Mental health & wellbeing matters: resources for those going through difficult times
by Jane Roberts | Feb 12, 2025 | Feature
Just a few organisations and places that offer support - and please add any more you think we should have on the list....
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Mental Health Matters | Making mistakes
by Simon Brew | Apr 10, 2024 | Feature
A few words on the fact that human beings always make mistakes: but shouldn't we give people the benefit of the doubt a little more?...
Mental Health Matters | When you don’t want to get yourself checked
by Simon Brew | Mar 20, 2024 | Feature
In our regular mental health slot, a few words on getting yourself checked when you're not feeling quite right....
Mental Health Matters | Transactional relationships
by Simon Brew | Mar 13, 2024 | Feature
In our weekly mental health spot, a few thoughts on the interactions with people who just seem to want things from us....
Mental Health matters | "It's just business"
by Simon Brew | Mar 06, 2024 | Feature
A few words on how people try to de-personalise the treatment of others under the cover of 'it's just business.'...
Mental Health & Wellbeing Matters | comfort blanket movies, games and books
by Simon Brew | Feb 28, 2024 | Feature
What films, games and books do you reach for when you've had a tough day? We're talking comfort blanket stuff right here......
Mental Health & Wellbeing Matters: letting people down
by Simon Brew | Feb 21, 2024 | Feature
A few thoughts on trying to keep your brain going, when you can't do everything you need - or people want you - to do....
Mental Health & Wellbeing Matters: a quiet week
by Simon Brew | Feb 07, 2024 | Feature
Nothing special in this week's Mental Health column, but it's here anyway. Sometimes, that's the point, right?...
Mental Health and Wellbeing Matters: unexpected falls
by Simon Brew | Oct 25, 2023 | Feature
What happens when you're making progress, and then you suddenly slip back? A few thoughts, in our weekly mental health chat....
Mental Health and Wellbeing Matters: admitting you just don’t know
by Simon Brew | Oct 04, 2023 | Feature
No magic answers in our latest chat about mental health, but an admission that sometimes, we just don't know what the hell to do.
Mental Health & Wellbeing Matters: something to look forward to
by Simon Brew | Jun 14, 2023 | Feature
In our regular spot where we chat about mental health and wellbeing, just a word or two about having something in the calendar....
Mental Health & Wellbeing Matters: the stigma of an eating disorder
by Sarah Myers | May 17, 2023 | Feature
A few words on being diagnosed with an eating disorder, and trying to come to terms with being open about it....
Mental health and wellbeing matters: knowing when to button it
by Simon Brew | May 10, 2023 | Feature
A few words on trying to stop making heated situations worse, and working out when to speak up....
Mental health and wellbeing matters: a flat day
by Simon Brew | May 02, 2023 | Feature
A few words on the kind of day that just doesn't seem to be going to plan, and a thought or two on how to get through it....
Mental health & wellbeing matters: when someone you know approaches end of life
by Simon Brew | Apr 25, 2023 | Feature
Our weekly spot where we chat about mental health and wellbeing looks at self-care when someone around you is coming to the end of their time....
Mental health & wellbeing matters: loneliness
by Simon Brew | Apr 19, 2023 | Feature
In our regular part of the site where we chat about the challenges of mental health, a word about loneliness, and one small request....
Mental health: accepting some people just aren’t very nice
by Simon Brew | Apr 05, 2023 | Feature
In the regular place on the site where we chat about mental health and wellbeing, a few words about people who just aren't on your side....
Mental health and wellbeing matters: appreciating friends
by Sarah Myers | Mar 22, 2023 | Feature
In our regular spot where we chat about mental health and wellbeing, some words on appreciating our friends, no matter how different from us they may...
Mental health and wellbeing matters: being ghosted
by Simon Brew | Mar 15, 2023 | Feature
In our regular spot where we chat about mental health and wellbeing, a few words on ghosting and being ghosted....
Mental health and wellbeing matters: a good read
by Simon Brew | Mar 08, 2023 | Feature
In our regular spot where we chat about mental health and wellbeing, a few words about reading, and let's recommend some books......
Mental Health & Wellbeing Matters: getting yourself checked if something feels off
by Simon Brew | Feb 15, 2023 | Feature
In our regular spot where we chat about mental health and wellbeing, just a word or two on recognising when things aren't quite right....
Mental health and wellbeing matters: understanding that some people live with continual pain
by Simon Brew | Feb 01, 2023 | Feature
In our regular spot where we chat about mental health and wellbeing, a few words on supporting those dealing with ongoing pain....
Mental Health and Wellbeing Matters: being open about mental health
by Simon Brew | Jan 25, 2023 | Feature
Opening up about mental health does come with highs and lows: a few thoughts on how the world has changed, but still needs to change more....
Mental health and wellbeing matters: you’re not allowed to like that
by Simon Brew | Dec 14, 2022 | Feature
In our latest piece looking at mental health and wellbeing, a few thoughts on peer pressure to like and dislike things....
Mental Health & Wellbeing Matters: checking yourself for lumps and bumps
by John Moore | Nov 30, 2022 | Feature
A few words on the importance of checking yourself, and how to go about doing so. It might, genuinely just save your life....
Mental Health & Wellbeing Matters: losing a parent
by Simon Brew | Nov 16, 2022 | Feature
A few words, in our regular mental health and wellbeing spot, on the loss of a parent, and trying to piece life back together afterwards....
Mental health and matters: crying
by Simon Brew | Nov 09, 2022 | Feature
In our regular spot where we chat about mental health and wellbeing, a few words on shedding tears - and why you're supposed to....
Mental Health And Wellbeing Matters: loneliness
by Simon Brew | Nov 02, 2022 | Feature
In our regular chat about mental health and wellbeing, a few words on loneliness, and one or two ways to battle it....
Mental Health & Wellbeing Matters: walking away
by Simon Brew | Oct 26, 2022 | Feature
A few thoughts on basically saying when, and finding the point where walking away is better than sticking with a bad situation....
Mental Health & Wellbeing Matters: boo to a goose
by Simon Brew | Oct 12, 2022 | Feature
A few thoughts on the expectation that we can all be dropped in a crowd and be able to have a conversation, in our latest mental health piece....
Mental Health & Wellbeing Matters: one day at a time is the best we've got
by Simon Brew | Oct 05, 2022 | Feature
Just a few thoughts on the limits of being a human, and how fast life can actually go when we're up against a wealth of problems....
Mental Health and Wellbeing Matters: the 'perfect' body
by Dan Cooper | Sep 28, 2022 | Feature
A few words for those who might struggle with physical self-esteem as we continue to be bombarded with the perfect bodies of onscreen action heroes....
