Devon Mind

Day 5: 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗼𝗸𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 💙

We just wanted to share a reminder for anyone who is feeling the pressure to be super busy, productive, and sociable this weekend.

Taking time out for ourselves to de-stress and relax is an important part of our overall wellbeing, but it is often something we overlook or even feel guilty for.

We hope you have a lovely weekend, however, you choose to spend it! 🛀🧘‍♂️📖🎄🎧🐕‍🦺

We're pleased to announce a new date for our popular 5-week course that aims to help provide awareness and knowledge of our emotions, starting next month in Plymouth!

📆 Fridays 12 January — 9 February 2024
⏰ 10am — 12 noon
🗺️ Ernest English House, Buckwell Street, Plymouth PL1 2DA

During the weekly sessions, we will be introducing tools and techniques that can help support people to cope and express themselves more effectively.

"𝘐 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦. 𝘐𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘳𝘶𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦. 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦, 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥. 𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦-𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨!" — Previous course feedback

Find out more and book your spot: https://loom.ly/zLkPPtA

Day 4: 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀

We're on a mission to spread kindness this festive period.🎄

Research has suggested that kindness and our are deeply connected. Helping others not only gives us a warm fuzzy feeling, but also really helps boost our own emotional wellbeing.

We never really know what other people are going through and one kind word or gesture, really can help brighten someone's day! 😊

Have you entered Devon Mind’s Christmas Raffle yet?!⁠ 🎫

Enter our Christmas Raffle for a chance to win a Plymouth Argyle Football Club ball signed by members of the current squad — the perfect Christmas gift for the Pilgrims fan in your life! 🎁

Entries are just £𝟱 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 and all proceeds will help your local mental health charity to support more people across Devon who are living with mental health problems.

Full info and entry here: https://app.galabid.com/devonmind

Terms and conditions apply, click the link for full details. Closing date: Sunday 10 December 2023.

Day 3: 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗲

Maintaining strong connections to others is important for our overall mental wellbeing. This time of year can often increase feelings of loneliness and we just wanted to share a quick reminder encouraging us to all reach out to our loved ones. 💙

Connecting with others is also one of the key 𝟱 𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴. It is suggested that connecting with others helps us to build our sense of belonging and self-worth, whilst also providing vital emotional support.

Sign-ups are now open for our 𝗣𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁: 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 course starting next month in Plymouth!

📆 Mondays 15 January — 5 February 2024
⏰ 10am — 12 noon
🗺️ Ernest English House, Buckwell Street, Plymouth PL1 2DA

Have you ever wondered why you feel the way you do? Why you get upset about things that others may not even notice? 𝗣𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁: 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 is a 4-week course intended to help you better understand and make sense of your thoughts, feelings, and experiences.

Find out more and book your spot: https://loom.ly/A1YqKOk

“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴... 𝘦.𝘨. 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨.”

Did you know that you can support your local for 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 when you pick up Christmas gifts online? 🎁

Support Devon Mind when you shop at over 7,500 brands via easyfundraising.org.uk. Create an account for free, select us as your chosen charity, and we will earn a % donation for every purchase you make, at no extra cost to you! https://loom.ly/RMSeQsE

Your support really does help us make a difference — thank you. 💙

Day 2: 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲

This time of year can often be particularly stressful for many different reasons. Spending time in nature can help boost our mental wellbeing and physical health and can also help make us feel more grounded.

Taking a mindful walk in nature can:

🌳 Improve your mood
🌱 Help clear your head and allow you to focus on the present moment
🐿️ Reduce feelings of stress or anger
🍂 Help you take time out and feel more relaxed
🌈 Improve your confidence and self-esteem
🐾 Reduce loneliness
🦔 Help you feel more connected to nature
🍃 Help you be more active
🦉 Improve your physical health

Practicing mindfulness whilst walking can help you manage thoughts, feelings, and emotions. Try to focus your attention on your many senses. You might notice the breeze against your skin, the feeling of your feet or hands against different textures on the ground or nearby surfaces, and the different smells around you.

We hope you have a lovely Sunday, however, you choose to spend it. 😊

𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝗽 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲. 💙

We believe that no one should have to face a mental health problem alone and are committed to leading the fight for better support in .

If you or a loved one are struggling with your mental health, we're here for you! You can find out more and register for our support services here: devonmind.com

— The countdown to Christmas has officially begun! We're looking forward to sharing some information, tips, and activities all to help boost our mental wellbeing over the festive period. 😊

Day 1: 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝘀

Practicing gratitude daily can help us find perspective, improve our mood, and help us focus on some of the more positive aspects of our lives. Even during the darkest days, there will always be something to be grateful for.

