19 outbreak has dramatically affected their mental health and wellbeing. One thing that has become quite clear over the past 18 months is that we all need to ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2021 14:01:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/80/Reducing-isolation-and-lonliness</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anne]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[National Honesty Day - don't fear the tears]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/63/National-Honesty-Day-dont-fear-the-tears</link><description><![CDATA[ Couldn’t happen to me I thought. No, I’m one of the bold, brave ones, got to keep that smile on my face…. Nothing to see here.  

   

 I had these thoughts for so long and then one day I tried ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2021 07:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/63/National-Honesty-Day-dont-fear-the-tears</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anna]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[The benefits of creativity for wellbeing]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/46/The-benefits-of-creativity-for-wellbeing</link><description><![CDATA[  I have seen this first hand, working as a tutor at New Leaf Recovery and Wellbeing College, as well as through my work in social prescribing and arts on prescription.  The more I speak with people, ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2021 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/46/The-benefits-of-creativity-for-wellbeing</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Site Administrator]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[‘New Year, New Leaf’]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/47/%e2%80%98New-Year-New-Leaf%e2%80%99</link><description><![CDATA[ 1.   Incorporate the five ways to wellbeing into everyday life 

  
The five ways to wellbeing include simple elements that, when incorporated into your life, can make you feel more positive, ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2021 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/47/%e2%80%98New-Year-New-Leaf%e2%80%99</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Site Administrator]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[25 things to do on the 25th]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/41/25-things-to-do-on-the-25th</link><description><![CDATA[ Christmas can be a lonely time for some, and with the new restrictions in place across Hertfordshire, more people than ever are spending Christmas alone or without the family they were expecting to ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2020 07:33:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/41/25-things-to-do-on-the-25th</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Louisa]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Rebuilding the impossible]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/24/Rebuilding-the-impossible</link><description><![CDATA[ I’ve been in this marriage for a long time.  

 We got married young. Went to university after, moved in with others, got depressed, gained weight and had nothing in common anymore. Although these ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2020 14:22:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/24/Rebuilding-the-impossible</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[David]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Lets talk about wellbeing]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/6/Lets-talk-about-wellbeing</link><description><![CDATA[ I have been thinking a lot about emotional and mental wellbeing, and what exactly it means. The Mental Health Foundation suggests it is:  ‘A positive sense of wellbeing which enables an individual ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2018 13:39:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/6/Lets-talk-about-wellbeing</guid></item></channel></rss>