Ep 19: Lighthouse Support with Sarah Poirier

Wow, folks, I am just blown away with the level of support, the range of services, and the pro-active approach that Lighthouse demonstrates. Lighthouse has been established for many many years and provides emotional, physical and financial wellbeing support to construction workers and their families. They're also not publicly funded - meaning they rely on the generosity of the industry and donors. Folks, speaking with my amazing guest this week, Sarah Poirier, I learned SO much.  Firstly, I learned how to pronounce her surname. But then I learned about their immediate help. They help whole families with so many aspects of life! If you're an employer or a spouse, you can sit down with your person who needs help and take the call for them (with their permission). Lighthouse has helped by sending families hampers at christmas time, going food shopping and building out meals for the week for families, and if they can't get the food to them in that day they've even ordered Uber Eats meals for delivery direct to their doors.  Sarah also told me about how they've assisted with paperwork in the past over the phone and have the capacity to translate conversations to make a more inclusive and accessible space for all builders, construction crew, architects and labourers from all walks of life and all backgrounds.  Sarah, once again thank you SO MUCH for being a part of the Counsellor Convos journey. Thank you for giving me an hour of your time and gifting me the awareness of exactly what I can do, as well as all of my listeners, to support those we love and care for deeply. To reach out to Lighthouse, you can do any of the following: Lighthouse Club - The Construction Industry Charity: Text 'HARDHAT' to: UK: 85258 Republic of Ireland: 50808 Website: https://www.lighthouseclub.org/  Or call: UK: 0345 605 1956 ROI: 1800 939 122   For more information on my practice then visit my website: https://www.mindmanagementforyou.com/    Together, we can make a difference - Sheila McMahon