Write a list of 5 things you are grateful for today. ✏️

If you need some inspiration, why not note down something that... makes you smile, makes you laugh, you achieved today, fills you with love, and something that gives you hope. 💙

We would love to know in the comments, what are you grateful for?

December support groups — all available to sign up now! 😊

We run a number of 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 monthly support groups focused around common problems. These groups are facilitated by trained staff and volunteers, with each intended to be a safe, supportive environment in which you can talk confidentially and free of judgment.

🔹Women's Support 🔹Bipolar Support 🔹Anxiety and Depression Support🔹Men's Support 🔹OCD Support

Our groups currently meet in-person at Ernest English House, Plymouth, PL1 2DA. Register and find out more here: devonmind.com/find-help/groups

Today is #𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 — a day where everyone, everywhere is encouraged to celebrate and support the causes that mean so much to them.

We are committed to supporting the fight for better for everyone in and believe that everyone should have access to the services they need and so rightly, deserve.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 we can't do this without the vital support of our amazing community. Your support really does make the world of difference. 💙

To make a one-off donation, simply text DEVONMIND to 70450 to donate £5. devonmind.com/donate

Thank you so much for your continued support! 😊
*𝘛𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵 £5 𝘱𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘦.

Become an accredited 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿® with Mental Health First Aid England!

“𝗔𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵.” — Mental Health First Aid attendee

Our next public training date is available for bookings on our website and includes the following 2 full-day sessions:

1️⃣ Tuesday 16 January 2024
2️⃣ Wednesday 17 January 2024
⏰ 9:00am — 4:30pm
🗺️ BD Life Sciences, Belliver Way, Plymouth PL6 7BP

More info and register: devonmind.com/training/mental-health-first-aid

In case you missed it, last week we announced our Christmas Raffle, which gives you the chance to win a Plymouth Argyle football signed by multiple members of the current Championship squad!

If you'd like to support us this Christmas, it's £5 an entry and all proceeds will help us support more people across Devon. Thanks in advance and good luck to all our entrants!

Devon Mind

𝗕𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 😊

Sometimes it can feel like taking one step forward and then two steps back. And that's okay. Everyone's mental health journey is unique. Remember to be kind to yourself.

If you are looking for additional support, check out our mental health courses starting in the new year: devonmind.com/find-help/courses

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 💙

We wanted to share a quick reminder that it's okay to take some steps to put your own wellbeing first. Whether that's taking a walk along the beach, practising some mindfulness, saying no to something that doesn't make you happy, or picking up the phone and reaching out to a loved one.

We hope you have a peaceful weekend and take care of 𝘆𝗼𝘂. 😊

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗣𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗿𝗴𝘆𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗻𝘀! 📢

Enter our Christmas Raffle for a chance to win a Plymouth Argyle Football Club ball signed by members of the current squad — the perfect Christmas gift for the Pilgrims fan in your life!

Entries are just £5 per ticket and all proceeds will help your local mental health charity to support more people across Devon who are living with mental health problems.

Terms and conditions apply, click the link for full details. Entries open Friday 24 November to Sunday 10 December 2023.

Full info and entry:

Devon Mind

The next date for our popular 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮, 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗲 & 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 is now available to sign up! 👇

📆 Tuesdays 16 January — 30 January 2024
⏰ 10:30am — 12:30pm
🗺️ Ernest English House, Plymouth PL1 2DA

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮, 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗲 & 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 is a 3-week course designed for anyone who has had difficult negative experiences as a child or an adult. The programme aims to empower attendees to make positive changes by increasing awareness and understanding around trauma and shame, how it affects our thoughts and behaviours, and providing information on what we mean by self-care and the different methods of self-compassion.

Find out more and book your spot: https://loom.ly/9R5G-tY

Are you feeling overwhelmed?

When our abilities to manage our responsibilities and pressures become too much, our overall mental health can suffer, and can in some cases lead to further anxieties.

There are many different techniques and strategies that can help us to better cope with demands and different methods can be more effective for some of us, than others.

🔹 Focus your attention on what you can realistically achieve – often we can place unnecessary additional pressures on ourselves and struggle with feeling like a failure when we can't achieve them.

🔹 Practice a grounding technique – 5 4 3 2 1 method

🔹 Ask for help – a problem shared is always a problem halved! Friends, family, and colleagues can help us put our stresses into perspective and offer further practical solutions.

If you are continually struggling to cope, please reach out and ask for help. 💙 devonmind.com/helplines

We would like to extend a huge thanks to everyone who attended, or was involved with this year’s Salcombe Crabfest, for raising an incredible £2,500 for Devon Mind!

