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By Mirella Ferraz on 7th Dec 2018

ShareFest brings people together to share, repair, swap and make

In partnership with Shareable and the Share Shed – A Library of Things, the Network of Wellbeing hosted the first ShareFest Totnes, in the south of England, which brought together over 800 people to celebrate sharing, repairing, swapping and making. This

Our world - Ideas & Analysis

By Florence Scialom on 5th Dec 2018

Buy Less, Share More: How the Real Sharing Economy Improves Wellbeing

The most pressing challenges facing us today – including wealth inequality, climate resilience, technology addiction, and social isolation – have the potential to be mitigated by improving the ways that we share resources with each other. Learn more with Tom

Our world - Wellbeing Together

By Florence Scialom on 28th Nov 2018

Join Our Team: Communications Manager (Maternity Cover) Vacancy

Are you passionate about promoting wellbeing far and wide? Would you like to work as part of our small, active team as our Communications Manager? If so, then we’d love to hear from you! Having worked at the Network of Wellbeing

Your wellbeing - Happiness

By Crystal Hampton on 28th Nov 2018

Healthy Habits for Women in Recovery to Achieve Happiness

Sharing healthy habits can help us deal with the pressures of modern living. In today’s society the demands and expectations on women to have and do it all often feel unattainable. This can leave many of us exhausted, feeling depressed,

Your community - Kindness & Belonging

By Carnegie UK Trust on 13th Nov 2018

The Meaning of Kindness

Be a kindness rebel: In this post Ben Thurman, Policy and Development Officer at Carnegie UK Trust, explores kindness as a disruptive and transformative concept. A month ago, at a meeting of our Kindness in North Ayrshire network, an anonymous post-it encouraged

Your wellbeing - Creativity Your wellbeing - Nature

By Dr. Samantha Walton on 9th Nov 2018

What Does Literature Tell Us About Nature and Wellbeing?

Nature, wellbeing and literature have always been connected for me. My childhood memories of discovering the natural world are entangled with the fictional worlds that I was also exploring: the landscapes of Wind in the Willows, The Famous Five and

Your wellbeing - Health

By Florence Scialom on 29th Oct 2018

Taking a Compassionate Approach to Mental Health

We need to discover new, more liberating stories around our own and each others mental distress – it can be hard being human, and deep compassion for ourselves and others is needed. This video shares a discussion with Andy Bradley

Your community - Inspiring Projects

By NOW on 16th Oct 2018

When We Forget Our Values, We Lose Our Way: World Values Day

“Values are like fingerprints… you leave them over everything you do” Elvis Presley Values are the things that are important to us. They are our motivators, our drivers, the passion in our hearts and the reason we do the things

Your wellbeing - Health

By NOW on 12th Oct 2018

How Can We Meet Our Shame With Compassion?

At times it can be hard being human, and deep compassion for ourselves and others is needed. Join NOW and Andy Bradley for a free webinar discussion on 23rd October from 6-7pm to discuss this topic. Anxiety, depression, altered and

Your wellbeing - Health

By Chukumeka Maxwell on 10th Oct 2018

World Mental Health Day: Connecting and Sharing Ways to Wellbeing

Here at NOW we believe in building wellbeing together. Chukumeka Maxwell, the founder of Action to Prevent Suicide CIC, is putting this into practice in a big way. Here he shares his reflections on World Mental Health Day – which also

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