International Firewalk Day fundraising for Headway Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland

Saturday 7th April 2018 the world will be celebrating International Firewalk Day.

Firewalking is a tool used all over the world to help people overcome limiting beliefs that prevent them from using their full potential. International Firewalk Day is putting the spotlight on this ancient method to free people from their unnecessary fears.

Taking part in a Firewalk is not for the faint-hearted but offers a fantastic personal challenge and a unique opportunity for family and friends to sponsor us as we step out over the hot coals.

A challenge which will really get people talking whilst raising some real ‘HOT MONEY’!

About this amazing charity - Headway House Day Service

Following a brain injury an individual may require support to adjust to any physical/sensory or cognitive changes that may have resulted. Headway House is a safe supportive environment which enables individuals to practise or re-learn skills that may have been affected.

Communication may also be affected by brain injury in a variety of different ways. Some people may have word finding difficulties making conversation slow, disjointed and frustrating; they may speak in jumbled sentences, speak with a slur, have problems with pitch and volume or have no verbal communication at all. In public or in a social setting they often feel embarrassed or too anxious to try to communicate; their concern is that others may not understand or will
view them differently. Some are afraid they will be made to look or feel
 stupid.

Those who attend often say that it is the only place that they can ‘be themselves’ and don’t feel embarrassed to try new things. The social opportunity is very valuable too; being able to talk to others who have had similar experiences and really understand how you feel is extremely important. Self esteem, confidence and motivation can be seriously affected by a brain injury; therefore the focus of Headway
House is “activity”. They encourage everyone to be actively involved in
the wide variety of activities on offer.