Tag: Mental Health
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Stress and resilience
What is stress? You’re having a bad week. You’ve got a to do list that just keeps getting longer, it feels like everyone needs you for something and you’re worried about how you’re going to pay the electricity bill this month… Stress is a natural part of the body’s defence…
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The benefits of journalling
You keep seeing articles on social media about journalling, half your friends are doing it too, but why? The answer is simple: because it has big mental health benefits! Read on to find out more… Reducing anxiety Keeping a journal can help reduce anxiety and enable you to take control…
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The story of Alex and Brandon – how basic training saved a life
Alex Alex, aged 30, is a member of TAARC – Telford African & Afro-Caribbean Resource Centre – and is one of the charity’s Trustees. In October 2022, as part of a Health Inequalities Funded (HIF) project with Telford &Wrekin Council’s Public Health, Alex took part in an Applied Suicide Intervention…
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The Young Person’s Year of Wellbeing
We all have the right to a happy, healthy life … sometimes we just need a little help to make that happen.
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Navigating anxiety: simple practical tips to improve how you feel
Anxiety can be hard be hard to deal with. But there are some things we can do to manage these tough feelings.
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Wellbeing Days at Newport Infant School and Nursery
Newport Infant School and Nursery has introduced Wellbeing Days to the beginning of each term as a gentle reintroduction to the school day.
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Talking about mental health: why it’s important and how to do it
Talking about mental health is vital for us all. By making time to talk and listen we can reduce the stigma and improve our mental health.
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How to beat the January Blues
After the excitement and bustle of the Christmas season, it is completely natural to feel a little down at this time of the year.
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How learning something new improves how you feel
Taking the time to learning something new will make you happier. But you don’t need to make a big commitment. Here’s some ideas to try.
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Nine small ways improve wellbeing at work
Focusing on your wellbeing at work is important if you want to feel happier and healthier. Here are some ways you can do it.
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How to create a wellbeing plan you will actually stick to
Take some time to create a wellbeing plan to improve how you feel. What could be more important than that?
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The secret to beating dissatisfaction
Struggling with dissatisfaction from time to time? Modern life can leave us feeling dissatisfied often. Here is what you can do about it.
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How to use mindfulness to improve your wellbeing
Mindfulness can improve how we feel by helping us to concentrate on being in the moment rather than worrying about the past or future.
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Improve your wellbeing and others’ too, by giving
Here are four ideas on how you can make giving a regular part of your life and improve how you feel.
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How social media affects wellbeing
Social media can have a massive effect on our wellbeing and how we feel without us even noticing. Here is how and what you can do about it.
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Coronavirus: 5 tips to look after your mental health in a lockdown
Coronavirus and lockdowns will strain everybody’s mental health. Here are five simple things we can all do to help lighten our moods.
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Suicidal thoughts: what to do if you, or someone you know, is having them
If you are having suicidal thoughts then pick up the phone, you are not alone. Support is available for people across Telford and Wrekin.
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25 ideas to be kind for Mental Health Awareness Week
In a time of social distancing small acts of kindness can help us all to connect with others emotionally during the pandemic.
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Support your child’s wellbeing with books at Telford & Wrekin Libraries
Aimed at children, the books can help them to understand and manage their health and wellbeing.
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Take control of your mental health – ‘Every Mind Matters’
We can all take simple steps to look after our Mental Health with the right support.
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The need to end the stigma around male suicide in Telford
Each week 84 men take their own lives in the UK.
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How to stay healthy this Christmas (and still have fun!)
By Jennifer Davies, Public Health Practitioner Christmas is the time of year when many of our Public Health messages go out the window. Not many people want to hear that they shouldn’t have more than a couple of glasses of wine or that pigs in blankets and bacon sarnies are…
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How do you know when its time to seek help for your mental health?
It might be your low mood is normal response to a difficult time, or it could be something that you need to talk to our GP about.
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Mental wellbeing: five ways to improve it
Advice on how to care of our physical health is everywhere, but not so for mental health. Fortunately, the Five Ways to Wellbeing are here to help.
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Navigating the return to work after time off for your mental health – 10 tips from someone who’s been there
Being in work is good for our physical and mental health. But returning to work after time off with mental health issues can be tricky.
