This afternoon session is dedicated to providing valuable insights into Type 2 diabetes, covering everything from recognising signs and symptoms to implementing effective prevention and management strategies. Whether you're looking to prevent the onset of Type 2 diabetes or seeking guidance on managing the condition, this workshop offers practical advice and resources to support your journey towards optimal health and well-being.

Key Workshop Topics Include:

1. Understanding Type 2 Diabetes: Gain a comprehensive understanding of Type 2 diabetes, including its causes, risk factors, and potential complications.
2. Recognising Signs and Symptoms: Learn how to identify the signs and symptoms of both pre-diabetes and Type 2 diabetes, enabling early detection and intervention.
3. Prevention Strategies: Discover effective strategies for preventing the development of Type 2 diabetes, including lifestyle modifications, dietary interventions, and physical activity recommendations.
4. Management Techniques: Explore evidence-based approaches to managing Type 2 diabetes, including medication management, blood sugar monitoring, and regular medical check-ups.
5. Maximising Quality of Life: Learn how to optimise your quality of life while living with Type 2 diabetes, including tips for healthy eating, stress management, and self-care practices.
6. Resources and Support: Access valuable resources and support networks available for individuals affected by Type 2 diabetes, including community programmes, educational materials, and peer support groups.

Join us for an essential afternoon session dedicated to exploring crucial end-of-life choices, including wills, funeral arrangements, and organising financial and health power of attorney. Delve into deeper conversations about end-of-life preferences, including where you'd choose to die if faced with a terminal diagnosis, and learn effective strategies for communicating your wishes to loved ones. The session aims to unlock insights and provide guidance to navigate these important matters with clarity and confidence.

Key Discussion Topics Include:

1. Understanding End-of-Life Choices: Gain clarity on the various decisions and arrangements involved in end-of-life planning, including wills, funeral arrangements, and power of attorney.
2. Wills and Estate Planning: Learn about the importance of wills and estate planning and explore practical steps for drafting and updating these documents to ensure your wishes are accurately reflected.
3. Funeral Arrangements: Discuss different options and considerations for funeral arrangements, including burial vs. cremation, funeral service preferences, and ways to personalise end-of-life ceremonies.
4. Power of Attorney: Understand the role and significance of appointing financial and health power of attorney representatives and learn how to select and communicate your preferences to trusted individuals.
5. End-of-Life Care Preferences: Engage in deeper conversations about preferences for end-of-life care, including where you'd choose to receive care and how to communicate your wishes to loved ones and healthcare providers.
6. Facilitating Conversations with Loved Ones: Discover effective communication strategies for discussing end-of-life preferences and decisions with family members, ensuring open dialogue and mutual understanding.

Join us for an engaging afternoon discussion tailored for residents concerned about, living with, or supporting someone with dementia or frailty. This session will delve into the crucial issue of falls prevention to uphold a high quality of life for individuals affected by dementia or frailty. Additionally, attendees will be introduced to some useful medical technology aimed at enhancing care and support.

Key Discussion Topics Include:

1. Understanding Dementia and Frailty: Gain insights into the challenges faced by individuals living with dementia or frailty, including their impact on mobility, cognition, and independence.
2. Falls Prevention Strategies: Learn evidence-based falls prevention strategies and interventions aimed at reducing the risk of falls and promoting safety and wellbeing in the home environment.
3. Supporting Individuals with Dementia: Explore practical tips and strategies for supporting individuals with dementia, including communication techniques, behaviour management strategies, and person-centred care approaches.
4. Promoting Mobility and Independence: Discover the role of physiotherapy in promoting mobility, strength, and balance in individuals with dementia or frailty, and learn how exercise and rehabilitation programs can improve quality of life.
5. Introduction to Medical Technology: Get acquainted with useful medical technologies designed to enhance care and support for individuals with dementia or frailty, including assistive devices, monitoring systems, and telehealth solutions.

Join us for an empowering evening session designed to provide comprehensive guidance on navigating the menopausal and perimenopausal transition, equipping participants with essential knowledge and practical strategies for maintaining wellbeing and vitality during this significant life cycle phase.

