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Dealing With The Menopause

23/02/2023

In 2012, on a typical workday, if you had asked me ‘So, what do you do…?’ , I would probably have made some excuse up and left the room without answering.

Image of Impact Mental Health Founder, Déanne Clark — Impact Mental Health Founder, Déanne Clark

The thing is, I knew what I did, I knew the answer, I’d been doing it for a while!

But the Menopausal and Perimenopausal Brain Fog I had started to experience, totally and utterly stopped me from remembering some pretty basic stuff, like names, places and what I did for a living!

Brain fog and mood shifts, migraines and a raft of other symptoms descended upon me like a tidal wave, and I had no idea what to do…

At Impact, we have created the free Unlock Menopause course to help, support and guide women struggling with any of the three stages of change.

The course examines the facts, busts a few myths and empowers women to talk openly, honestly and work together to find what makes a difference to managing symptoms and improving the quality of health and wellbeing for every woman.

The Unlock Menopause course is held regularly, check out the dates below.

If you are struggling and want to know more about how you can help yourself, sign up and we’ll see you there, or give us a call for a chat. ????

Sorry, we don't currently have any dates available for this course. Please see our course calendar for other courses

An Impact Mental Health Success Story

15/02/2023

Impact just received this lovely message from a learner who attended and completed The YOU Programme in February, 2023.

Just a quick note to let you know that sadly I won’t be able to attend the “Your Recovery Pathways” programme.

Reason being, I have been offered a job! Of course, I am super excited but also gutted that I will miss the programme. I was very much looking forward to it!

I wanted to thank you SO very much for all the work you do at IMPACT and for us, individuals.

As you know I have suffered with poor mental health since a very young age and have gone through a lot of counselling etc

However! I have to say that the YOU programme I did with you recently, has had more impact (excuse the pun, but I guess you couldn’t have given your support group a better name), than any counselling I have ever had.

It really gets you deep! No waffle, straight to the point (with care and sensitivity of course) and for me it has made my spiritual side come back. This links perfectly well with exercises such as meditation, manifestation, etc.

I feel more positive about the short-term future. I don’t want to look too far ahead, or I will lose myself. I want to work on small periods of time to begin with. Easier to manage and control.

I even enrolled on a 3 month course to understand and help children with mental health, in schools for example.

How much I have learnt from your programme has been priceless for me and the biggest gift I could ever wish for!

THANK YOU – THANK YOU – THANK YOU – THANK YOU – THANK YOU – THANK YOU – THANK YOU – THANK YOU – From the bottom of my heart!

Do keep up with the amazing work that you do and if I can be of any help, do let me know!

Bedfordshire Learner

YOU Programme February 2023

Impact Festive Dates, 2022/3

21/12/2022

Impact closes at the end of Thursday 22nd December and reopens on Thursday 5th January 2023.

However, this does not prevent anyone from registering with us for one of our New Year courses.

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Starts 25 August, 2026

Mind Time – Aug 2026 MT250826

The information packed Mind Time Course is designed to educate, support and empower people to immediately start to work on understanding and improving their mental wellbeing, and is delivered over two evenings. This is a fantastic course on its own for time-strapped people looking to make instant change to their wellbeing, or as a taster course before joining us on one of our longer day time courses. Dates Tuesday 25th August, 2026 Wednesday 26th August, 2026 Times for each session 6.30 to 9.30pm This course offers a free One-to-One session after course completion Delivered live online using Zoom

Starts 02 September, 2026

YOUR Choice – Sept 2026 YC020926

Impact's 4 week, 8 sessions mental well-being programme – YOUR Choice An inspiring, empowering and educational wellbeing course, helping you to understand and learn what you can do to help yourself manage your mind, your emotions and build total wellbeing resilience for the future. If you feel you need to make some important changes to have the kind of life you really want, this course is for you. Each Wednesday & Thursday for 8 sessions on the following days: Day 1 Wednesday 2nd Sept, 2026 Day 2 Thursday 3rd Sept, 2026 Day 3 Wednesday 9th Sept, 2026 Day 4 Thursday 10th Sept, 2026 Day 5 Wednesday 16th Sept, 2026 Day 6 Thursday 17th Sept, 2026 Day 7 Wednesday 23rd Sept, 2026 Day 8 Thursday 24th Sept, 2026 Time for each session 9:30am - 2:30pm with plenty of breaks! This course offers a free One-to-One session after course completion Delivered live online using Zoom

