Oh Wow! Our Best (Academic) Year Yet!
As we speed towards the end of July, the question we’re asking anyone who’ll listen is .. “Who stole the last 11 months?” It only seems like yesterday that the new academic year began back in September, and here we are now, feeling reflective on what an amazing academic year it’s been for The Wellbeing […]
Building a Routine: 6 Ways to Prioritise Self-Care for Your Wellbeing
Self-care is an important part of maintaining our wellbeing. It is an intentional and mindful way of taking care of ourselves by paying attention to our physical, mental, and emotional needs. By making self-care a priority in our daily lives, we can find balance and improve our overall health. In this blog post, we will […]
The Unseen Struggle: Understanding and Coping with Anxiety
Anxiety is a growing mental health issue in today’s society, yet its subtle and often unseen effects can be overlooked. Anxiety is a feeling of unease or worry about something in the future, and it can have a huge impact on a person’s life. It is important to understand what causes anxiety, the signs to […]
How Stress Affects Your Physical and Mental Health
April is stress awareness month, so we thought it timely to raise awareness about the potential risks of stress and how it can affect both physical and mental health. It is important to understand the different stress triggers that can lead to high levels of stress and the negative impact it can have on the […]
How to Take Care of Yourself While Taking Care of Your Kids
Parenting can be challenging and stressful, but it’s important to look after yourself as well as your children.
Mental Health in Children: What to Look For
It’s a shocking statistic that 1 in 6 children and young people in the UK are currently suffering from a diagnosable mental health condition. Mental health and wellbeing are an important part of life for everyone, but especially for young people who are still developing and finding their place in the world. So, what can […]
And Breathe …
On average we breathe around 22,000 times every single day. The respiratory system is a remarkable piece of machinery: it does what it has to do naturally. It keeps us alive. Day after day after day. But how aware are you of the breaths that you take? Most of the time we breathe through our […]
Wellbeing Ambassadors – The Crew of the Future
As schools prepare to shut down for Christmas, it’s been anything but quiet for The Wellbeing Crew, as December saw the launch of our Wellbeing Crew Ambassadors programme. Being rolled out across the West Midlands and Staffordshire, we’re working in schools with KS1 and KS2 students and pastoral care teams, promoting wellbeing and creating our […]
Human Touch Can Make All The Difference
From the moment we’re born, the need for human touch is ever-present, it’s one of our most basic primal needs. In a post-pandemic world where far too many people are engaged in their screens and personal bubbles, touch is becoming less common in everyday life, contributing to feelings of isolation, depressing and anxiety. When […]
Delivering Life Skills – All Part Of The Wellbeing Journey
Over the last few weeks, we’ve been working at the ContinU Plus Academy (CPA) in Kidderminster. CPA is an alternative provision free school, and provides high quality education for 11-17 year olds, Opened in September 2013, the school has capacity for 90 pupils, who for a wide variety of reasons have disengaged or experienced difficulties […]
