Stress and the tricks it plays on time
Stress takes up time and space Stress can do funny things to time, and when we’re feeling overwhelmed it can make us feel like we have no time. It can make it hard to break things down into moments, or…
Stress Awareness Month – stresses around a new ‘normal’ after COVID
Struggling with stress and anxiety I have always struggled with stress and anxiety; they might stem from external stimuli but generally my mind is pretty good at making them bigger then seem. Making it so it’s hard to get stuff…
Stress Awareness Month – What is stress?
Stress is a normal part of life This may be from the world around us, from our own bodies or from our thoughts. The human body has developed an intelligent and efficient stress response to help us handle and grow…
Sharing your story can give you power over your mental health
Severe Depression “My lungs want to live but my brain wants to die”. Words I wrote in a journal in 2019, the year I had to fight for my life. We usually use that expression to describe battling cancer or…
Recognising Eating Disorders in Yourself and Others
Recognising Eating Disorders It can be difficult to spot mental health disorders as those struggling have often devised coping mechanisms and are able to hide a lot of what they may be feeling. This short guide aims to give you…
LGBT history month and education around LGBTQ+
For the end of LGBT+ history month, Space Youth Project Dorset have written a blog about what LGBT history month is and why we celebrate it as well as the support they offer for LGBT youth. What is LGBT+ history…
Express yourself: Children’s Mental Health Week 2021
Mental Health Crisis February 1st to 7th 2021 is Children’s mental health week. This is a chance to highlight how vital it is that young people have access to support for their mental health. We are in a mental health…
What Will Other People Think?
Ambassador Series: Accessing Support World Mental Health Day's theme for 2020 was ‘Greater Access for All’. Our Young Ambassadors have written blogs to explore some of the challenges of reaching out for help as a young person. We’re adding to…
Family Opinions on Mental Health
Ambassador Series: Accessing Support World Mental Health Day's theme for 2020 was ‘Greater Access for All’. Our Young Ambassadors have written blogs to explore challenges of reaching out for help as a young person. We’re adding to this series with…
You Don’t Think Your Issue Is Serious Enough To Seek Help
Ambassador Series: Accessing Support World Mental Health Day's theme this year was ‘Greater Access for All’. Our Young Ambassadors have written blogs to explore challenges of reaching out for help as a young person. We’re adding to this series by…
