Friday inspiration
Contributed by Angie
Entries by Charlotte
Welcome Community Connections’ New Team Manager, Jemima!
Hello Everyone, I wanted to take the opportunity to introduce myself, my name is Jemima, and I am the Team Manager for Community Connections, a new role which I am so happy to be taking on. For the last year and a half, I worked for Richmond Fellowship as a Community Connections Link Worker for […]
Ingredients for Happiness from Our Support Group
We are currently focusing on creating happiness and are finding ingredients which can create happiness in our lives. Below are some photos of what makes us feel happy, even if just for a few moments in a day, with a view that the more happiness ingredients we build into our lives each day the more […]
Container Gardening with our Wonderful Support Group
Our fantastic facilitator Angie knows that being at one with nature can do wonders for your mental wellbeing, so our support group brought nature inside with this wonderful bit of container gardening! Contributed by the Support Group
Our Support Group’s Advice on Loneliness this Mental Health Awareness Week
Our experiences of feeling lonely We discussed that we could feel lonely even when in a full room of people – as if we are just onlookers or observers We also discussed that we could feel lonely in our closest relationships Being alone is different to feeling lonely and some who are alone are not […]
My Journey with The Mary Frances Trust & Richmond Fellowship
I came across The Mary Frances Trust after I had a relapse in my mental health back in August 2021. I went to various drop-in groups and found these extremely helpful. Their Virtual Delivery Coordinator was very helpful and very welcoming. He was able to pinpoint me to some other practical things that The Mary […]
How we support our mental health
What we have put into place to help with our mental health since joining and attending many of the courses and groups: Although hard to do, set an alarm to get me up in the morning Make my bed each day so I look forward to going to bed at night Practice mindfulness whilst cleaning […]
Mindful Colouring
Some beautiful examples of how mindful colouring can help with our recovery. Contributed by Charlotte
A message from Service Manager, Lucy
We have had a very busy but rewarding few months here at East Surrey Community Connections. With many of the Covid-19 restrictions lifting across the country, we are remaining cautious and mindful, for our staff and for the people that we support, whilst also embracing opportunities to meet in person again. We have been arranging […]
March Inspiration
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