Is exposure to a 24-hour news cycle doing more harm than good? There’s no escaping the 24/7 news cycle. Television, radio, push-notifications, live billboards, trending hashtags and Twitter moments; in 2018, we’re getting bad news faster than ever before. But, surely, there’s a limit how much…
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In order to promote a more sustainable society, we must put mental health on the agenda in society
Mums Encouraged To Talk About Their Mental Health And Seek Help
“We need to address this subject openly, removing the shame and stigma so that mums no longer feel that they have to cope alone.”…
Happiful Joins Local Community Project
We are pleased to announce that we have partnered with the Community Matters Partnership Project [http://cmpp.org.uk/] (CMPP) in order to help support projects in our local community. CMPP was set up as a social enterprise by Tracy Jarvis in 2011, in order to bring local businesses together…
Jake Quickenden: Dealing with the reality of grief
When Dancing On Ice star Jake Quickenden lost his dad and younger brother within four years, he began drinking heavily to numb his emotions. Today Jake, 29, tells Happiful why strength truly comes from talking out loud……
The Clean Kilo: The supermarket with zero waste
We produce nearly 300 million tons of plastic every year, and over half of that is for single-use products - something’s got to change Blue Planet II brought attention to the devastating effect that our plastic addiction is having on the oceans, but back on dry land, plastic buried…
5 Ways Gardening Benefits Mental Health
If you’re looking for a new hobby that will lift your mood, calm your mind, and improve your living space, then look no further Simple, fun and inexpensive, gardening has been shown to be an effective way to boost mental and emotional wellbeing. It doesn't matter whether…
Send In the Clowns, Part Two: Ian Boldsworth
In part two of our comedy special we speak to Ian Boldsworth. Ian spent 16 years on the stand-up circuit, under the stage name Ray Peacock, and won the Digital Champion Award at the 2017 Mind Media Awards for his mental health podcast. A prolific performer, down-to-earth Ian fronts up…
What Is Vaguebooking?
Social media gives round the clock updates on people’s lives. So what happens when someone posts something concerning? Of the 360 people I have on Facebook, I’d only call 34 friends. That’s less than 10%. The remaining 90% is a club whose members I picked up on…
Send In The Clowns, Part One: Angela Barnes
In part one of our comedy special, we speak with comedian Angela Barnes. With more than a decade working in mental health before her big break in comedy, Angela is incredibly candid about her own health. Known as a TV and radio panel show regular, she’s the funny woman…