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Stress Awareness Article

Stress and your body: Understanding the physical toll of mental health struggles

15th April 2025

Mental health and physical wellbeing are fundamentally interconnected, often influencing each other in ways we might not immediately recognise. For people living with different types of mental health challenges, the physical symptoms that result from being stressed can be sudden, scary and debilitating
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Supporting a sibling with an eating disorder: what I wish I had known

24th February 2025

For this year's Eating Disorders Awareness Week, Lara blogs about supporting her twin sister Katy who was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa in her early teens. She also offers advice for other family members seeking to support a loved one
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Jo's story: "the group is like family to me"

12th February 2025

Jo struggled with her mental health when her twins were born prematurely and with heart conditions. Subsequently Jo had postnatal depression after giving birth to her son Grayson. But since seeking support with Families in Mind, she has found community with a group that feels "like family"
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Could you join our communications co-production panel?

4th February 2025

Bring the voice of lived experience to our communications mix and join a vibrant community of volunteers. Find out more from our communications panel chair Kirsty
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Fundraising creatively

4th February 2025

We spoke to local artist Clare Buckle about her recent art exhibition fundraiser, her own personal experience of mental health and why she chose to support our work
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Children's Mental Health Week 2025: know yourself, grow yourself

3rd February 2025

It's Children's Mental Health Week from 3 to 9 February, shining a light on children and young people’s mental well-being. Find out more about this year's theme and the support and training we offer for children and young people and their parents and carers