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Blogs, opinion pieces, stories and experiences from across Second Step. See below for our most recent campaign & video, our latest news and blog posts, and our 2024 Impact Report.

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“When something bad happens, it can make you feel a little braver than you were before”: How visiting a wellness café taught me the value of my lived experiences. 

3 March 2025

After her mum passed away in 2022, Tania’s faith in health services was shaken and she was left struggling with…

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‘Connection is so important but is so overlooked’ 

3 March 2025

Amy Hardwick, Health Improvement Manager for Mental Health and Wellbeing at Somerset Council has worked in partnership with Stepladder to…

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Blue sky and fluffy clouds

New free online mindfulness exercises for people in North Somerset

25 February 2025

Introducing our new range of mindfulness exercises from North Somerset Wellbeing, free for adults (18+ years) who live in North…

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Farewell Stepladder  

25 February 2025

Our men’s mental health project in Somerset may be ending but the abundance of community groups still in the local…

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Breaking barriers: Five revolutionary activists who shaped British history 

18 February 2025

For LGBTQIA+ history Month, Phoebe Horrocks, Peer Recovery Navigator and LGBTQIA+ Lead at Second Step, reflects on the importance of…

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A fresh innings – finding friendship through sport and memories.  

18 February 2025

At Bridgwater Cricket Club, Sporting Memories uses sport to get older men out of their houses and socialising with their peers with…

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