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9 May

Join us on Monday, 10am for a special ‘Connecting with Nature’ Mindfulness workshop, to celebrate the start of Mental Health Awareness Week. Sign up below. Throughout the week we will be posting tips on the theme of connecting with nature. https://tinyurl.com/5zvnd6fk

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8 May

Maternal Mental Health services are improving. If you live in Sutton, Kingston, Merton, Croydon, Richmond or Wandsworth and have experienced a traumatic birth or pregnancy, @MindBWW would really value your input.

@tommys @birth_trauma_association_uk @MiscarriageA @SandsCharity

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7 May

Ideas for #CarryTheBurden, our new campaign asking you to carry an item of your choice for 24 hours. Roz is carrying a parrot representing negative thoughts, a mug – talking things through, and a Yes sign – the pressure to say yes. Thanks Roz! More info: https://tinyurl.com/nzdw59fn

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6 May

How has COVID affected you? Mind has launched a new survey to find out how people who struggle with their mental health have been affected by the Coronavirus pandemic.

You can take the survey here: http://bit.ly/31aHcUA

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5 May

Join our Mindful Readers group on Thursday, 6 May, 1 - 2pm. This monthly book group is open to everyone on Zoom. For details, please contact [email protected]

#Mind #mentalhealth #Richmond #Twickenham #RBMind #Localmind #RichmondBoroughMind #support

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4 May

Next week is Mental Health Awareness Week. The theme is nature so throughout the week we’ll be posting tips on ways that you can connect with the natural world. Why not combine this with our new campaign #CarryTheBurden and carry a plant or a flower of your choice for 24 hours?

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3 May

Mind in London Manifesto. Priority Number 5: Reform the Mental Health Act. Read what we want the newly elected Mayor to do here: https://tinyurl.com/2bdd8yus

#Mind #mentalhealth #LondonBoroughOfRichmondUponThames #Richmond #Twickenham #RBMind #Localmind #RichmondBoroughMind #support

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2 May

We are very sad to share that PJ Greeves, a much admired and respected ex-Chair and Trustee of RB Mind died suddenly in recent weeks. We send our sincere condolences to his wife Molly and family at this very sad time. We have set up a memorial page here: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/val-farmer3

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1 May

We are excited to launch our new campaign – #CarryTheBurden – in which we ask you to carry an item of your choosing for 24 hours in recognition of the invisible burden a mental health difficulty can represent. To find out more and get involved visit: https://tinyurl.com/mxyncyuw

Wellbeing Centre Poetry and Art

Gordon, a member of our Wellbeing Centre Creative Writing Group and Art Group, shares his response to the current times through poetry and art:

Solitude

Residing in splendid isolation, living in bittersweet solitude
Knowing empty days and hollow nights, with dreams of endless oceans
Numb to the human touch, disconnected and socially fading
Anxiety rising from the depths, shades of realised uncertainty
Welcoming an absence of company, for the dread of socialising
Overwhelming feelings invite silence in place of conversation
The smile of a shatter proof mask hides the stress of gatherings
Admire the distance, spaces between people, no more crowds only
Introverts
The residue of friendships, the experience of being alone

The picture below of ‘Chaos to order’ was created from a photo taken on my iPhone then edited in a photo app using my iPad.

I find that any form of art is a great way to be creative. The art group gives me the opportunity to explore artistic ideas and to lose myself in the moment of creating something, it is a good way to forget about the issues of the day.

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5th May 2021
Mental Health Awareness Week – 10-16 May

Next week is Mental Health Awareness Week. The theme is nature so throughout the week we’ll be posting tips across our social media accounts on connecting with the natural world to help manage your mental wellbeing. Our new campaign #CarryTheBurden invites people to carry an item that represents the invisible burden that a mental health
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30th April 2021
May Mindful Memo – now available

You can now read the May issue of Mindful Memo. In this edition we launch our new campaign – #CarryTheBurden – in which we invite participants to carry an item of their choosing for 24 hours in recognition of the invisible burden a mental health difficulty can represent. And, as we all go to the
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10may10:00 am11:00 amMind and Body Mindfulness - online event10:00 am - 11:00 am

10may1:30 pm2:30 pmArt and Heritage Online Course1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

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3 hours ago

Our Chief Executive, Val Farmer, is taking part in our #CarryTheBurden campaign. Find out what she's carrying as her burden and why.

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7 hours ago

Mental Health Awareness Week: To really connect with nature you need to look for changes in the seasons, such as temperature drops, amount of hours of light and the colour of the leaves on the trees. These felt like big changes to our ancestors and this can be the first step toward really feeling at one with it all.

