Improve your mental health with small changes in your habits and by logging your mood and anxiety
NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness in the USA, published a heart-rending story by our very own Ella about her panic attacks which started when she was nine years old. Ella describes how she learnt to navigate her challenges over the last 5 years and shares advice to her younger self (and others.) Ella … Continue reading NAMI publishes Ella’s story ‘Growing Up with Panic Attacks’
June is PRIDE month. Across the world rainbow flags, parades and celebrations recognise LGBTQ+ communities. We hope 2022 is a more positive place and one which is far more inclusive than years gone by. Yet, there is much work to do to reduce stigma, prejudices and to enable diversity. One person making a significant impact … Continue reading Taking Pride In Your Mental Health With Community & Culture Builder Andee Chua 🏳️🌈
Coping mechanisms are an essential tool in our mental health kit. This week we are featuring someone who had to learn how to cope the hard way and has found her safe space. We are excited to share our platform with an emerging British dancer, yogi and artist from the UK who shares how she … Continue reading Find Your Own Coping Mechanism
With headlines about droughts, wildfires, floods and increasingly extreme weather events, its easy to understand why we have experienced a spike in anxiety stimulated by concerns for the planet.
The good nes is that there are solutions for eco-anxiety: be positive and increase resilience, such as getting yourself houseplants, going meat-free for stretches of time, walk & cycle instead of driving the car, learn to calm
Continue reading Greta Thunberg is one of many suffering eco-anxiety, here’s why:
I know what you’re thinking… really? When most of us search for help regarding anxiety we are met with thousands of links about anxiety disorder, symptoms, medication and panic attacks. So what possible benefits can having anxiety give us? Hear me out. If you know you experience anxiety, that is a great step towards managing … Continue reading 3 Reasons Why Anxiety Is Good 👀
8 yummy snacks to reduce stress and anxiety Food can have a huge impact on how you feel in body and mind. Next to me-time, breathwork, therapy, good sleep, drinking enough water and exercise, you can turn to small changes in nutrition. For anxiety warriors like blogger Serena, it has made all the difference. The … Continue reading Good food, good mood! 🫐
How often have you fantasized about having a superpower, enabling you to save others, win a race or at least escape embarrassing situations you got yourself into? Wouldn’t it be wicked to fly like Superman 🦸♂️ , time travel like Cable, be invisible like Sue Storm 🦸🏻♀️ or heal like Wolverine? I have good news … Continue reading Meet Your Superpower: Breathing 🚀
Mental Health Awareness Week 2022 focuses on loneliness. This has clearly been a growing area of concern since the coronavirus pandemic hit. And it’s not just adults affected; children and young adults are suffering as well. Yet they’re often misunderstood and don’t feel heard by a parent, caregiver or teacher. 8.5% of US children aged … Continue reading Children deserve mental health support to prevent crisis 💜
The wonderful writer C.S. Lewis famously said: “Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.’” The magic you feel when you connect with a friend is special and needs to be nurtured. Mental Health Foundation recommends some advice for caring for … Continue reading Friendship appreciation Friday!👭👬👫
Are you aged 16-30? Are you at school, university or working? Do you feel worried, stressed or anxious? Perhaps you are feeling lonely and don’t want to tell anyone yet. This week as we raise awareness of mental health we invite you to recognise the symptoms and try a new way to do something about … Continue reading ⏰ Time to make yourself your priority 😇 during this Mental Health Awareness Week 💜
