Writer and mental health advocate Bryony Gordon is certainly not one to shy away from baring her soul, as we’ve discovered in her first two books and award-winning podcast, Mad World…
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In order to promote a more sustainable society, we must put mental health on the agenda in society
From Waterloo Bridge To A World-Wide Mental Health Perspective
Happiful talks to Jonny Benjamin about his new book The Stranger on The Bridge and the need for a global approach to mental illness.…
What's a Shame Spiral?
First coined by clinical psychologist Gershen Kaufman in his 1992 book Shame: The Power of Caring, shame spirals are triggered by an unsettling event.…
What is Mental Health First Aid?
Wellbeing in the workplace: a task we can – and must – all take seriously. And fortunately for us, Mental Health First Aid England is doing just that with their mission to ensure we take better care of ourselves, and our colleagues…
Join Happiful for Walking Out of Darkness This Weekend
On Saturday 12 May, Happiful and Counselling Directory will be joining hundreds of people in Battersea Park for the first Walking Out of Darkness event in 2018.…
Carolyn Regan: The Mental Health Trust CEO Redefining the Status Quo
We caught up with Carolyn to find out about LGBT+ visibility in the workplace, the power of art therapy, and the future of Broadmoor Hospital…
“Depression looks like me, it looks like you, it looks like everybody… it doesn’t discriminate.”
Jo Love, Founder of Lobella Loves and Tea for PND, speaks to Happiful in Maternal Mental Health Week, about #DepressionWearsLippy and women supporting women…
In Music We Trust: the brand donating 50% of profits to Mind
With male depression rarely discussed, the 2014 suicide of comedian and actor Robin Williams had an impact that rippled around the world, and prompted musician Aiden Hatfield to assess his own emotional health. He realised that music is his medication and it could be for others, too…
The National Wellbeing Programme, Eight Years On
Eight years ago, the Office for National Statistics established the Measuring National Wellbeing programme to measure our quality of life in the UK. Now we have a snapshot of how we, as a nation, are coping with life…