Wellbeing and mental health resources

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Edition 40 – Wednesday 27 January

Our Frontline
Our Frontline offers one-to-one support, by call or text, from trained volunteers, plus resources, tips and ideas to look after your mental health. It can be reached between 7am and 11pm on 0800 069 6222. People can also text FRONTLINE to 85258 at any time.

Solent Mind
Solent Mind’s Covid Helpline is available to everyone and you do not need to be receiving any other kind of mental health support to be able to call them. The helpline is not a counselling or therapy service, but our wellbeing experts will be able to listen to you and offer bitesize support, information and signposting.
Ring: 023 8017 9049 weekdays: 8am-8pm / weekends: 9am-5pm

Wellbeing workshops
Community First are running a series of two-hour online wellbeing workshops called “Take Two”.
The workshops cost £20pp, but if that is an issue let them know and they may be able to help.

• Mindfulness: relax your mind and slow your thoughts – 16 February
• Positive Thinking; turning negative into positive – 18 February
• What to do when you have no motivation – 24 February
• Zoomed Out? Coping with Zoom fatigue – 2 March
  They can all be booked here

The Self Series
SSE Fellow Marissa McCallam is running a free online mini-course looking at what we can do to reduce stress, break negative patterns and connect with ourselves. The Self Series will explore what part Self-Sacrifice, Self-Sabotage, Self-Care, Self Love and Self-Awareness have to play in our lives and how they impact it. Join Marissa from 1.30pm – 2pm GMT, 8th-12th February 2021, for open discussion, real life examples and practical tools.
Sign up here