Mental health
Volunteering as a gateway
Volunteering is often talked about as a gateway to paid work. This volunteers week we have Claire our Digital Communications Officer talking about how volunteering helped her into her job.
Read MoreOn Identity: Self-Portrait as a Camera
When asked to write a self-portrait using an object as metaphor for the self, Wellbeing College attendee Mollie chose the camera as her object identity in her poem ‘We See Me A Little Different’.
Read More#WhatMakesMeWell
Our #WhatMakesMeWell campaign is back for the summer. Kicked off with this one minute film from our Communications Manager.
Read MoreI Can’t Get No Sleep
The battles of sleep, or not getting sleep that we go through at night.
Read MoreLetters, Numbers and Notes
Clea Knight writes for us about the power of music but also the power of games, one game in particular, a very famous words and numbers game which has helped her find her grounding through a very difficult period.
Read MoreImmersive Practice: peace or more noise?
The art of immersive practice.
Read MoreTalking Hope on air
Second Step’s Media Group continues to shine a light for good mental health and emotional wellbeing. We are a unique service in Bristol, in that our group is service user led, and run to provide a voice for people living with mental health problems.
Read MoreChanges – a blog about bipolar
To raise awareness of World Bipolar Day later this month, our Digital Communications Officer Claire Robinson-Ayres shares her thoughts in this thought-provoking blog.
Read MoreMove along, nothing to see here
Bristol Wellbeing College Manager Rob Wright, from Second Step, offers an insight into his experiences with depression.
Read MoreI can close the door and feel safe – Karen’s story
Karen describes the last two years of homelessness as a living hell, so it is uplifting to picture her in the sanctuary of her own home as a result of Second Step’s help.
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