Wellbeing in action Archives - Page 2 of 6

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

Your wellbeing - Happiness

By Florence Scialom on 10th January 2018

Some Tips to Improve Your Wellbeing Throughout 2018

The beginning of a new year can offer us an opportunity for a fresh start, new perspective and renewed resolve to make things better. However, as we head further into this month some of us can begin to falter on

Your community - Kindness & Belonging

By Florence Scialom on 13th November 2017

Five Ways to Kindness

This post shares five ways to be kind to yourself and others, shaped around the Five Ways to Wellbeing. **To learn more about kindness you can also join our upcoming free webinar on The Place of Kindness with Carnegie UK

Your wellbeing - Creativity

By Music for Wellbeing on 2nd November 2017

Music for Wellbeing

Music for Wellbeing is a Bristol-based music therapy project. In this post they explain how our workshops can support the Five Ways to Wellbeing. Music for Wellbeing was born out of our experiences as music therapists. In summer 2016 we qualified as music

Your wellbeing - Creativity

By Rebecca Mellor on 18th October 2017

Wellbeing Through Creativity

Our creativity, as a means of connecting with ourselves, others and the world around us, is vital to building a wellbeing-based society. Without it, we are destined to plough through the existing paradigm as it grows ever more obsolete and

Our world - Ideas & Analysis

By Florence Scialom on 16th October 2017

Celebrating World Values Day By Valuing Things That Have No Price Tag

Values are what make us who we are. They are the compass guiding everything we do – our choices and our actions. When we forget that compass, we take the wrong turn. It’s the same for our families, for our

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