Starts 29 September, 2026

Mind Time – Sept 2026 MT290926

The information packed Mind Time Course is designed to educate, support and empower people to immediately start to work on understanding and improving their mental wellbeing, and is delivered over two evenings. This is a fantastic course on its own for time-strapped people looking to make instant change to their wellbeing, or as a taster course before joining us on one of our longer day time courses. Dates Tuesday 29th September, 2026 Wednesday 30th September, 2026 Times for each session 6.30 to 9.30pm This course offers a free One-to-One session after course completion Delivered live online using Zoom

Starts 06 October, 2026

YOU Programme – October 2026 YP061026

The YOU Programme can be an important first step to feeling better, improving your mental health and wellbeing and getting your life back on track through supporting education, peer empowerment and learning how to manage uncomfortable thoughts, emotions and behaviours. This course offers a free One-to-One session after course completion. Day 1 – Tuesday 6th October, 2026 Day 2 – Thursday 8th October, 2026 Day 3 – Tuesday 13th October, 2026 Day 4 – Thursday 15th October, 2026 Time for each session: 9:30am - 2:30pm Delivered live online using Zoom.

Starts 20 October, 2026

Mind Time – Oct 2026 MT201026

The information packed Mind Time Course is designed to educate, support and empower people to immediately start to work on understanding and improving their mental wellbeing, and is delivered over two evenings. This is a fantastic course on its own for time-strapped people looking to make instant change to their wellbeing, or as a taster course before joining us on one of our longer day time courses. Dates Tuesday 20th October, 2026 Wednesday 21st October, 2026 Times for each session 6.30 to 9.30pm This course offers a free One-to-One session after course completion Delivered live online using Zoom

If there are currently no courses available or none with dates that suit you, please get in touch using the form below and we can let you know when the next courses will be available.

Finally, whatever your plans and abilities are for this festive period, ‘good cheer and merriment’ have more impact when we take good care of ourselves.

Find regular time to check in with how you are feeling, and if at any time it feels uncomfortable, ask yourself, ‘do I like these thoughts or feelings?’

If the answer is No…

Stop what you are doing,
Observe what’s going on around you by using all of your senses,
Breathe, slowly, deeply and calmly for three minutes…
Evaluate the situation using logic and problem solving skills,
Respond carefully and safely…
Simple, effective and a great way to safely get through the festivities!

With best wishes,

Déanne & Jackie

Impact Mental Health

A New Option For Learning

21/12/2022

At Impact, we do our best to provide courses to all those who want to learn how to manage their thoughts, emotions and overall well being.

We know it can be tough with other commitments and responsibilities, work or otherwise.

That’s why we are working hard to create self-study courses that enable people to gain new knowledge, learn in a measured way and still receive guidance and support from the team.

If you or someone you know is finding it difficult to commit to being live online with us and would benefit from self-study, please get in contact with one of the team to discuss your chosen course and how we can help.

Two New Successful Courses In 2022, Plus The Favourites!

21/12/2022

Mind Time Evening Course

We held our very first evening course, Mind Time in June of this year and our second in July before working through the summer weeks crunching data to see if our evening wellbeing course would have an impact!

And what an impact it had and continues to have for all those people too busy in the daytime but wanted to access support for their mental wellbeing.

It goes without saying that the team and I love what we do and especially when our course analysis informs us of the well-being improvements and joy that so many take from attending our courses.

And when people turn up to spend three hours with us for each of the four evenings, often after working long and stressful days, we are utterly humbled and grateful to share everything we know and have with them.

We start 2023 with a Mind Time and are already taking registrations. If you or someone you know would like to join us, just follow this link.

Find out more about Mind Time

Unlock Menopause

Tears, laughter, frustrations, more tears and more laughter, along with new knowledge, new understanding and a whole heap of self-compassion.

That pretty much sums-up what we have witnessed from the amazing ladies we have had the fortune and pleasure to work with on just two Unlock Menopause courses.

The first ran for just four daytime sessions. Until the feedback came in!

Unanimously, we were told ‘it has to be longer’!

Our second course delivered in November and December was six sessions long – and WOW!

This course tackles all of the familiar subjects associated with perimenopause and menopause, along with open, honest and heartfelt discussions of the wider social, emotional, physical and psychological impact of what could be seen as a transformational change.

If you’re a woman and curious about this natural stage in your life, or you are experiencing perimenopausal or menopausal symptoms, why not get in touch to discuss how this course could help you, or register for our next course below…

Find out more about Unlock Menopause

YOU Programme & YOUR Recovery Pathways

It just wouldn’t be Impact without our core wellbeing courses, the four-day YOU Programme and the 18-day YOUR Recovery Pathways.

These two strengths-based courses are the beating heart of what we do and just like Impact, they have changed and improved, to reflect and share new science, therapies, support and wellbeing strategies, along with a wealth of personal and professional experiences from our delivery teams.

