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By Mirella Ferraz on 8th October 2018

Buy Less, Share More: ShareFest Celebrates Collaboration and Creativity

We don’t need to own more stuff to make us happy; in fact, research shows that the more materialistic we become, the more miserable we get. Sharing, on the other hand… Sharing can help to meet some of our material

Your wellbeing - Creativity

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 community - Inspiring Projects

By Carnegie UK Trust on 13th June 2018

Community Planning: Overcoming Challenges, Supporting Each Other

The Carnegie UK Trust has announced the participants of our Embedding Wellbeing in Northern Ireland project. The Community Planning Partnerships working in the following local authority areas were selected to receive financial and in-kind support from the Trust for the

Your community - Kindness & Belonging

By Drink Wise Age Well on 31st May 2018

Five Ways to Overcome Loneliness

Loneliness can be very damaging for our health and wellbeing. In this guest post Julie Breslin – Head of the Drink Wise, Age Well programme – shares five ways to overcome loneliness, inspired in-part by the Five Ways to Wellbeing.

Your community - Inspiring Projects

By Larch Maxey on 30th April 2018

Building Community Wellbeing: Easy as One, Two, Three!

The strength and vitality of our communities: our relationships with neighbours, friends, family and colleagues are the very foundations on which our wellbeing is built. The stress of modern life is a familiar refrain. Juggling work, family, the rising cost

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

Our world - Ideas & Analysis

By Carnegie UK Trust on 10th April 2018

Embedding Wellbeing in Northern Ireland

By Aideen McGinley, Chair of the Advisory Group for the Embedding Wellbeing in Northern Ireland project, Carnegie UK Trust Across the UK and Ireland, local government, in discussion with communities and citizens, is being given the freedom to map out the economic,

Your community - Inspiring Projects

By The Alzeimers Society on 28th March 2018

Health as a Social Movement: Creatively Overcoming Loneliness in Care

The Alzeimer’s Society is exploring ways to reduce the isolation felt by many in care homes, through the Airedale Social Movement Programme. The Alzheimer’s Society has been running the Airedale Social Movement Programme in Airedale, Wharfedale, Craven and Leeds since August

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

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

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