Breathe – In It Together
Since we went into lockdown at the end of March we have made some significant changes to our services. Now, the people who regularly visited our Breathe Café, ManCave and Breathe Pop-ups can access our support and signposting through…
Set an Inner Compassion Compass for a Kinder Life
Many new Facebook groups have sprung up and two of my favourites are Project Kindness and What Do You See From Your Window? #StayAtHome The first one speaks for itself…
Eight Acts of Kindness We Can All Implement
Anne Frank once wrote, “no one has ever become poor by giving”, and the difficult times we are living in now are a true testament to these words. Giving doesn’t…
Mental Health Training Giveaway
We believe that everyone should have access to mental health resources when they need them. To help achieve this and break the stigma of mental ill health for good, we…
It’s No Bad Thing to be Nice
Cardigans are nice. Autumn sunsets are nice. Portraits of you drawn by your nursery-aged relative are nice (or at least that’s what you tell their parents, whilst trying to work…
Shawmind Challenges Mental Health Advocates
Leading mental health and wellbeing charity, Shaw Mind, is urging mental health champions to take part in the national Two Point Six Challenge on Sunday 26th April.
Staying Emotionally Well While Working at Home
Su Hallam, Charity Manager at Shawmind, has shared her top tips for maintaining good emotional health while working from home. …
COVID-19 pandemic
Following the Prime Minister’s statement last night we have taken the decision to temporarily close our Breathe Café and to suspend our Breathe pop-up sessions. We intend to continue providing…
Nettl of Newark; Taking the Sting Out of Printing
In December 2019, Lesley Pashley and her team from Nettl of Newark and Grantham got in touch to say they wanted to champion Shawmind as their charity of the year…
Mindfulness and misconceptions: the stereotypes surrounding depression
Claudia, a mental health advocate and theatre artist shares their story of the misconceptions of depression.
The Benefits of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
As Brits, we love to rally around a good cause, in fact, according to the Charity Aid Foundation, as a nation, we’ve continued to donate more than £10 billion each…
Meet Our Team – Su Hallam, Charity Manager
Having first volunteered at the age of 16 with a charity supporting people with memory issues, Su quickly realised she wanted to work within the mental health sector.
Sock it to Stigma!
Shawmind, Newark’s number one mental health and wellbeing charity, is asking students, businesses and the local community to Sock it to Stigma during Children’s Mental Health Week (3-9February).
Wellbeing Charity Calls for Volunteers
Newark’s number one mental health and wellbeing charity, The Shawmind Foundation, is calling for volunteers from the local community to give some time to support healthy minds in the town.