Living Life to the Full

Living Life to the Full is a life skills course which teaches you to.

• overcome stress and anxiety,
• build confidence;
• tackle difficult situations;
• understand why we feel as we do;
• solve problems;
• relax;
• overcome reduced activity;
• change unhelpful thinking;
• recognise helpful and unhelpful behaviour; and
• live healthily  

It is available in a number of different formats including one day courses, courses held over a number of weeks and online support.  We also run taster sessions and courses for practitioners.

Courses offered by Depression Alliance Scotland

Community course in Livingston, West Lothian

Sorry, but our Livingston course for July is now full.

However, to register interest for upcoming courses please email info@dascot.org .

Community course in Edinburgh (central venue)

We are offering a 4 week Living Life to the Full course, 2 hours a week (5.30-7.30pm), starting 8th September (registration is not opened for this course yet but please contact us in the meantime if you wish to find out more information)

If you're interested in doing either of the courses email us or telephone 0845 123 23 20 (11am - 1pm and 2 - 4pm Mon - Fri).

Online

Living Life to the Full Interactive

It's time now to make some positive change in your life. Learn how to take one step at a time to feel more motivated, do more, enjoy things again and importantly make time for you!  We are offering a free computerised CBT self-help course to people in Scotland with mild to moderate depression. You will get access to resources to guide you through the course and individual telephone support from our worker to encourage you as you go and help you achieve your planned goals.

For more information, watch the demonstration video below. Please note that although this video says your doctor or therapist has recommended you use this programme, you can refer yourself to our service- you don't have to be referred by a therapist or doctor. All of our services are confidential. Visit the Living  Life to the Full Interactive site to find out more about it and take a preview of the first session.

Read Elaine's personal experience of using Living Life to the Full Interactive through DAS.

If you're interested in doing the course and live in Scotland, email us or telephone 0845 123 23 20 (11am - 1pm and 2 - 4pm Mon - Fri).

Living Life to the Full website

We also support www.livinglifetothefull.com, a free website offering the Living Life to the Full course.

The online course is completely confidential.  If you are worried about privacy, you can make up an anonymous user name and get a free email address that doesn't identify you from sites like Google, Yahoo! and Hotmail.