Key Session Topics Include:

1. Understanding Menopause and Perimenopause: Gain insights into the signs, symptoms, and physiological changes associated with menopause and perimenopause, and learn how to distinguish between them.
2. Clinical Support and Management Options: Explore the range of clinical support and management options available for managing menopausal symptoms, including hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and alternative therapies.
3. Supporting Your Wellbeing: Discover effective strategies for supporting your emotional and psychological well-being during the menopausal transition, including mindfulness techniques, stress management, and self-care practices.
4. Physical Health and Strength-Based Exercise: Learn from experts at Hells Bells Strength Coaching about the benefits of strength-based exercise for menopausal women, including improved bone health, muscle strength, and overall vitality.
5. Dietary Strategies for Hormonal Balance: Hear from Registered Dietician Dr. Rebecca Hiscutt about insulin-resistant dietary measures to support mood, sleep, hormonal balance, and overall wellbeing during menopause.

Chronic pain is persistent pain that lasts for more than 3-6 months, defying attempts to cure it and remaining unpredictable, confusing and uncontrollable. The experience has a significant effect on the person and their family and may disrupt thinking, feelings and behaviour. This afternoon will delve into the multifaceted nature of chronic pain, addressing its impact from both physical and mental health perspectives. Moreover, we will explore the intersection between trauma, chronic pain, and disability, offering insights into effective strategies for coping and resilience.

Key Session Topics Include:

1. Understanding Chronic Pain: Gain a comprehensive understanding of chronic pain, its definition, causes, and mechanisms, and explore the challenges it presents for individuals and their loved ones.
2. Physical Health Perspectives: Learn from specialists at Sirona Physiotherapy about evidence-based approaches to managing chronic pain, including physiotherapy techniques, pain management strategies, and lifestyle modifications.
3. Mental Health Perspectives: Explore the psychological impact of chronic pain with experts from NHS Talking Therapies, and discover therapeutic interventions for addressing the emotional and cognitive aspects of pain.
4. Trauma and Chronic Pain: Examine the relationship between trauma, chronic pain, and disability, and understand how past experiences can influence pain perception and coping mechanisms.
5. Coping Strategies and Resilience: Discover practical tools and coping strategies for managing chronic pain and promoting resilience in the face of ongoing challenges.

Secretive eating, emotional eating, food obsession and unhelpful thinking will all be explored during this workshop, and we will examine how disordered eating can spiral into eating disorders such as ARFID, anorexia, bulimia and binge eating and explore the long-term risks and support available. This evening presentation is created and presented by industry professionals including Wellspring Counselling, Somerset & Wessex Eating Disorders Association and the STEPs Eating Disorder service.

Many of us struggle with a disordered relationship with food and would benefit from more mindfulness and self-compassion regarding our dietary choices. This evening presentation, designed and delivered by industry professionals from Wellspring Counselling, Somerset & Wessex Eating Disorders Association, and the STEPs Eating Disorder service, aims to shed light on common challenges such as secretive eating, emotional eating, food obsession, and unhelpful thinking patterns. We will delve into the complexities of disordered eating behaviours and their potential progression into eating disorders such as ARFID, anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating. Moreover, we will explore the long-term risks associated with these disorders and the support resources available for individuals seeking help.

Key Topics Include:

1. Understanding Disordered Eating: Gain insights into the spectrum of disordered eating behaviours and their impact on physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing.
2. Exploring Mindful Eating: Learn strategies for cultivating mindfulness and self-compassion in relation to food choices, mealtime habits, and body awareness.
3. Unpacking Emotional Eating: Explore the connection between emotions, stress, and eating behaviours, and discover healthier ways to cope with emotional triggers.
4. Breaking Free from Food Obsession: Examine the cycle of food obsession and compulsive behaviours and identify practical techniques for promoting balance and moderation.
5. Recognising Eating Disorders: Enhance your awareness of the signs and symptoms of various eating disorders, and understand the importance of early intervention and treatment.
6. Long-Term Risks and Support: Discuss the potential consequences of untreated eating disorders and discover the range of support services available for individuals and families affected by these conditions.

