I was recently talking to my good friends Jo, and Chloe, from Smith Webb, about their work with mental health charity; Mind’s ‘It’s OK’ campaign, and offered to write something about my experience with maternal bereavement and its effect on my mental health. I wanted to share my story to highlight the hidden, yet tragically common, experience of baby loss and stillbirth. As well as to hopefully provide some hope, support and empathy to others going through such an experience. Where to start? Over 10 years ago the unthinkable happened. At 8 months pregnant I was looking forward to having a sibling for my lovely older boy, when our world was turned upside down. It was a beautifully sunny day and...
Since the lovely Holly Whilloughby posted that insta pic of herself wearing one of our sweaters last week, that jumper has quickly become our best seller. And what's not to like? It's pink. It's organic and ethically made. It says Be Kind - which was Chloe's and my main aim in all this, to promote kindness and positivity and also to raise awareness of bullying and mental health issues. £5 from each of our adult sweatshirts goes to mental health charities and £2 from the kids sweatshirts to anti-bullying charities, so you know that not only are you helping charities when you buy from us, you are also buying clothes that have been ethically made, and are organic and...
Towards the latter part of June, we are focussing on men's mental health. Just over three out of four suicides (76%) are by men and suicide is the biggest cause of death for men under 35. (Reference: ONS, source: Mens Health Forum). Ian, from Harlow in Essex, tells us his story and why support for this cause is so important. Before I tell you about me I want to break something to you, and I hope it won’t disappoint you. I’m not Stephen Fry or Alistair Campbell, I’m not the Rapper Scarface and I’m pretty sure that I’m not Catherine Zeta Jones. I’m not a prince or a princess, in fact I’m a pretty ordinary guy. You see,...
Congratulations to our amazing friend, Jamie Thurston. A published author, new mother and an all round super hero to the many people she helps through her charity 52Lives. 'Kindness,' is a book about the little things that matter most, with 52 actions you can do to spread kindness. It even talks about the positive effect kindness can have on the brain and heart with actual scientific facts, Whats not to love!
www.kindness-matters.co.uk
I love running. I always have, ever since my teens, and I ran my first marathon in my very early 20’s. But little did I know how much it would help me with maintaining good mental health as I got older.
