02Mar 21
Managing your Eating Disorder during a Pandemic
Guest blogger and Ambassador Lucy writes about how to manage an eating disorder with the added pressures a pandemic and lockdown can bring.
read more28Feb 21
Beyond the Stereotypes of Eating Disorders
Blogger Sarah writes about challenging stereotypes of people with Eating Disorders. Importantly, she tells us how to help someone who's struggling.
read more19Feb 21
Connecting through campaigns
Our guest blog was written by Ambassador Sarah Hopkins who found during lockdown, the thing that got her through was staying connected to others.
read more14Feb 21
Colour your mind with a rainbow
Our blog is written by our GAP Project Coordinator Sharon, who has been encouraging people to build colour into their every day to improve their wellbeing.
read more12Feb 21
Questioning myself – my LGBT+ journey
Our blog follows an inspirational person. Questioning themselves began early. Education, peer & professional support eventually contributed to recovery.
read more07Feb 21
My story of anxiety & depression
Guest blogger Sarah Peverill (Ms Dorset) hopes to use her title and this story to help others, and shares her lived experience of anxiety and depression with us.
read more06Feb 21
LGBT+ History Month – Ben Kaye
In honour of LGBT+ History Month, this week's blogger is Ben Kaye, Attitude 101 Magazine’s LGBTQ+ Third Sector and Community Trailblazer.
read more01Feb 21
Supporting your child through a pandemic
Our blogger Lucy has written a blog about supporting a child through the pandemic. She suggests practical ways to help, whilst not forgetting about you too.
read more24Jan 21
Home-schooling – my experience as a mum
Guest blogger Marie has written a blog about her experience of home-schooling her son, and offers some tips to help parents home-schooling now.
read more18Jan 21
Aster and workplace wellbeing
Guest blogger Julie Cridland, the Employee Experience Lead at Aster Group, has written a piece about Aster's wellbeing journey supporting their employees.
read more10Jan 21
Wellbeing… Being Well?
Our Adult Services Manager, Nicole, has written a blog about some of the wellbeing strategies we've put in place after working from home during lockdown.
read more03Jan 21
Move Your Mind – improve your wellbeing!
Our guest blogger Lucy writes about the benefits of getting active to improve our mental wellbeing and lists some top tips to help you get started.
read more01Jan 21
Keeping Mentally Fit
In our latest blog, our guest blogger, Paul shares why it's so important to stay mentally and physically active during lockdown.
read more20Dec 20
Why I hate Christmas
Guest blogger Gordon Fong explains why he finds Christmas difficult. It all goes back to his roots and feeling an outsider in North Eastern England.
read more17Dec 20
The festive season and living alone
Guest blogger and Ambassador Sarah writes about facing the festive season alone during the pandeami, and her top methods of coping.
read more01Dec 20
Why men should check out the 5 Ways to Wellbeing
Guest blogger Tom writes about men's mental health and the importance of checking in with yourself and the 5 Ways to Wellbeing.
read more26Nov 20
Once I fell in love with running, there was no turning back.
Move Your Mind guest blogger Jim shares his running story - 'As the weeks past I kept things consistent and started to feel better and better after each run'
read more24Nov 20
Step by step – How running helped me through lockdown #1
Guest blogger Sean tells us about his running journey - 'I came out of lockdown with a new perspective, new friends and a shift in my thinking towards exercise and being outdoors'.
read more19Nov 20
Lockdown and winter taking it’s toll? Take up these challenges to improve your wellbeing!
Take part these challenges to help you improve your wellbeing through lockdown and winter, whilst helping to support those who are struggling with their mental health.
read more12Nov 20
How to stay active during lockdown #2 – A guide to home workouts.
How to stay active during lockdown #2. Make your wellbeing a priority check out our home workout guide by guest blogger Rachel Howard.
read more05Nov 20
Do you suffer with SAD? Here’s how to stay positive through the winter months
Do you suffer with SAD? Our guest blogger tells us more about Seasonal Affective Disorder, and how to stay positive through the winter months.
read more28Oct 20
Why fitness is a great anti-depressant.
Guest Blogger Joshua Parker tells us about how his fitness journey has acted as an anti-depressant to improve his mental health.
read more27Oct 20
Furlough is ending – how will you look after your own or your employees mental health?
