Getting by with a little help from our friends…
One of the best parts, we think, of working for Harmless & The Tomorrow Project, is working with communities and individuals who support our cause and who do so much in their everyday lives to promote awareness of our work, join with us to fight stigma and contribute to our fundraising to make sure that […]
Children and young people’s stress
The Children’s Commissioner for England conducted a survey, exploring the stressors that children and young people experience. They asked just under 2,000 8-17-year-olds about stress, and here is how they responded: 66% said that they felt most stress towards homework and exams. Coincidentally, this research was conducted at the same time as the coronavirus outbreak, […]
Creativity and mental health
This week’s blog theme is Creativity and Mental Health, and with us all being in lockdown, there is opportunity to try out some new activities and potentially start some new hobbies. I took to Twitter, and asked people for the creative things they use to nurture their mental health, and here is a list of […]
Mothers and babies in mind
When I first became a mother over twenty years ago I had never heard of perinatal mental health. Though my pregnancy was very much wanted and I had longed to become a mother for many years, I was unprepared for the maelstrom of feelings that would engulf me both during the pregnancy and following the […]
My perinatal mental health – a blog by Lisa Williamson
In line with this week’s theme of perinatal mental health, I thought I would share a few words. I am a mum to five children (now fully grown adults) and I experienced a ‘wobble’ with my mental health, following the birth of my fourth child. I must admit, I had become quite complacent about the […]
Happy growing
It has now become widely accepted, through research and many people’s own lived experience, that gardening and being outdoors are hugely beneficial for our mental wellbeing. Gardening is recognised as having healing properties, in that it can help restore us to a sense of wholeness and offer connection to the cycle of life. This is […]
Noticing beauty
At the moment, the world seems like a really ugly place. The news is full of illness, death rates, stress, and chaos, and seeing that on a daily basis can make us forget that the world is full of beautiful things too. I have recently started enjoying going out for a walk, and actively looking for beautiful things. […]
