Articles relating to: mental health awareness
“We still have a long way to go.” Actress, presenter and mental health advocate Denise Welsh talks to Northern Soul
She is an accomplished stage and TV actress, a ‘loose’ woman, a mental health advocate and, most recently, a patron of Manchester’s award-winning Hope Mill Theatre.
Read the full story..“The need for organisations to keep the flame burning has never been more vital.” 30 Years of Manchester Mind
Anxiety is at an all-time high.
Read the full story..Why we should be deeply concerned by Boris Johnson’s toxic attitude to mental health
Is it just me or is there a distinct whiff of apocalypse in the air?
Read the full story..Northern Soul is still doing RED January 2019
It’s January. The weather is rubbish, the piggy bank is empty and we’re all feeling a little bit sluggish. It can also be the time of year where our mental health needs some TLC. Northern Soul’s Emma Yates-Badley has registered for RED January 2019, a community initiative that encourages people to support their mental health by doing something active every single day. Emma will be writing about her experience in a weekly blog. In partnership with independent mental health charity, Mind, RED January can provide a focus in a characteristically tough month, empowering you to start the year as you mean to go on.
Read the full story..Book Review: The Beauty of Broken Things by Catherine North
I’m increasingly drawn to stories set in the places I know well.
Read the full story..“Go peddle your bad advice and fat-shaming elsewhere.” Northern Soul takes on the diet industry
I’ve just carried out a social media cull.
Read the full story..Book Review: Notes on a Nervous Planet by Matt Haig
I have the propensity to be anxious about most things – electrical goods, being late, saying no, upsetting people, gas hobs, plug sockets, disease, forgetting things – so a book titled Notes on a Nervous Planet calls to me like a gin & tonic on a hot day.
Read the full story..You’re not a little bit OCD, I am
I have a tough time keeping my mouth shut about topics that I feel passionate about.
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