'10 Minute Tip' by Tana Macpherson-Smith - thought-change transformation coach - 7am to 9:30am
Tana Macpherson-Smith is a mental health speaker. child, adolescent and parent trauma therapist and thought-change transformation coach.
After twenty-five years’ working with teenagers and younger children as a teacher and boarding school housemistress, she was so alarmed by the rapid increase in emotional and mental health issues in her pupils that she began extensive research to fully understand exactly how and why so many of us are developing mental health illness at an ever-younger age.
Several years into that research Tana had an unexpected breakdown herself, resulting in her spending a full six months in a London psychiatric hospital. From that experience, Tana learned more about herself from all the other patients. That gave gave her new direction and further fuelled her desire to find answers to the mental health crisis.
In 2015, Tana launched ClearMinds Education an organisation dedicated to changing the face of mental health for future generations by putting the focus on PREVENTION, working from the grassroots up, from conception onwards.
Tana has trained in many therapies, as a coach in several modalities and speaks in schools and organisations across the UK, helping employees, employers and all who parent, care for and educate children to understand exactly what we can do to prevent the development of emotional and mental health issues. Also to acknowledge that our childhood experiences and our ‘inner monkeys’ hold the key to our future happiness and success.
About the conversation:
Monkey Wisdom - Shining the spotlight on emotional and mental health at home and in the workplace
Monkey Wisdom will help you get a better understanding of how and why so many of people are increasingly vulnerable to mental health issues. You’ll understand why certain people or situations, at home and at work, trigger such strong emotional responses in all of us. Learn how you came to be you, with all your foibles, fears, and behaviours. Discover why the way we communicate as parents, colleagues, friends, employers is at the heart of everything!
Mental health issues are increasingly prevalent in children, adolescents and adults. Stress is often the root cause of many of our major chronic illnesses and conditions. Find out why.
Whether you’re an employee, run your own business, have a family or not, you’ll definitely be impacted by your own, or other people’s mental health issues at some point in your life. How can you deal with that?
Whether you work on your own or with colleagues, or are responsible for employees, you must have a clear understanding of how and why people respond to each other emotionally in the way they do and what you can do to enhance the smooth running of your business. How do you do that?
Almost everyone has children in their lives in some capacity and undeniably, you were a child once yourself! Understanding exactly what it is that impacts children in their early years, to lay the foundations for later emotional issues is crucial, not just in your dealings with children but in understanding your own emotional responses to the world around you and in managing your colleagues and your clients more effectively.
Monkey Wisdom will provide you with a better understanding of how likely it is that any one of us will develop emotional or mental health issues in adolescence or adulthood. It does not require major trauma. It can be created by the minutiae of our experiences during the first 7+ years of your childhood. It’s triggered by the communication styles of the people of influence in your childhood.
During this 10 Minute Tip You’ll be given some pointers to help you find immediate release from emotional issues, overriding thoughts and feelings. You’ll also be shown accessible therapies for you, your families and your colleagues.
Tana is keen to share her knowledge. Please contact her about running one of her workshops for your organisation however small or large it is. Just imagine how much happier you’d be if you understood your employees and they understood you? How much better would it be if you could easily spot difficulties and know how to cope better with clients and customers?
