06Dec 22
Managing employee mental health around the holidays
Thank you to View HR's Managing Director, Gemma Murphy, for sharing tips on managing employee mental health around the holidays.
30Nov 22
My Story of Grief
Thank you to the wonderful Gordon Fong, for openly sharing his story of grief this National Grief Awareness Week.
23Nov 22
Hidden Disabilities in the Workplace
Thank you to View HR's Managing Director, Gemma Murphy, who shares her insight into hidden disabilities at work.
22Nov 22
What Exactly is Disordered Eating?
Thank you to guest blogger, Kat Kimber, an Online Dietitian Nutritionist in Dorset, who for this blog discusses disordered eating.
15Nov 22
“Living life on fire” – Life with CRPS
Thank you to guest blogger, Saskia Newman, University Student, for this incredibly honest blog of Living Life with CRPS.
14Nov 22
Bullying in the Workplace
Thank you to guest blogger, Gayleen Hodson, for this blog supporting Anti-bullying Week, and sharing advice regarding workplace bullying.
07Nov 22
Fibromyalgia, IBS and Diet: My Experience
5-10 years ago, I wouldn’t have even thought about when or what I was eating, let alone what gluten was. In science lessons at school, I used to think a…
31Oct 22
Halloween & Religion: Young Person
Growing up, Halloween would be an occasion in which my siblings and I would attend the Light Party at our local church.
10Oct 22
National Work Life Week – Supporting Employee Financial Wellbeing
View HR's Managing Director, Gemma Murphy's blog, shares her insight into how to support employee financial wellbeing.
10Oct 22
Black History Month: Let’s learn from it, then put action to our words.
Dorset Mind Ambassador Chris, shares his perspective on Black History Month and to learn from the past to take action now.
21Sep 22
5 tips for staying creative in fast-paced environments
Mel, Communications Manager at b4b Marketing in Poole tells us her top 5 tips for staying creative in a fast-paced environment.
14Sep 22
Happiness at Work for me
Ambassador Sarah, blogs for International happiness at work week and offers advice on how she manages her own happiness at work.
14Sep 22
#BisexualAwarenessWeek – An Education Piece
Ambassador Lucy Lewis, blogs about her experience as a bisexual person and aims to challenge some of the misconceptions she has come across.
09Sep 22
Hope through action – World Suicide Prevention Day
Ambassador Calvin Glen blogs about his mental health to mark World Suicide Prevention Day and above all, his hope for the future.
07Sep 22
Managing your back to uni stress
Thank you for this great advice from our new marketing & social media placement student Fiona, who is studying Media Production at Bournemouth University.
06Sep 22
Men’s masculinity could be an advantage in managing mental health
Thank you for this insightful alternative perspective on 'masculinity' from our Ambassador Toby, re-looking at how we can use it for good.
28Aug 22
Experience of baby loss: My story
TW: baby loss, grief. Ambassador Craig shares an incredibly difficult real-life experience of baby loss, sharing how grief was for him.
28Aug 22
Grief and me – losing my Dad
Ambassador Sarah shares her painful experience of losing her Dad - and how she's come to acceptance over the years, learning through counseling.
24Aug 22
Nature and Mental Health
Today's guest blogger Izzy talks about the benefits that nature can have on our mental health.
24Aug 22
Parental Bereavement at Work
View HR's Managing Director, Gemma Murphy's blog, shares her insight into parental bereavement and the relevant workplace laws.
04Aug 22
Allotments and Mental Health
Today's guest blogger Sharon talks about nature and mental health and how they connect.
21Jul 22
My family and Schizophrenia
Today's guest blogger, our CEO Linda O'Sullivan, writes candidly about her experience of caring for family members with Schizophrenia.
17Jul 22
My relationship with running and why its a release for me
Today's guest blogger, Andy Howe, talks about his relationship with running and how it benefits his mental health.
17Jul 22
Working with young people who have Autism Spectrum Disorder
Special needs is a “big world” and not two children are the same, you cannot compare their development or achievements. Having “autism” is not just a diagnosis.
15Jul 22
Fibromyalgia and me
Today's guest blogger, new Dorset Mind Ambassador Alexandra, speaks candidly about her experience of living with Fibromyalgia.
