Mental Health and Wellbeing Matters Archives

Mental Health and Wellbeing Matters: the long tail of grief

by Simon Brew | Sep 21, 2022 | Feature

A few words for those who continue to struggle with longer term grief, losing someone important, and trying to deal with that....

Mental Health & Wellbeing Matters: young people and respect

by Simon Brew | Sep 14, 2022 | Feature

In our weekly spot where we chat about mental health and wellbeing, a few thoughts on showing respect, and generalising the young....

Mental Health & Wellbeing Matters: when friends drift

by Simon Brew | Sep 07, 2022 | Feature

In our mental health and wellbeing spot, a few words about friendships that drift away a little, and why the reasons may not always be apparent....

Mental Health & Wellbeing Matters: getting yourself checked out

by Simon Brew | Aug 31, 2022 | Feature

In our regular spot on the site where we chat about mental health and wellbeing, a few thoughts on looking after our physical health too....

Mental Health & Wellbeing Matters: you really can’t win them all

by Simon Brew | Aug 24, 2022 | Feature

In our space on the site where we chat about mental health, a few thoughts on trying to win every fight and why it's a losing battle....

Mental Health & Wellbeing Matters: peer pressure to drink

by Simon Brew | Aug 17, 2022 | Feature

In our spot where we chat about mental health, wellbeing and things affected us, a few words about being pushed to drink....

Mental Health & Wellbeing Matters: feeling suicidal

by Simon Brew | Aug 10, 2022 | Feature

In our place on the site where we chat about mental health and wellbeing, one or two words for those at the very end of their tether....

Mental health and Wellbeing Matters: dealing with bad news

by Simon Brew | Jul 27, 2022 | Feature

A few words on the days when we get some unpleasant news, and a few ideas on how to immediately deal with it all....

Mental health and wellbeing matters: what can’t you do?

by Simon Brew | Jul 20, 2022 | Feature

In our regular spot where we chat about mental health and wellbeing, a few thoughts on not being good at stuff, and why that's absolutely okay....

Mental Health & Wellbeing Matters: the constant flow of pressure

by Simon Brew | Jul 13, 2022 | Feature

If the pressure always seems to be building, a few thoughts on trying to build in a bit of headspace for yourself - and feel free to leave your own....

Mental Health & Wellbeing Matters: just feeling tired

by Simon Brew | Jul 06, 2022 | Feature

In our regular spot where we chat about mental health, wellbeing, and generally trying to feel a bit better, a few thoughts on the constant feeling of...

Mental Health & Wellbeing Matters: should you admit you’re struggling?

by Simon Brew | Jun 29, 2022 | Feature

Most of us know to reach out about life's big struggles - but what about the small ones? A few thoughts on whether it's right to open up....

Mental Health & Wellbeing Matters: cleansing the timeline

by Simon Brew | Jun 22, 2022 | Feature

Sometimes, a break from a continual feed of doom and gloom has to be generated: where possible, a few thoughts on some timeline cleansing....

Mental Health & Wellbeing Matters: advice for tough financial times

by Sarah Myers | Jun 15, 2022 | Feature

Money is tight for most people right now, so here's a few words of advice you might hopefully find helpful....

Mental Health & Wellbeing Matters: stepping back from work time

by Simon Brew | Jun 01, 2022 | Feature

In our regular spot where we chat about mental health and wellbeing, a few thoughts about trying not to take work home with you....

Mental Health & Wellbeing Matters: subtle little settings

by Simon Brew | May 25, 2022 | Feature

In our regular mental health and wellbeing spot, we've been looking at small little social media settings to help de-toxify parts of life....

Mental Health & Wellbeing Matters: grief and distraction

by Sarah Kennedy | May 18, 2022 | Feature

In our weekly spot where we talk about mental health and wellbeing, we're talking about grief and how the power of distraction can help. ...

Mental health & wellbeing matters: dealing with feeling low

by Film Stories | May 11, 2022 | Misc

In our weekly spot where we talk about mental health and wellbeing, a few words of advice on what to do when you're feeling low....

Mental Health & Wellbeing Matters: struggling on the quiet

by Simon Brew | May 04, 2022 | Feature

In our weekly spot where we talk about mental health and wellbeing, a few words on keeping struggles bottled up....

Mental Health & Wellbeing Matters: coping with modern politics

by Simon Brew | Apr 27, 2022 | Feature, News

The world of politics feels very divisive at the moment, and that can play havoc with our mental health: a few thoughts on ways to deal with it all....