

We are grateful to Deaf Scotland for their assistance in co-designing these new tips, which are shared in this piece.
As we worked together on this, we realised the many other barriers to communication and connections. While these wee tips sheets alone will not have all the answers, we hope you find them a useful contacts section to learn more about how we reach out and connect. Sometimes there can be barriers to connection; however, by working together, we can overcome them. The Samaritans hold an annual awareness day to remind people they are there if people need to talk. We can also take a pledge to:
I pledge to listen without being distracted
I pledge to listen without interrupting
I pledge to check in with my loved ones more often and ask them how they really are........
Or make up a pledge that matters to you, which helps build connections and improve communication so we can be there for others and learn it's okay for us to reach out to when we need support.
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Again it was co-designed with people for whom 'audio' relaxation alone did not help acquire new skills to relax. The world can become richer, as can our experiences when we learn from each other and perceive it in new ways.
"To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others."
Tony Robbins
Make time for you as well as everyone else. You also matter.
Thank you for reading, for caring and seeking to perceive the world from another's point of view.
Together, we can help build a kinder, more connected world for all of us and the planet.
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These workbooks invite you to reflect, and if you are still working through some issues, then reflecting on your own maybe not in your best interests. Please, seek support for those issues.
The workbooks will still be there when you are in a place where you feel safe to use them.
There is a lot to the workbooks. Please take time to work through it at a pace that feels comfortable to you. If you have never used a workbook before for self-management, here are some tips you may find helpful:
The workbooks offer some ideas to consider, some space to reflect, some tips to consider, and invitations to decide what action you plan to take and when. Please don’t force it. If you find some sections are a struggle, leave it, come back another day.