Events

Mental health awareness week: Recognising anxiety  Most of you will have heard of the fight or flight response, where the body reacts to a ‘dangerous situation’ by getting ready to fight, or escape. Over the ages, humans no longer have predators to deal with, we no...

  We spoke with Yanisha this Stress Awareness Month about how she incorporates stress management activities in her day to day life in a way that feels fun. Stress, unfortunately, comes with being human. However, whilst we often recognise stress when it is...

    Get Uncomfortable: Wellbeing and International Women’s Day If you have been on social media in the last year, you will have been witness to the rise of anti-feminist influencers online. Unfortunately, the popularity of these influencers has served as an...

  I don’t need much persuading when it comes to eating pancakes so when it comes to Pancake Day I can’t get the frying pan out quick enough. As I reviewed my many options for pancake day this year, I was excited, if not a little overwhelmed by the amount of...

  Talking about mental health isn't easy. But a conversation has the power to change lives. That's why this ‘Time to Talk Day’ (02 February) we're encouraging everyone to make space in their day for a conversation about mental health. To support you to do this,...

Resolutions are general intentions to do better and studies have shown as few as 1 in 10 of us stick to the resolutions we select. Goals are a commitment which enable you to track your progress and celebrate success. Setting goals can make you feel more in control of...

To celebrate international pronouns day Jo, our communications and engagement lead, shares her story family’s story and why she thinks pronouns are important "Hello, I am Jo, and I am SHE/HER. My daughter is 23 and SHE is beautiful. SHE has a first-class honours...

11th October is National Coming Out Day. KWNEL Wellbeing Advisor, Lavinia shares with us her story below. "I grew up in Romania in a very religious household, with very traditional religious values and beliefs. Every Sunday we went to church, where I had to sit in...

This Black History Month, KeepingWellNEL Wellbeing Advisor, Ilhan, shares with us her story, including her heritage and culture and why wellbeing is so important to overcoming health inequalities in our communities. “I have been living in the UK since 2013 and it was...

The 26th of September to the 2nd of October is National Inclusion Week. For National Inclusion Week 2022 the theme is ‘Time to Act: The Power of Now’. We asked our KeepingWellNEL team how they demonstrate being inclusive within their roles at our ICS Wellbeing and...