Blogs
How to create a healthy work-life balance
As part of Stress Awareness Month we decided to speak to some of our teams and find out first-hand how they manage stress at work, and what steps they take to ensure a healthy work-life balance.
Read MoreStress in the workplace
To launch Stress Awareness Month this April, we take a look at stress in the workplace; how to recognise signs you may be stressed and steps you can take to help you cope.
Read MoreNeurodiversity at work
As part of Neurodiversity Celebration Week, former Second Step colleague Dulseigh Pomerance-Trifts, who now works community interest company Inclusive Change,…
Read MoreThe myth of the LGBTQ+ Community: The Curse of intersectionality
To conclude LGBT+ History Month, Chay Harwood, a support workers with our High Support Accommodation Service, has written a blog on intersectionality. Chay looks at how the added layers of class and ethnicity affect people within the LGBTQ+ community, which isn’t always as accepting and inclusive as it makes out.
Read MoreHow bisexual erasure makes it tough to come out
To celebrate LGBT+ History Month, Jemma Stovell, a recovery coach for Step Together, writes about bi erasure (bisexual erasure) – how she has witnessed it in her life and why it makes it difficult to come out.
Read MoreThe role of humour in mental health recovery
Today, senior operations manager Sophie Dumayne gives her thoughts on the importance of humour and honesty when coping with mental…
Read MoreWalk on the mild side – how leisurely dog walks could be the key to joy
Hello and happy 2023 from your friendly neighbourhood Wellbeing College. January and February are strange months for many, striking an…
Read MoreIn defence of goth, punk, metal and misunderstood music
Does our taste in music really say anything about our mental health? Our Second Step colleague and Equalities Champion, Terry,…
Read MoreArt, attention and ADHD awareness
Our resident Bristol Wellbeing College blogger, Chrissy, writes about the experience of her mum being diagnosed with ADHD in her…
Read MoreCultivating hope: Looking after mental health in the cost-of-living crisis
The Hope Project takes a unique approach to mental health support. As well as providing emotional support, we help men manage the practical issues behind their mental health issues, such as debt and unemployment.
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