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Let’s take on loneliness together – Mental Health Awareness Week 2022
9 to 15 May is Mental Health Awareness Week, a time for breaking down the stigma which still surrounds mental health. This year, we’re going to talk about loneliness. We all feel lonely sometimes, and there are so many different ways we can feel lonely. But we don’t have to struggle by ourselves – let’s take on loneliness together.
Blokes Bonfires
When Curly realised how much just chilling out and watching bonfires helped his mental health, he decided to set up Blokes Bonfires to reach out to other men in Somerset.
Matty’s Everest Challenge
This year, Matty is taking on the Everest Challenge. He’s climbing four mountains across England and Wales to raise money for four charities, including us at Second Step, as well as Dementia UK, Mind and Children’s Hospice South West.
Matty’s challenge will see him scale a total of 29,000 feet – the same height as Mount Everest!
Matty’s Everest Challenge schedule:
Spring into Spring with the Bristol Wellbeing College
Can seasonal change really put a spring in our mental health’s step? Our Bristol Wellbeing College blogger, Chrissy, talks about spring, the science of joy, and how we may have more influence over our happiness than we think.
Looking back at 2021
Today we have launched our new Impact Report, looking back at our 2021 highlights through the lens of our values.
Pancakes
For Eating Disorders Awareness Week one of our volunteers, Georgie, tells us about her love for pancakes.