At Silence Speaks we provide talks & workshops that integrate professional, academic, & lived experience. Silence Speaks Up Talks & Workshops are facilitated by our in-house counsellor Steven Crichton, Founder of Silence Speaks, covering a range of topics.
We specialise in creating safe space’s where open conversations can take place around areas of mental health that we are passionate about discussing, in order to raise a groups’ empathic understanding, emotional & psychological literacy, & individual levels of self-awareness & self-care around the topics discussed.
Workshops
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Both. We cover all of South Wales in person, & can host any group of any size remotely through Google Meet, or through your preferred online meeting method (Zoom, Teams, etc).
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Our talks follow a format similar to that of a presentation followed by a Q&A session with space for conversation.
Workshops, however, create spaces throughout the session for interactions between the facilitator & the group through: activities, group tasks, role play between the facilitator & group, & ongoing encouragement to engage in an open dialogue throughout the workshop.
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In short, no.
Workshops follow a similar format to a Talk, but with spaces provided for activities, group tasks, role play, etc, between the facilitator & group. The primary reason for this is to provide a more interactive & engaging environment to allow attendee’s to build upon their individual levels of psychological literacy & emotional articulation. If this doesn’t sound right for your attendee’s, then a Talk may be more suitable for a group less open to engaging.
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This is dependent on the range of topics that you would like to cover, but generally, Workshops are broken down to -
1 Topic - 2 Hours
2 topics - 3.5 Hours
All Topics - 7 Hours
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Click on the button to your right (or give us a call) & tell us -
Your estimated group size
Whether you’d like to book a Talk or Workshop
What topic/s you would like to cover
How long you would like to book for
We will get back to you within 2 working days to take things from there.
Topics We Cover
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Stress, Burnout & Your Wellbeing
What is stress? How do we cope with stress in healthy & unhealthy ways? How does stress effect the body & mind? How can I identify stressors & respond effectively to reduce them?
What do we know about burnout? How do we identify signs in ourselves? Or in others? Stages, Signs & Symptoms.
Your wellbeing - Strategies, Coping Techniques & understanding the difference between stress, & distress.
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Suicide Awareness, Ideation, & Prevention
When it comes to suicide, there are two groups of people. Those who have been affected by suicide, & those who haven’t. Based on my experience, this can be broken down further into those that have considered it themself, & those who haven’t.
Suicide still remains a leading cause of deaths across the UK, & worldwide, defying cultural or societal differences.
Suicide Assistance courses provide guidance on how to respond to those who display signs of suicidality, but what about those who don’t display such signals or warnings signs? Passive suicidality experienced by a perfectly functioning individual?
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Common Mental Health Conditions & Personality Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Depression
OCD
ADHD
Understanding signs, symptoms, overlap with similar disorders (PTSD, BPD, etc), & learning how to empathically understand how each condition ‘feels’.
Suitable for those interested in developing a deeper understanding of living with, or supporting someone with any of the conditions covered.
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Trauma, PTSD, & Complex Trauma
More than 53,000 people died in the Turkey/Syria earthquakes of 2023, with 3.3 million people left homeless following the tragedy. 2 years on, it was found that 41% of adult survivors went on to show signs of PTSD.
Why were 59% adverse to such signs & symptoms? What were the contributing risk factors for those diagnosed? & how does what we can learn from such studies extend to the homes & residents within any community.
If you need support to understand the mechanisms, responses, & development of trauma across the lifespan, then please reach out to take part in a talk that is truly trauma informed.
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“From a personal aspect, very thought provoking & appreciated that you took your time to spend a few hours with us. Burnout is an awful feeling & it actually made me stop & evaluate my own feelings as I’ve had a run of it last few weeks. Won’t bore you with the details, but had a bad few weeks with mental health & feeling sorry for myself. Now coming out the other side again but kind of hits home how easy it is to withdraw to make yourself feel better. I liked the preventing Burnout and learning to say no was a welcome reminder to put myself first. Learning to stop & say no or call upon some of the techniques you highlighted – will be at the forefront for a few weeks to come. Again, Thank you so much for sharing your story at the onset. Best wishes for the future", Julia
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“Found the workshop very illuminating and personal, which I feel is important as I felt Steven has a lot of empathy and a true advocate for suicide awareness. Felt he has provided valuable tools for ourselves. Was very satisfied and had no issues. Thank you very much :) ”
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“I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed the Suicide Awareness, Prevention & Your Wellbeing workshop that you recently delivered to DWP staff who work to support extremely vulnerable customers. Thank you so much for sharing your own personal journey! You are an inspiration & your resilience & passion to help others, driven by your own lived experiences are truly humbling. I feel that I benefitted so much from the session, particularly in how to keep myself grounded when dealing with difficult situations & also not to try to ‘fix’ my customers, but to do everything in my power to resolve the issues I can control with empathy & compassion. The session really touched & inspired all who attended & we will remember the key points you focused on for a long time to come. Thanks again & keep up the good work! You are amazing! – Karen”
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“An absolute insight into what we all try and shy away from… informative, well presented with real life personal experiences and passionate about getting the right messages and knowledge out there. Exceptional personality and a great delivery agent. A real must to attend Steven events… certainly not run of the mill.”
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“I think this was one of the best Mental Health Talks I have been on- I think as he was relatable and spoke honestly and openly it made you listen and remain interested. It wasn’t like he was reading from a slide or text book. I already do mindfulness and grounding techniques as my head often can be super busy, I liked how he counted down from 5 with the technique for grounding, and came home and told my young children as its something they can do. I will be sharing his website and social media with friends and family. Thanks Steven – this was very useful and massively appreciated, Ella 😊”
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