The YOU Programme is a fantastic introduction to begin thinking in a different way about mental wellbeing, as well as beginning the exciting journey of enablement, empowerment and change.

Step it up a gear and join us on the YOUR Recovery Pathways for an amazing journey into exploring every aspect of what it means to be well and to better manage our thoughts and emotions.

Contact us to find out more about each of these courses, or simply follow the link below to register for our very first YOU & YOUR for 2023!

Find out more – The YOU Programme

Find out more – YOUR Recovery Pathways

Healthy, Happy & Hopeful.

21/12/2022

Although this year has been filled with hardship for many of us, I am reminded every day by those we teach and support of the importance of hope, and belief that change can happen to improve our health, our happiness and our hope.

In every one of our free educational wellbeing courses, we have met people who have struggled.

People who continue to struggle with the deep cost of living, political instability, lifestyle uncertainty and traumatic global events.

Yet, these very people found the courage and self-commitment to seek enablement, education and empowerment with Impact, to help themselves, their future and their mental health.

Every year my team and I are grateful to have met so many inspiring and courageous people.

People just like you and I, trying to manage the overload of world events and keep ourselves healthy, happy and hopeful.

So, this time of year allows us to look back – but not for too long – because it also encourages us to think forward.

We ask ourselves what we would like to do in the coming year, what we hope for and how we might work towards happy and healthy changes.

For 2022, I offer my heartfelt gratitude and thanks to each and every person who has shared their struggles and hope with us on our courses. We are grateful for your feedback, for your suggestions to enhance our newest courses, and for allowing us to be there for you.

We are all hugely grateful to Central Bedfordshire Council for their continued support and belief, despite undergoing their own changes this year.

In particular, we offer a special thank you to Christine Knox, Employment and Skills Academy – Programme Manager at CBC for her unstinting support and clarity on many, many occasions.

To the many, many Professional Supporters of Impact who know our value to their clients and customers and continue to refer people to our organisation, thank you.

To those that work for and with us, Dave Masterton – TaxAssist, Phil Evans – Rubber Duck Digital, who ensure we operate and deliver to the very best of our abilities and who have taken the time to understand our beliefs and values, thank you.

To our Advisory Board, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for providing us with a solid foundation from which to govern and for your expertise, patience and guidance as we have navigated our way through change.

To the Impact team, your compassion and commitment is second-to-none. Every change has been embraced positively, every challenge met with determination. Thank you.

For 2023, Jackie Bean, Director, and I, pledge to continue our commitment, passion and hard work in ensuring Impact is here for all those who need us and want to travel the wellbeing journey with us. We can’t wait to meet you!

The Last Mind Time Evening Course For 2022

06/12/2022

This will be the last Mind Time Evening course for 2022 before we take a well earned break for Christmas and the New Year.

Full details are available on the Mind Time page, or if you would like to enrol now, just follow this link.

New Evening Courses Starting Now

16/06/2022

We’re really pleased to announce that we have started new evening courses to meet the demand from people who have not been able to join our daytime sessions due to work, family or other commitments. We’re calling it Mind Time.

Based on our highly successful YOU Programme, Mind Time, enrolment is now open.

Please follow the links below to enrol.

Who is it for and who will it help?

For anyone suffering from anxiety, depression, grief, stress or any other mental health issues who unable to attend one of our daytime courses.

How will it help?

Through education, discussions and support to enable empowering change.

What are the benefits?

It’s relaxed, and it helps build mental resilience, self-confidence, self-compassion as well as game-changing wellbeing practices you need to put you back in control of your health, and your future.

It’s free to residents of Central Bedfordshire and Bedford.

When do the courses run?

They run over 4 evenings, 2 evenings per week, from 6pm to 9pm and are held on a Tuesday and a Wednesday evening.

How do I register or enrol?

Just follow the links below, and we’ll email you all the details you need.

What do I need to take part in the course?

All our courses are run online using Zoom, so you’ll need an internet connection, laptop or PC, or a tablet like an iPad or Android or you can even join on a smart phone. Our facilitators and volunteers will be available to help if needed.

I’d like to speak to someone before I enrol.

No problem, feel free to call us on 01582 797596 or email us here.

I’d like to refer someone else, how do I do that?

If you have a friend, family member, patient or client that you think would benefit from joining one of our evening courses, please use this form to let us know and we’ll reach out to them.

Starts Tuesday 20th, October, 2026

Mind Time – Oct 2026 MT201026

This is a fantastic course on its own for time-strapped people looking to make instant change to their wellbeing, or as a taster course before joining us on one of our longer day time courses.

Dates
Tuesday 20th October, 2026
Wednesday 21st October, 2026
Times for each session
6.30 to 9.30pm

This course offers a free One-to-One session after course completion