A RIVER City actor who struggles with negative emotions is encouraging people suffering from stress and anxiety to share their experiences during a live webinar.
Cameron Fulton who plays Tyler Foulkes in the Scottish soap is teaming up with TeachMindset and Glasgow City Parents Group to help parents struggling with their mental wellbeing.
Dr John Paul Fitzpatrick, founder of TeachMindet and Cameron are doing a special online chat – ‘Keeping the Heid’ – tomorrow at 7pm to help parents everywhere deal with stress, anxiety and wellbeing when times are tough.
John Paul and Cameron have been working across Scotland with schools helping primary and secondary pupils with sessions on coaching, wellbeing, confidence, and resilience.
Cameron explained: “I work with John Paul as I am very passionate and interested in people finding it easier to be as open and honest about their feelings as possible and realise they are far more resilient and capable than they may think.
“I know what it’s like to harbour negative thoughts or emotions and subconsciously accept them as “normal”. I also know what damage that can do both to you and those around you.
“Accepting negative thoughts and feelings becomes a habit and all we want to do is to give people advice and tools on how to identify these thoughts or emotions and give some guidance on how to accept it and turn it around as best we can.”
Cameron also opened up about life during lockdown.
He added: “Like everyone else, not being able to see friends and family has been tough not to mention the concerns around financial stability and the sustainability of the creative arts has been a major worry.
“I think it’s very important to let people know that they are not alone, any feelings or concerns they have are perfectly valid and that there are things that we can do ourselves to help both our own wellbeing and mental health and those around us too.
“When there is what seems like a constant flow of negativity and bad news, it is easy to get caught in a negative mindset and subconsciously accept it as “normal”. We need to do our best to control and avoid that as best we can. In order to help others, you need to help yourself. We are here to do our best to help you realise what a brilliant job you’re doing every single day.”
The webinar will encourage parents to focus on their own mental health and provide advice on how to deal with negative emotions.
Glasgow City Parents Group chairperson, Leanne McGuire added: “I got in contact with TeachMindset after Dr John Paul was recommended to me as someone who could be a useful connection to make. When I met John Paul I thought he was full of energy and positivity.
“With school pupils returning to school on a gradual basis, there are still many parents and carers juggling so much in their daily lives and it’s easy to forget about your own wellbeing. There are many of us feeling the same and with help from TeachMindset they can pick up some helpful advice.”
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