RESOURCES FOR RESILIENCE DURING COVID 19
Category Archives: Mental Wealth Academy
Stories of Asylum during WW1
We’re hosting a second online launch event on Saturday 5 December at 10.30am. This is entitled ‘100 years of Mental Health Care in Hampshire’.Carolyn Barber will talk about the outcomes of our 2017 project and exhibition. Carolyn will be joined by Maggie Sawkins, … Continue reading
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Make, Bake and Create
by Carolyn Barber “Why should we all use our creative power…? Because there is nothing that makes people so generous, joyful,lively, bold and compassionate, so indifferent to fighting and and accumulation of objects and money”Brenda Ueland
Laughter is the Best Medicine
“What Soap is to the Body, Laughter is to the Soul”Yiddish Proverb Children laugh spontaneously and naturally – it’s not something they have to learn. Apparently children laugh 200-400 times a day, while adults laugh as average of 15 times. … Continue reading
‘Lest We Forget’
This week, the Good Mental Health Coop hosted it’s first virtual open dialogue event, called a Mental Wealth Trialogue. A couple of the participants spoke about how the impact of Covid 19 on our mental health generally was now being … Continue reading
What on earth is a Mental Wealth Trialogue when it’s at home?
A ‘Trialogue’ group is a neutral space where communities can gather to develop their understanding of mental health issues, the challenges of maintaining mental health and to transform thinking on developing better services and healthy communities.
Coming Up Soon! Summer Online – Mental Wealth Academy
This week we’re opening up bookings for our Summer Online programme of workshops, discussion events and courses. These are to help support anyone concerned about maintaining good mental health, emotional resilience and wellbeing during the coronavirus pandemic. Click here to find out … Continue reading
From the Heart Poetry Recital – Sunday 1 March
As part of Portsmouth Bookfest, this event is the culmination of a series of workshops run by poet Maggie Sawkins to encourage people to learn a poem off by heart. Those taking part in the project are joined by local … Continue reading
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Kindness counts at the Good Mental Health Cafe Wed 13 Nov
You can be sure of a friendly welcome if you visit the Lily&Lime Cafe on the third floor of Portsmouth Central Library anytime between 2 and 6pm on Wednesday 13 November. Our monthly Good Mental Health Cafe will be up … Continue reading
Special event for World Mental Health Day
Have you been wondering what happened to the Wellbeing Centre in Palmerston Road? At our event on 9 October, you can hear about a new support service planned for Portsmouth called Positive Minds, due to open in the autumn. There … Continue reading
Build Your Confidence
This short programme of three workshops will help you build confidence, discover your sense of purpose, and take steps forward in life. You can book on the complete course, or you can attend single workshops if you’re not available for … Continue reading
