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Guest post by Lisa Pidgeon

By Lisa Pidgeon on 17th September 2018

Creatively Overcoming Isolation Through Arts and Crafts

Creative activities are a remarkably useful for improving health and wellbeing, particularly for those feeling isolated. In this post I share my experiences starting Little Bird SOS, an organisation that facilitates arts for health community groups in Leicestershire. Overcoming isolation

Your wellbeing - Creativity

By NOW on 10th September 2018

Happiness Is Handmade: A Weekend Of Immersion in Creativity

The Network of Wellbeing invites you to join facilitator Sherry Clark for “Happiness is Handmade” – a weekend of making and doing creative, purposeful and positive things with your hands, at Eden Rise, in Devon. According to research by Ofcom, UK

Your wellbeing - Happiness

By Florence Scialom on 3rd September 2018

How Can We All Be Happier at Work?

Since we spend one third of our adult lives at work, are there new opportunities to improve our workplaces in this first-quarter of the 21st century? Can we be happier at work? How is the growing focus on ‘happiness at

Your wellbeing - Nature

By Larch Maxey on 9th August 2018

Foraging as a Route to Wellbeing

The links between nature and wellbeing are strong and clear, so it should be no surprise that foraging boosts wellbeing; after all, it prompts us to not only get out in nature, but to pick, smell and taste it! However,

Your wellbeing - Happiness

By Florence Scialom on 1st June 2018

The Role of Happiness in Social Change

We are facing many challenges in the world today – political, environmental and social. In this wider context some may ask: why focus on happiness, when there is so much suffering in the world? We explore this question in a

Guest post by Global Action Plan

Your wellbeing - Happiness

By Global Action Plan on 16th April 2018

Four Ways to Simplify Your Life and Feel Happier

Advertising is everywhere – on our TVs, social media feeds, magazines – and it means we all feel the pressure to buy more despite research showing that buying stuff doesn’t even make us happy. Rates of depression and anxiety have

Guest post by Ruth Davey

Your wellbeing - Creativity

By Ruth Davey on 14th March 2018

Mindful Photography for Improved Wellbeing

Creativity and mindfulness can offer a route out of difficult times and towards greater mental health and overall wellbeing. In September 2014, photography started to take on a whole new meaning to me. For some time I had struggled with

Guest post by Katleen Brown

Your wellbeing - Health

By Katleen Brown on 4th March 2018

Six Tips for Caring for Yourself and Others

When people talk about healthy lifestyles, it often centers around food and exercise, but when it comes to overall wellbeing, these are just part of the picture. In order to be truly healthy, you have to consider all areas of

Your wellbeing - Happiness

By Michelle Preston on 28th February 2018

Positive Psychology and Finding Your Purpose

Are you keen to find more passion, purpose and meaning in your life but not sure where to start? Or do you have a strong sense of purpose but you often find yourself too strained and stretched to fulfil your

Guest post by Michelle Preston

Your wellbeing - Happiness

By Michelle Preston on 31st January 2018

A Purpose-Full Life: The Mission for Meaning

I remember interviews, in my early twenties being asked the dreaded question, “so, what do you want to be in five years time?” and I would always reply, “I just want to be happy”. Let me explain: I was never

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