Category Archives: Creativity and mental health

Handing over and moving on

Following the Mental Wealth Festival in October, and the celebration of a decade of projects delivered by the Good Mental Health Coop, it’s sadly time for the organisation to close down. Last week we held our Annual General Meeting, and … Continue reading

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Mental Wealth Festival in October

This year is the 10th anniversary of the Good Mental Health Cooperative! So we couldn’t miss the opportunity to celebrate. As the Good Mental Health Coop, we’ve organised three previous Hampshire Festivals of the Mind – in 2014, 2016 and … Continue reading

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Autumn activities

Next week sees the start of our autumn programmes on Mondays and Tuesdays at the Buckland United Reformed Church. On Monday 4th September, our ChitChat Club will be starting up again after a break during August. We’re delighted to welcome … Continue reading

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Lungs of the City

One of our sessions during Mental Health Awareness Week was to join a Wellbeing Walk and photography workshop set up in a collaboration between Paul Williams (independent photographer), Charlie Johnson from Portsmouth City Council, and the Good Mental Health Coop. … Continue reading

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What difference does it make?

Sometime ago, working with members of our Nexus women’s group, we developed a wellbeing check-in for people to complete at the start and end of group sessions. The idea is to simply pay attention to how you’re feeling that day, … Continue reading

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Open Day for Men’s Wellbeing

Coming up this Friday, 31 March is our celebration event to mark the success of the With Men in Mind workshops programme that has been running weekly for the past 6 months. The Open Day for Men’s Wellbeing is based … Continue reading

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Welcome to 2023!

This is a special year for the Good Mental Health Coop as it’s our 10th anniversary. As with everything else going on though, we know its going to be a tough year to get through. Our priority is to continue … Continue reading

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An autumn of creativity

The With Men in Mind programme of creativity and wellbeing workshops has had a brilliant start over the last couple of months with 22 men attending so far. Starting again on Friday 13 January, the With Men in Mind workshops … Continue reading

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Get creative this summer

During the summer holidays, we’re hosting creative activity sessions every Tuesday morning, open to women and men. Bring your own creative activity or ideas, or make use of our creative materials for choice of art work, collage, drawing, jewellery making, … Continue reading

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