Do you want to enhance your resilience, rediscover strengths, increase your ability to cope and improve your general wellbeing?
The HOPE (Help Overcome Problems Effectively) programme may be just what you're looking for.
A course will be starting in Holsworthy on February 26th aimed at people living with chronic pain and fatigue. It runs every Wednesday through to the end of April and will be being hosted at The Long House, Dobles Lane, Holsworthy - an excellent venue offering space and a relaxing environment.
Attending the HOPE Programme will support you to:
- Feel more able to support and share your experiences with others to help you feel less isolated.
- Feel reassured and able to recognise your own potential and enhance your happiness and quality of life.
- Feel more confident in dealing with emotional issues such as: anxiety, anger, depression and uncertainty.
- Increase your ability to handle stressful situations.
- Discover how to use relaxation techniques to refresh your mind and body.
- Learn how to make plans and achieve goals that can help you make changes for the better.
- Use the skills from the course to improve and self-manage your life.
The course is free to attend and is weekly, 1.15pm to 2.45pm every Wednesday. There are usually 8-9 sessions run by trained HOPE facilitators, which include health and social care professionals, as well as volunteers who have been through the programme themselves and have lived experience. Our PCN Health & Wellbeing Coach, Helen Jackson is a facilitator. Once you have completed the course you may wish to become a volunteer facilitator yourself.
There are typically between 6 – 12 people on each course to ensure everyone’s contribution, and feeling more of a group. Time on the course will be spent in discussions, fun group activities and sharing information. There will also be some suggestions and ideas to try between each session.
The HOPE courses are very popular and courses fill very quickly so please register your interest by using the booking form
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