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By Crystal Hampton on 28th November 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 November 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 - Health

By Florence Scialom on 29th October 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 wellbeing - Health

By NOW on 12th October 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 October 2018

World Mental Health Day: Connecting and Sharing Ways to…

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

Your wellbeing - Health

By Dorothy Martin on 10th October 2018

Is There Something Wrong With Me?

Have you ever had the thought, ‘Is there is something wrong with me?’ Perhaps it has entered your mind when you’ve been feeling anxious or low. Maybe your moods have been up and down and you’re not sure what’s going

Our world - Beyond GDP

By Carnegie UK Trust on 24th September 2018

Putting wellbeing at the heart of government

An increasing number of countries across the world are making a commitment to putting wellbeing at the heart of government, including New Zealand and Northern Ireland. What can we learn from those leading the way? The Carnegie UK Trust is

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 - Kindness & Belonging

By Carnegie UK Trust on 6th August 2018

The Place of Kindness with Carnegie UK Trust

Kindness is not just about being nice. It matters, both for the wellbeing of individuals and communities and their empowerment. It also is a key factor in combatting the growing public health issue of loneliness and social isolation. The below

Our world - Wellbeing Together

By NOW on 9th July 2018

New Website: Let’s Build Wellbeing Together!

Welcome to our new website! It’s designed to help us build a network of people who care about the wellbeing of people, society and the planet. We’re so excited about it and want to share some of its best features with

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