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To help you stay well, we at Suffolk Mind use an ‘organising idea’ that we all have physical and emotional needs and a set of skills and resources that we’re born with to meet those needs. This is referred to as the Emotional Needs & Resources Model. We have 12 physical and emotional needs. Meaning & purpose is one of those needs.
Meeting the need for meaning and purpose is essential for mental health and wellbeing. Finding meaning and purpose in life helps to protect us from feeling pessimistic when life seems unfair or unjust.
Our Head of Mental Health Education, Ezra Hewing explains how to meet your need for meaning & purpose during this current pandemic.
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We’re all set up in Lowestoft and Bury St Edmunds libraries to read our Sammy the Sea Squirt story. Come and join us for some colouring fun too. You can even purchase a copy of your own Sammy the Sea Squirt and take away a free book mark! Details here: www.suffolkmind.org.uk/support-sammy-crowdfunding-appeal/
As part of our Sammy the Sea Squirt library tour today, we’re now at Mildenhall Library where the author of the book will be doing a special reading. We’ll be here until 2pm.![]()
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We’re also in Lowestoft and Bury St Edmunds libraries this afternoon. More details on our website: www.suffolkmind.org.uk/support-sammy-crowdfunding-appeal/ Suffolk Libraries UK
Sammy the Sea Squirt is in Ipswich library! The author and illustrator of the book are also here this morning for a special book reading and colouring sessions. We’ll also be moving like Sammy too. Join us from 10am.![]()
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We’ll also be in Lowestoft, Bury St Edmunds and Mildenhall libraries today. Visit our website for more details: www.suffolkmind.org.uk/support-sammy-crowdfunding-appeal/
We had a fantastic morning at The Willows Primary School in Ipswich giving out our Sammy the Sea Squirt book to their reception class to teach them about the link between movement and mental health. We hosted reading, movement and drawing sessions with the book author and illustrator.![]()
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Every reception aged child (four-to-five-years-old) in Suffolk will receive a free copy of Sammy the Sea Squirt through their school over the next few weeks. ![]()
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Watch the full story on BBC Look East tonight. ![]()
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You can also catch us at a library near you tomorrow, to hear the full Sammy the Sea Squirt story. There will also be drawing and movement sessions for the whole family. Visit Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds, Mildenhall and Lowestoft libraries. Full details on our website: www.suffolkmind.org.uk/support-sammy-crowdfunding-appeal/ #booklaunch Keep Moving Suffolk
Are you starting university this year? Our Head of Education, Ezra Hewing has these wellbeing tips for new students: www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/education/freshers-week-university-mental-health-tips-for-students-834...
5 freshers wellbeing tips to help you ace university
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Ezra Hewing, Head of Education at Suffolk Mind gives five wellbeing tips for those students heading off to universityAccreditations & Awards
