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SUMMARY:Clerks Seminar 2026 Workshop 1 – Managing Your Own Mental Wellbeing with Amanda Whitlock of Total Wellbeing Matters –
DESCRIPTION:Managing Your Own Mental Wellbeing\nSession Outline\n\nWhat is mental health?\nThe Mental Health Continuum\nStress\nSelf Care – Five steps to wellbeing\nCreating a personalised wellbeing plan\n\nSession Objectives\n\nUnderstand what Mental wellbeing is and how it differs from mental illness.\nHow to recognise what is a normal response to stress.\nHow to embed coping strategies into your everyday life.\n\nThe session will include:\n\nThe importance of taking responsibility for your own mental wellbeing.\nHow to recognise where you are on the mental health continuum and what normal responses to life events can look like.\nHow to identify your response to stress and how to mitigate its effect\nExploration of the 5 steps to wellbeing and how these can be included in your life.\nHow to implement a personalised plan to help deal with the feeling of being overwhelmed.\n\nAll elements will be delivered in a one hour interactive workshop. Learning will take place through a mix of presentations, group discussions and workshop activities\nAmanda Whitlock – Total Wellbeing Matters\nAmanda is the owner of Total Wellbeing Matters, which offers services in promoting wellbeing. She is a licensed MHFA England instructor and specialises in delivering wellbeing and mental health consultancy, training, and workshops. She is also a Corporate Wellbeing Coach and a Bereavement and Loss Support Practitioner. She is an Accredited Trainer for Clarity 4D personality Profiling. She is an Emotional Leadership Practitioner.\nPrior to starting her business, she worked for 15 years in the Charity Sector providing strategic management and business development. Her last role was National Wellbeing Manager for a charity which specialised in providing advice, guidance, and support for older people.\nFor individuals who want to look after their own mental health and maintain their wellbeing, she provides both the training and the toolkits to enable them to have meaningful conversations about mental health and wellbeing.\nAwards\n\nBusiness of the Year 2022 in the Yeovil Chamber Business awards\nHealth and Fitness Business of the year 2023 in the Sherborne Business Awards.\nUK Enterprise Awards – Mental Health Trainer of the Year winner 2023\nGlobal Health and Pharma – Mental Health Training Expert of the Year winner 2024\nBusiness Elite awards SME News – Best Mental Health and Wellbeing Services – Dorset 2025\n\nRecent Feedback\nAmanda was a great instructor. She was very friendly and knowledgeable. The course was insightful and I’m looking forward to my role as a MHFAider. \nExcellent course, content and delivery were excellent \nThe passion Amanda had for the subject was infectious. \nWhat a fantastic course. The lead Amanda Whitlock was brilliant the way she led the course. It made me realise a lot about myself and how to see the triggers in people not only in the workplace but friends and family. \nExcellent course and would recommend anyone that has the opportunity to do this course they should grab it with both hands.\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-whitlock-09829b6b/ ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-whitlock-09829b6b/ )\namanda@totalwellbeingmatters.com ( mailto:amanda@totalwellbeingmatters.com )\nwww.totalwellbeingmatters.com ( http://www.totalwellbeingmatters.com )\n\n \nLocation: The Diamond Room\n\nThe cost of this workshop is included in your conference ticket.\nDuration, 45 minutes including Q&A\n\nNOTE: \n\nYou must book a Clerks Seminar ticket to attend this workshop  \nAll workshops are running concurrently to allow Clerks to benefit from attending all three, you must select one preferred time slot to confirm your place. \n\n
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