Archive February 2018
Meeting the need for Emotional Connection
Written by Ezra Hewing, Head of Mental Health Education, Suffolk Mind.
Each month, at Quay Place & Suffolk Mind, we focus on an emotional or physical need which supports emotional wellbeing. This month it’s the need for emotional connection.
THE need for emotional connection means having a relationship where we feel accepted by another person, in a way which lets us be ourselves without fear of being judged. We might describe this as being accepted ‘warts and all’ for who we are.
Author: Stuart Dent
Breaking the grip of addiction
Written by Ezra Hewing, Head of Mental Health Education, Suffolk Mind.
Any parent or carer for a child will go to great lengths to protect that young person from illness and injury. Finding out that your child is in the grip of addiction can come as a shock and leaves families unprepared for the consequences. Parents often find that they blame themselves or each other for a child’s substance abuse – which doesn’t help anyone.
Author: Stuart Dent
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Do you feel as though there is no light at the end of the tunnel at the moment? Well this is how our Workplace Wellbeing Trainer Sue helps herself to continue looking forward: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iup-it3nHLY
Workplace Wellbeing Trainer Sue explains how she continues to look forward
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Do you feel as though there is no light at the end of the tunnel at the moment? Well this is how our Workplace Wellbeing Trainer Sue helps herself to continu...🏃♀️🚴♂️🏊♂️🥇We are excited to announce our latest collaboration with Suffolk’s This Girl Can ambassadors and Suffolk Mind, our local mental health charity.
Find out more about our campaign to get more women and girls active this winter at: bit.ly/32XP4dH
We've joined forces with Active Suffolk to encourage more women into physical activity after figures show there's been a 13% drop since April this year. 14 This Girl Can Suffolk Ambassadors are taking on 100 Miles for Suffolk Mind - why don't you get involved too? www.suffolkmind.org.uk/news/suffolk-mind-and-active-suffolk-join-forces-to-encourage-more-women-i...
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Mental health charity Suffolk Mind and Active Suffolk have teamed up to help support more local women and girls to participate in physical activity over the winter months. It’s after figures show that the gender gap has widened significantly. Currently 22% of women are achieving 30 minutes of phys...
Mums Matter is a new six week course that has been designed for mums in the Ipswich area who are experiencing mental health challenges in the perinatal period. If you have symptoms such as worrying thoughts, anxiety and postnatal depression, we can help: https://www.suffolkmind.org.uk/services/mums-matter/
With the clocks going back this weekend, the latest blog from @SuffolkMind's @jonneal_UK, which focuses on helping our #mentalhealth over the winter months, is a must read.
Check it out at https://www.keepmovingsuffolk.com/the-clocks-are-going-back/
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A huge thank you to Councillor James Finch for choosing Suffolk Mind as the Chairman's Charity of the Year. It has been a fantastic 18 months.
Happy Birthday for Sunday Lee. Thank you for asking people to support Suffolk Mind.
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