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Alison Martin @alisonmartin81.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Been in Manchester today for an exciting campaign launch for BACP. Highlighting the impact of social anxiety and how therapy can help. Full story (and professional pics not my rubbish one) here: www.bacp.co.uk/news/news-fr... #SocialAnxiety #MentalHealth #Therapy #Counselling

Shadow of Social Anxiety campaign and sign. This is an immersive art installation featuring a sculpture made up of everyday items that represent social situations where people may feel social anxiety. The shadow represents the feeling of isolation of people struggling with social anxiety and the fear that people are judging them.

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Alison Martin @alisonmartin81.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

The stats in this report are shocking. And this line is key to what must happen now… The Government must invest in children’s mental health as an investment in the future of society. #FutureMinds #MentalHealth #TimeToTalk

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Mind @mind.org.uk · 06/02/2025

Just leaving this here 💙 Today is #TimeToTalk Day, take action and share this post to remind others that it's okay to reach out for help 💭

A pink graphic providing helpline contact details for Time to Talk Day. The text at the top reads: ‘If you need to chat this Time To Talk Day.’ Below, it lists different support services with their contact numbers:
• Mind: 0300 102 1234 (Open 9am-6pm weekdays)
• Samaritans: 116 123 (Always open)
• Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM): 0800 58 58 58 (Open 5pm - midnight)
• C.A.L.L. (for people in Wales): 0800 132 737 (Always open)
• The Mix (for under 25s): Text THEMIX to 85258 (Always open)

At the bottom, a call-to-action reads: ‘Share and save this post.’

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Alison Martin @alisonmartin81.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Eurgh … this is absolutely horrific and I can’t understand how it is still allowed to happen.

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Alison Martin @alisonmartin81.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

This is lovely. It shows that even a programme like The Traitors, which in many ways celebrates negative characteristics in people, has also inspired people in a positive way. Also fab PR for Mencap and great interview by its CEO on Radio 5Live just now. #TheTraitors www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Traitors' Alexander inspires fans to donate to Mencap - BBC News

Alexander Dragonetti says he is "so grateful" for donations to Mencap, which helped his brother.

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Alison Martin @alisonmartin81.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

#BigGardenBirdwatch done ✅ A paltry total of 4 woodpigeons and a robin 😢 A blackbird and some magpies flew overhead to taunt us. Surpised that my 10-year-old stayed interested for so long, less surprised in his attempt to persuade me there was a peacock in our (very small) garden. 🦚

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a small bird with a red head is perched on a tree branch

Alt: A robin is perched on a tree and bobbing up and down

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Alison Martin @alisonmartin81.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

My meeting heavy day is being fuelled by dilly ding coffee. Lovely! Obvious jokes in response about something needed to fuel some better #lcfc performances allowed, maybe. #Coffee #Leicester #CaffeineFuelledComms

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Alison Martin @alisonmartin81.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

A bit frosty this morning! Not sure I’ll be sitting at the table having breakfast. #UKweather

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Alison Martin @alisonmartin81.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

2025 starting well, as I’m currently top of my husband’s work’s fantasy premier league table (which I was only allowed to join on condition I don’t win it) And yes I’ve used a Jamie Vardy gif here, even though he’s not in my team. #lcfc players have not done well for me this season 😢🦊

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a soccer player wearing a blue jersey that says king power on it

Alt: Jamie Vardy going ‘sssssshhhh’

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Alison Martin @alisonmartin81.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

I know this is just US (for now?) and to do with Trump coming in as President… but this feels like a slippery social media slope into awfulness. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Meta to replace 'biased' fact-checkers with moderation by users

Meta says its platforms will instead rely on

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Alison Martin @alisonmartin81.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Excitement and energy from #LCFC today. I thought they played well, but just didn’t do enough for the three points. This match is also notable for the first time I’ve ever had to find somewhere to park to go to a home match. Obviously I parked outside our old house!

View of the King Power pitch ahead of Leicester City v Manchester City. A blue flag which reads Our Fight is held high above the fans. Flames coming out of those machine thingies at the side of the pitch too!

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Alison Martin @alisonmartin81.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Weekend success was putting together the new kitchen table so we could sit and have breakfast, drink coffee and read Sunday paper at it this morning.

Muesli in a bowl, coffee in mugs and the Sunday Times spread out on the wooden top of kitchen table.

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Alison Martin @alisonmartin81.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

This cafetière that keeps our coffee warmer for longer has been a game changer for our caffeine-fuelled comms team!! #FuelledByCoffee #CoffeeSnob #CommsLife

A silvery metallic cafetière. But perhaps i should have wiped off a few smeary finger prints before i took the photo!

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Alison Martin @alisonmartin81.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

This is a useful guide for any comms person - I particularly like the social media crisis response A,B,C section.

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Alison Martin @alisonmartin81.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Great to do something a little different - and spectacular - on a Friday night. We visited the stunning art installation Luxmuralis at Leicester Cathedral.

Colourful light projections inside Leicester Cathedral.

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Alison Martin @alisonmartin81.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Inside the house, on my day off, playing around with Blue Sky, when I could actually head outside and enjoy the real blue sky (and the bracing, cold air!) Time to put down my phone and go for a walk!

Blue sky, trees (with no leaves) and fields.

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