Crafted and delivered by a team of specialists from Equine Reflections, Wellspring Counselling, Natasha Ward GP partner, Harbourside and the NHS School Nursing Team.

This session is designed to empower parents, caregivers, and educators with essential skills to recognise and address stress in children and young people, equipping them with effective tools to navigate the challenges of exams and the complexities of young life, including coping with self-harm presentations.

Key Topics Include:

1. Understanding Stress in Children and Adolescents: Learn how stress manifests in young individuals and the potential impacts on their mental and emotional wellbeing.
2. Recognising Signs of Stress: Gain insights into identifying subtle cues and behaviours that may indicate stress in children and teenagers.
3. Strategies for Stress Management: Explore practical approaches and techniques to help young individuals manage stress effectively, including relaxation exercises, mindfulness practices, and healthy coping mechanisms.
4. Navigating Exam Season: Receive guidance on supporting children and adolescents during exam periods, including strategies for managing exam anxiety and promoting academic resilience.
5. Addressing Self-Harm Presentations: Learn how to approach and respond to instances of self-harm sensitively, understanding the underlying causes and providing appropriate support and intervention.

Immerse yourself in enriching presentations focused on crucial end-of-life choices including wills, funeral arrangements, and organising financial and health power of attorney as well as deeper conversations about where you'd choose to die and how to communicate your wishes to loved ones.

Unlock insights and guidance to navigate these important matters with clarity and confidence.

Presented by St Peter's Hospice, Reverend Mark Fuller, Wards Solicitors and Portishead Funeral Services.

An evening discussion tailored for individuals who are concerned about, or living with, or assisting someone with dementia. Additionally, delving into the crucial issue of preventing falls to uphold a high quality of life.

Kindly supported by the Alzheimer's Society, Severn Physiotherapy, Access Your Care and Community Connect offering an abundance of insights, guidance and opportunities for further local support.

Led by health professionals from the Harbourside Family Practice and the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme, this information workshop will focus on Type 2 diabetes – looking at the signs of symptoms of both the pre-diabetic and diabetic condition and the challenges this serious health condition can present.

The session will provide useful strategies and signposting that can be employed to prevent, and where already necessary, to manage type 2 diabetes for maximum quality of life.

Chronic pain is persistent pain lasting for longer than 3-6 months, defying attempts to cure it and remaining unpredictable, confusing and uncontrollable. The experience has a significant effect on the person and their family and may disrupt thinking, feelings and behaviour.

This 2 hour workshop will address the challenges of persistent pain from physical and mental health perspectives and address the experience of domestic abuse and the impact trauma has to chronic pain and disability.

Many of us struggle with a disordered relationship with food and would benefit from more mindfulness and self-compassion regarding our dietary choices. Secretive eating, emotional eating, food obsession and unhelpful thinking will all be explored during this workshop and we will examine how disordered eating can spiral into eating disorders such as ARFID (avoidance, restrictive food intake disorder), anorexia, bulimia and binge eating and explore the long-term risks and support available. This presentation is created and presented by industry professionals including Wellspring counsellor Susan Clarke and specialist Eating Disorder Dietitian, Ciara Heeney.

Created and delivered by specialists from the Bristol Menopause Clinic, registered Dietician Dr Rebecca Hiscutt and Hels Bells Strength Coaching, with resource support from North Somerset Wellbeing Service. This session will cover topics including how to identify perimenopausal and menopausal signs and symptoms, recognise and provide for your wellbeing and physical needs and the clinical and non-clinical support available to help smooth the transition during this important life-cycle stage.

Created and delivered by specialists from Off the Record, Equine Reflections, Sirona and Wellspring Counselling with contributions from Kooth. This session will cover topics including how to identify anxiety in children, support and solutions for bedwetting, transitioning schools and managing exam stress, as well as coping with self-harm presentations.