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My Journey with Stress

20 April 2021

Ali from the Bristol Wellbeing College discusses her personal journey with Stress.

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Bristol GPs mental health learning pilot extended

19 April 2021

GPs from East and inner city Bristol have been offering their patients a chance to enrol on wellbeing sessions to…

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New fund helps people connect

1 April 2021

Second Step clients will benefit from a new grant-making fund launched today to help build connections after Covid. The pandemic…

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Bristol Inside Out Arts: Peer-led Group for Creative Minds

31 March 2021

This week’s blog comes from Bristol Inside Out Arts Group, a peer group set up in response to Bristol Wellbeing…

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“Just knowing the Safe Haven is there to support me is such a relief!” – Vicky’s story

22 March 2021

A new crisis centre called the Safe Haven has opened in Weston-super-Mare providing a safe space for people in acute…

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Meghan Markle

Why Meghan’s words mean so much to me

10 March 2021

Like so many, we’ve been absorbed by the appalling revelations shared by Meghan in her recent interview with Oprah Winfrey.…

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