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By Robyn O'Mahony on 23rd May 2023

Wellbeing people – David Green

David Green is an author, business founder and wellbeing enthusiast. Here, in the first of a series of posts on people in the wellbeing world, he talks to our Communications Officer, Robyn O’Mahony, about how he got interested in wellbeing

Your wellbeing - Nature

By Roger Higman on 17th May 2023

Nature – the gift that keeps giving

Nature is amazing, isn’t it? Science tells us that it’s vital for our wellbeing – whether it be by lifting our mood or helping us heal after a medical operation. Yet so often we take it for granted. Here, as

Your wellbeing - Health

By Robyn O'Mahony on 10th May 2023

Walking for anxiety

Walking in nature helped Robyn O’Mahony, NOW’s Communications Officer, to tackle her anxiety. Here, for Mental Health Awareness Week, she writes about how walking works for her. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ I’ve always been an anxious person. It started when I was very

Our world - Ideas & Analysis

By Roger Higman on 4th May 2023

A new relationship to stuff?

A new relationship to ‘stuff’, alongside self-care, connecting with each other, enjoying nature and putting wellbeing at the heart of policy, is at the core of our vision for a world where people and the planet thrive. Here, NOW’s Director,

Your community - Inspiring Projects

By Roger Higman on 4th May 2023

ShareFest Brings Together People to Share, Repair, Swap and Make

The ShareFest 2023 brought together over 700 people, in Totnes, to celebrate and promote sharing, repairing, swapping and making. Organised by the Network of Wellbeing (NOW) and the Share Shed – A Library of Things, it offered a wide range

Your wellbeing - Happiness

By Roger Higman on 27th March 2023

Income and emotional wellbeing: a conflict resolved?

Can money buy you happiness? New research from Nobel Prize-winning economist, Daniel Kahneman and his critic, Matthew Killingsworth, suggests that it can – unless you have other underlying reasons to be unhappy. However, NOW’s Director, Roger Higman warns against drawing

Your community - Inspiring Projects

By Mirella Ferraz on 21st March 2023

The Power of Community Fridges in Tackling Waste and Food Poverty

At the Network of Wellbeing, our vision is of people and the planet thriving together. We achieve that by connecting people, supporting projects, and inspiring action. While researching further projects for us to support, our project manager, Mirella Ferraz, looked

Our world - Wellbeing Together

By Roger Higman on 27th February 2023

New Beginnings – NOW’s New Strategy

The Network of Wellbeing has been reviewing its strategy and formulating new plans. Here, NOW’s Director, Roger Higman, sets the context for our discussions and introduces some of the ideas we have for the next three years. Later, as our

Your wellbeing - Health

By Miles Lowson on 27th February 2023

Walking in a winter wonderland!

Miles Lowson recently completed a Masters by research at Durham University. It aimed to understand the role winter weather has for older people walking in East Durham. Here, he shares his experiences and lists five tips for walk organisers catering

Our world - Wellbeing Together

By Roger Higman on 2nd February 2023

Building Wellbeing Together for People and Planet: NOW Annual Report 2022

The Network of Wellbeing (NOW)’s vision is of people and the planet thriving together. We connect people, support projects and inspire action for the wellbeing of people and the planet. We do this through events, network-building, our retreat venue Eden

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