Are you an employer or employee being affected by the Government’s furlough scheme coming to an end soon? If so, please read on.
read more22Oct 20
Your Money and Mental Health
Strugging with your finances can affect on your mental health. Read our 5-step blueprint for coping in a crisis and information on where you can find further support for money worries.
read more15Oct 20
‘Distract or deal with’ the power of anxious thoughts
In our latest blog, our guest blogger, Sharon, explains how being in nature can be beneficial for your physical and mental wellbeing.
read more12Oct 20
How our mood affects our food
In our latest blog, our guest blogger, Sharon, explains how our mood can have an impact on our food.
read more05Oct 20
World Mental Health Day 2020 – Greater Access For All
It’s World Mental Health Day on the 10th Oct. With the Covid-19 pandemic causing more mental health problems, now is the time to talk about mental health.
read more28Sep 20
Panic attacks & anxiety – Shout Out Loud Singer/Songwriter shares his struggles
In our latest blog, our guest blogger, Sharon, explains how being in nature can be beneficial for your physical and mental wellbeing.
read more22Sep 20
How I use running as therapy
In our latest blog, our guest blogger, Helen, shares her story about how she uses running to help her physical and mental health.
read more14Sep 20
For the love of nature
In our latest blog, our guest blogger, Sharon, explains how being in nature can be beneficial for your physical and mental wellbeing.
read more03Sep 20
Empty nest syndrome
In our latest blog, our guest blogger, Marie, shares her tips to help fill the void when your child moves out of home for school.
read more01Sep 20
Back to school
In our latest blog, our guest blogger, Lucy, shares tips to help manage young peoples mental health when returning back to school.
read more24Aug 20
How I coped with anxiety during Covid-19
In our latest blog, our guest blogger, Joanne, shares her personal story of how she coped with her anxiety during the Covid-19 pandemic.
read more17Aug 20
How to cope with Negative News Overload
In our latest blog, our guest blogger, Lucy, shares top tips to help you put positive strategies in place for a healthy media consumption.
read more12Aug 20
How being in nature can help your mental health
In our latest blog, our guest blogger, Sharon, shares how being in nature can help your physical and mental health.
read more10Aug 20
Lockdown and anxiety – my story
In our latest blog, our guest blogger, Laura, shares her personal experience of lockdown and anxiety including how she managed her mental health throughout.
read more03Aug 20
Coming out of lockdown and what I have learnt
In this week's blog, our guest blogger, Vanessa, share what she has learnt during lockdown that helps her physical and mental health.
read more31Jul 20
Exercise as a coping mechanism
In this week's blog, our guest blogger, Jade, shares her personal experience of using exercise as a coping mechanism during lockdown.
read more27Jul 20
How has Maslow’s ‘Hierarchy of Needs’ been tested during Covid-19?
In this week's blog, our guest blogger, Gayleen, discusses how Maslow's 'Hierarchy of Needs' has been tested during Covid-19.
read more24Jul 20
Staying active, staying healthy and staying safe
In our latest blog, our guest blogger, Manny, shares his top tips to help you stay active, healthy and safe when getting your fitness back on track.
read more20Jul 20
3 rules to live by when you have anxiety
In this week's blog, our guest blogger, Viki, shares her personal experience with anxiety and explains her golden 3 rules to live by when you have anxiety.
read more17Jul 20
Have you changed your fitness routine during lockdown?
In our latest blog our guest blogger, James, Head Coach at E-Motion Fitness, shares how lockdown has helped change his fitness routine.
read more13Jul 20
Isolation and Loneliness
In our latest blog our guest blogger, and Income Generation & Marketing manager, Dee, shares the actions we can take to combat isolation and loneliness.
read more06Jul 20
The power of kindness
In our latest blog our guest blogger, Sharon the power kindness has to calm our minds during challenging times.
read more29Jun 20
Finding the balance in my LGBTIQ+ identity
In our latest blog our guest blogger and young ambassador, Alice, shares her personal story to find the balance in her LGBTIQ+ identity
read more22Jun 20
Tips to help anxious minds sleep
In our latest blog our guest blogger, Gayleen, shares her top tips to help anxious minds sleep.
read more15Jun 20
Eating disorders: myths and misconceptions
In our latest blog our guest blogger, Lucy, shares 5 common myths surrounding eating disorders and the evidence dispelling them.
read more08Jun 20
Living with OCD during a pandemic
In our latest blog our guest blogger, Zia, shares her personal and honest story all about living with OCD during these uncertain times.
read more01Jun 20
A new way of thinking
Dorset Mind Young Ambassador, Alice, shares her personal story with us, and talks about how re-framing your thoughts can help when dealing with depression.
read more26May 20
Why choose to be active now?
In these uncertain times, it is even more important to stay on top of our mental health. There are a lot of opportunities out there for us to stay connected, stay active and mentally healthy through physical activity.
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