07Jul 22
Hidden Disabilities in the Workplace
Today's guest blogger is Gemma from View HR who writes about how to support those with disabilities in the work place.
30Jun 22
The benefits of exercise on mental health
Today's guest blogger is Ali from GiftFit- Ali writes of the link between physical and mental health and the benefits of regular exercise.
24Jun 22
LGBTQ+ Inclusivity in the workplace
Today's guest blogger, Gemma from View HR, writes about the importance of an inclusive work place and how to support LGBTQ+ employees.
24Jun 22
A conversation about pride month with Linda O’Sullivan and John Nevin
Today, CEO Linda and group facilitator John talk about pride and what it means to the community.
22Jun 22
How finding the right work environment improved my mental health
Today's guest blogger is Melissa Boyle from b4b marketing, who writes about how finding a healthy work environment improved her mental health.
20Jun 22
Me, my family and my mental health journey…
Huge thanks to our guest blogger and friend of Dorset Mind, Tom Hodgson for writing so candidly about his own mental health journey and what becoming a new dad taught him about his own wellbeing.
16Jun 22
It’s a roller coaster ride, but what a ride!
Today's returning guest blogger is Nick Rowe who writes candidly about fatherhood and who and what helped him along the way.
09Jun 22
Cycling and my Mental Health
Today's guest blogger is Jon mead who writes about his journey with cycling and taking on new challenges to improve his Mental Health
07Jun 22
Benefits of Biking
Our second Bike Week Blogger Jack Sherwin writes of how cycling has improved his Mental health and his confidence to do the unimaginable.
07Jun 22
BMX bike your way to wellbeing!
Todays guest blogger writes about how engaging in a social sport such as BMX can benefit mental and physical wellness.
03Jun 22
My Journey: Volunteer to Team Leader
My journey with Dorset Mind began when a friend from work who was also a trustee at Dorset Mind suggested that I might like to become a volunteer.
26May 22
Wellness and Wellbeing-The Link
This weeks guest blogger Sarah Hopkins write about the link between physical and mental wellbeing and her own wellness journey.
19May 22
Connecting with the Earth to support mental wellbeing
Thanks to our GAP Project Coordinator Sharon Best for her piece on the benefits that come from reconnecting with nature.
19May 22
The Missing Link – Meditation
Huge thanks to our guest blogger Ben for his insightful piece about the benefits of including meditation in your wellness routine.
17May 22
In step with life
May is 'National Walking Month'-This month our guest blogger Nick Rowe has written about the link between walking and Mental Health.
12May 22
Running in Mind
Our guest blogger Victoria Heeley writes about her fitness journey and taking inspiration from others to stay motivated.
12May 22
Loneliness in the Workplace
Our guest blogger Gemma from View HR writes about the effects of loneliness in the workplace and on employees and employers alike.
11May 22
Loneliness on the Front Line
Our guest bloggers Ben & Hayley discuss how Covid and loneliness impacted their work environments and in turn their care for their patients.
10May 22
Loneliness as a Young Person
In light of Mental Health Awareness Week, our guest blogger Charlotte writes candidly about her experience with loneliness as a teenager.
09May 22
Marriage, Divorce and Loneliness
The second of five blogs being published for Mental Health Awareness Week- Todays blog covers loneliness in marriage and divorce.
09May 22
Loneliness…in Motherhood
In light of Mental Health Awareness Week, our guest blogger Kirsty writes candidly about her experience with loneliness as a mum.
05May 22
Pregnant women with bipolar
TW: Sensitive content. Blogger Alexis writes about her experience of being pregnant - and in labour - whilst living with Bipolar.
03May 22
Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week
Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week runs from the 3rd-8th of May- This awareness week we focus on perinatal Mental Health.
26Apr 22
Lesbian Visibility Day
To mark Lesbian Visibility Day our guest blogger Katie from Space Youth Project has written a blog about acceptance of Lesbian identity.
21Apr 22
Work Place Stress by View HR
To mark Stress Awareness Month our guest blogger Gemma from View HR has written about the impact of and laws around workplace stress.
