Posts Tagged ‘Anxiety’
Introducing our new partner in mental wellbeing: Rightsteps
In January 2026, we were delighted to announce that we had added a new ‘partner’ organisation to the portfolio of wellbeing support that the Rescue Benevolent Fund can offer to mountain and cave rescue team members and their families. Rightsteps joins Togetherall and The Fire Fighters Charity and broadens our offering to bring specialist, tailored…
Read MoreUnderstanding what we mean by ‘trauma’
Trauma is defined as ‘an emotional and psychological response to deeply distressing or life-threatening events that overwhelm an individual’s ability to cope’ (Mind, 2026). As a concept, it feels as if it has fully entered the consciousness of the mainstream and terms like ‘trauma dumping’, ‘generational trauma’ and ‘vicarious trauma’ can be found across social…
Read MoreSuicide: The call you don’t hear
Writing on World Suicide Prevention Day (Wednesday 10 September), Kinder MRT member and Rescue Benevolent Fund ambassador Matt Field, looked back almost twenty years to the struggles that twice brought him to the edge… From the archive: Mountain Rescue Magazine, Issue 94, Autumn 2025. That truth often stops people. They expect accounts of rescues, crag…
Read MoreHeart Rate Variability: what it is and how we can influence it
Alan Littlefield was one of our keynote speakers at the conference in September. He spoke about building trusting teams and introduced the concept of positively affecting our HRV by deploying the BREATHE skill, to improve both our individual and our team performance. The breathing bit, it has to be said, inspired a degree of scepticism…
Read MoreMen’s mental health matters
Celebrating Movember, the annual event that involves the growing of moustaches during the month of November to raise awareness of men’s health issues. From the archive: Mountain Rescue Magazine Issue 86, Autumn 2023. From Togetherall in association with the Rescue Benevolent Fund. This article delves into the importance of addressing men’s mental health, the barriers…
Read MoreStress and anxiety: what they are and how they affect you
How to recognise the symptoms of stress and anxiety, and what to do to help yourself through them. From the archive: Mountain Rescue Magazine Autumn Issue 82, October 2022. From Togetherall, in association with the Rescue Benevolent Fund. What is stress? Stress seems to be part and parcel of modern life. There are financial worries,…
Read MoreCope with stress by learning to identify the signs
Experiencing stressful situations is nothing new for the rescue community and feelings of stress and anxiety in our everyday lives may, at times, feel overwhelming. From the archive: Mountain Rescue Magazine Winter issue 79, January 2022: Jane Rosso, the Fire Fighters Charity Psychological Services Lead. Fortunately, there are some simple techniques you can try to…
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