Welcome to Proper Mental episode 75 with Satveer Nijjar, a self-harm expert and mental health advocate.
She is the founder of ‘Attention Seekers? Training’ and delivers self-harm awareness training nationally to professionals, parents, carers and students.
Self-harm is thought of as a scary term which makes people feel afraid to talk about it and Satveer’s work has a strong focus on removing the stigma and reducing the fear around the conversation.
In this episode, Satveer and I chat all about self-harm. What it is, why people do it and what we can do to help.
It’s a really big topic that is massively misunderstood and it was wonderful to chat with Satveer and be guided through the more nuanced aspects of the conversation.
We also chat about Satveer’s own experiences, some common misconceptions about self-harm and some ideas about offering support to those who need it.
Satveer was so lovely to speak with! This one is a big episode and there’s loads for you to take away from it. I hope you get as much from it as I did!
You can learn more about Satveer and her work here: Attention Seekers? – Bespoke self-harm awareness training (satveernijjar.com)
Or follow her on twitter @_satveernijjar or on Instagram @satveer_nijjar.
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