﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Thu, 21 May 2026 11:33:09 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 - Hope and recovery</title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk:443%2fwhat-can-help%2fctl%2fRSS%2fmid%2f863%2fev%2f1%2fCategoryID%2f8%2fCategoryName%2fHope-and-recovery</link><atom:link href="https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk:443%2fwhat-can-help%2fctl%2fRSS%2fmid%2f863%2fev%2f1%2fCategoryID%2f8%2fCategoryName%2fHope-and-recovery" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Site Administrator]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Student transformations]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/107/Student-transformations</link><description><![CDATA[ Leslie Tate from Radio Dacorum interviews two New Leaf Recovery and Wellbeing College experts by experience. Listen to hear how they transformed their lives, and how the college helped. Watch to ...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2022 09:31:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/107/Student-transformations</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tanya]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[How being on the student development programme has helped my personal recovery]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/99/How-being-on-the-student-development-programme-has-helped-my-personal-recovery</link><description><![CDATA[ What encouraged you to join the college? 

 I was having suicidal thoughts and the GP offered me anti-depressants, which I didn’t feel was the right option for me. The GP told me he wouldn’t help ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2022 17:24:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/99/How-being-on-the-student-development-programme-has-helped-my-personal-recovery</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pamela]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[The Catch22 dilemma]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/92/The-Catch22-dilemma</link><description><![CDATA[ Most people will know someone with an eating disorder. Even if they don’t know it. Even if they have been told. When they think eating disorder, they think anorexia and bulimia. They never suspect ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2022 23:04:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/92/The-Catch22-dilemma</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Site Administrator]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[From grief to hope - there is always hope!]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/77/From-grief-to-hope-there-is-always-hope</link><description><![CDATA[ On the 10 th  September, our expert by experience Louisa shared her story at the HPFT NHS virtual conference for World Suicide Prevention Day 'Creating Hope Through Action'. 

 The conference ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2021 12:13:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/77/From-grief-to-hope-there-is-always-hope</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[7 mental health lessons from the Star Wars films]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/64/7-mental-health-lessons-from-the-Star-Wars-films</link><description><![CDATA[ Did you know that re-watching movies you love helps your wellbeing? It’s relaxing. It gives you a dopamine boost and helps you learn more about yourself. You’ll have grown since you last saw you ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2021 07:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/64/7-mental-health-lessons-from-the-Star-Wars-films</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[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[Helen]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Free Me]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/23/Free-Me</link><description><![CDATA[   

 My name is Helen and anxiety is my thing! 

 My recovery started when I realised that I was putting the rope and chain prison around myself.  I mistakenly believed that if I locked myself ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2020 14:01:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/23/Free-Me</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Louisa]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[What recovery means to me]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/21/What-recovery-means-to-me</link><description><![CDATA[ I believed as a new wife at 21 I wasn’t good enough; I believed I didn’t belong in my home either, and for 10 years I focused on toxic people, forging a career in an industry that wasn’t suitable ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2019 13:42:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/21/What-recovery-means-to-me</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Site Administrator]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Smarts goal]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/50/Smarts-goal</link><description><![CDATA[ If you are already familiar with SMARTS goals, here is a handy template you can use to create your goals, break them down and keep yourself motivated. 

     

 What is a smarts goal? 

 ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2019 00:21:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/50/Smarts-goal</guid></item></channel></rss>