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1 day ago

Join us on Monday, 10am for a special ‘Connecting with Nature’ Mindfulness workshop, to celebrate the start of Mental Health Awareness Week (10 - 16 May). Sign up below. Throughout the week we will be posting tips on the theme of connecting with nature. tinyurl.com/5zvnd6fk

#Mind #mentalhealth #LondonBoroughOfRichmondUponThames #Richmond #Twickenham #RBMind #Localmind #RichmondBoroughMind #support #mentalhealthawarenessweek ... See MoreSee Less

2 days ago

Maternal Mental Health services are improving. If you live in Sutton, Kingston, Merton, Croydon, Richmond or Wandsworth and have experienced a traumatic birth or pregnancy, @mindbww would really value your input. If you are currently pregnant, have given birth or have miscarried and are experiencing poor mental health as a result, please know that you’re not alone and support is available. Follow the hashtags below to find specialist help and be sure to let your GP know. If you are currently in crisis please call 999. If you don’t feel like you are being heard, ask someone to help you advocate. You are important!

@tommys @birth_trauma_association_uk @miscarriageassociation @sandscharity
#birthtrauma #miscarriage #recurrentmiscarriage #maternalOCD #maternalwellbeing #maternalmentalhealthweek #sutton #kingston #wandsworth #merton #croydon #Richmond #southwestlondon #mumlife
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3 days ago

Here's some great ideas for #CarryTheBurden, our new campaign asking you to carry an item of your choice for 24 hours in recognition of the invisible burden that a mental health difficulty can represent.

Our supporter Roz is carrying a parrot representing negative thoughts, a mug – talking things through with friends, and a Yes sign – the pressure to say yes. Thanks for the inspiration Roz!

Have you chosen your item yet? Remember you can be as creative as you like. Let us know by visiting: tinyurl.com/nzdw59fn

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4 days ago

How has COVID affected you? Mind has launched a new survey to find out how people who struggle with their mental health have been affected by the Coronavirus pandemic. The survey is for anyone aged 13 or above who was struggling with a mental health problem before the pandemic, or those that have experienced a mental health problem as a result of the pandemic and asks about:

- how you’ve been coping since the first national lockdown
- what things have affected your mental health
- how you are feeling about the future

The results will help us to understand how we can provide the right support going forward for those that need it most. You can take the survey here: bit.ly/31aHcUA There is also a prize draw as part of the survey to win £200 in high street shopping vouchers, or donate £200 to Mind.

#Mind #mentalhealth #LondonBoroughOfRichmondUponThames #Richmond #Twickenham #RBMind #Localmind #RichmondBoroughMind #support ... See MoreSee Less

5 days ago

Join our Mindful Readers group on Thursday, 6 May, 1 - 2pm. This monthly book group is open to everyone on Zoom. For details, please contact [email protected]

#mind #mentalhealth #londonboroughofrichmonduponthames #richmond #twickenham #RBMind #Localmind #richmondboroughmind #support ... See MoreSee Less

6 days ago

Next week is Mental Health Awareness Week. The theme is nature so throughout the week we’ll be posting tips on connecting with the natural world to help your mental wellbeing. Our new campaign #CarryTheBurden invites people to carry an item that represents the invisible burden that a mental health difficulty can represent - we hope to see lots of photos posted during the week. Why not combine the two, and carry a plant or a flower of your choice for 24 hours?

#Mind #mentalhealth #LondonBoroughOfRichmondUponThames #Richmond #Twickenham #RBMind #Localmind #RichmondBoroughMind #support ... See MoreSee Less

1 week ago

Mind in London Manifesto. Priority Number 5: Reform the Mental Health Act. Read what we want the newly elected Mayor to do here: tinyurl.com/2bdd8yus

#mind #mentalhealth #londonboroughofrichmonduponthames #richmond #twickenham #RBMind #Localmind #richmondboroughmind #support ... See MoreSee Less

1 week ago

We are very sad to share that PJ Greeves, a much admired and respected ex-Chair and Trustee of RB Mind died suddenly in recent weeks. PJ connected with our Service Users and Carers through a real understanding from his own lived experience of mental health. He was a passionate advocate for people being able to access the right services at the right time and being able to lead a normal life. PJ always said family comes first, and we send our sincere condolences to his wife Molly and their extended family at this very sad time. We have set up a memorial page here: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/val-farmer3

#mind #mentalhealth #londonboroughofrichmonduponthames #richmond #twickenham #RBMind #Localmind #richmondboroughmind #support ... See MoreSee Less