The popular one-day food festival, organised by the Salcombe Rotary Club, took place on Sunday 30 April 2023, and featured fundraising for Devon Mind alongside Chill South Devon and Devon Air Ambulance Trust.

This generous donation will enable us to provide bespoke support for numerous people across experiencing mental health problems. Thank you to everyone who supported this fantastic event. 💙

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🤝 No one should have to go through a mental health struggle alone. If you are looking for some extra support, 𝘄𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂!

Devon Mind is here to listen, advise, and help you take the first steps to a life with better mental health. 💙

💻 Visit our website: devonmind.com
📞 Call us: 01752 512 280
📩 Send us an email: [email protected]
✏️ Write us a letter: Devon Mind, Mannamead Wellbeing Hub, 156 Mannamead Road, Plymouth PL3 5QL

* 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴.

There are still a few places left on our 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗻𝘅𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽! 👇

📆 Monday 4 December 2023
⏰ 10:30am — 12:30pm
🗺️ Ernest English House, Plymouth PL1 2DA

Understanding and Coping with Feelings of Anxiety will help you to gain an understanding of what anxiety is and why you might experience these feelings at any particular time — sometimes for no obvious reason.

Over the course of this 2-hour workshop, we will share how we feel when we get anxious, what our symptoms may be, and how these can affect us both physically and mentally. We will also look at how the brain works, how certain responses can be triggered, and how these triggers can affect us emotionally.

You can find out more and book your spot here: https://loom.ly/li2t9ss

If you're thinking about starting a career in mental health, or looking for a new role helping people across North Devon, there's still time to apply for our 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿 role we're currently hiring for the Devon Mental Health Alliance.

If you would like to find out more about this exciting role and apply today, visit our website: https://loom.ly/KGlHhXk

𝟲 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲 👟

Physical activity can help boost our overall mental wellbeing and can also: 🔹 Improve our sleep 🔹 Lower our risk of depression by up to 30% 🔹 Improve our mood (endorphins 😊) 🔹 Reduce stress and anxiety 🔹 Increase our self-esteem 🔹 Improve our social connections

We know that starting something new can often be challenging for many different reasons. Our latest 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 project will be looking to build on the vision that physical activity can be used to build resilience, support, and enable mental health recovery and tackle stigma.

As part of the project with Argyle Community Trust, we are looking to host new activities that can help address some of the barriers we can face with being more active. Complete our short questionnaire to help us develop new services that best meet the needs of our community: https://loom.ly/cLI2Za4

Are you on the search for expert training? 💻

We still have places available for the following online seminars:

➡️ 𝗦𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀: Wednesday 22 November 2023, 10am — 12noon, online via Zoom, £25 per person. https://loom.ly/9cxHRsY

➡️ 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗺 & 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵: Thursday 7 December 2023, 10am — 1pm, online via Zoom, £40 per person. https://loom.ly/3MMQwuk

➡️ 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸: Monday 11 December 2023, 10am — 1pm, online via Zoom, £50 per person. https://loom.ly/hJyyMzg

Join the fight for better mental health across and check out our renowned training programmes 👉 devonmind.com/training

Self-care isn't selfish! We wanted to share a few reminders about the importance of taking time for ourselves and prioritising our mental wellbeing.

💙 Self-care starts with giving yourself permission
💙 Self-care can mean different things to each of us. There isn't a one-size-fits-all!
💙 The small things make a big difference

We would like to extend a huge thanks to Hele's School for raising £𝟭𝟬𝟭𝟱.𝟳𝟯 for Devon Mind. 💙

Devon Mind was the charity chosen by Sixth form students who organised whole school fundraising events over the past academic year. This included cake sales, staff vs students netball and basketball matches, and one student even shaved his head in return for donations from friends!

Thank you so much to everyone involved for helping us reach more people in who need mental health support.

New date available for our popular workshop 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗻𝘅𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆! 👇

📆 Monday 4 December 2023
⏰ 10:30am — 12:30pm
🗺️ Ernest English House, Plymouth PL1 2DA

Over the course of this 2-hour workshop, we will share how we feel when we get anxious, what our symptoms may be, and how these can affect us both physically and mentally. We will also look at how the brain works, how certain responses can be triggered, and how these triggers can affect us emotionally.

You can find out more and book your spot here: https://loom.ly/li2t9ss


"𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦. 𝘐 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦, 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴. 𝘐’𝘮 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦. 𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘮 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘴𝘰 𝘐 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘵𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦."

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲'𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆...💙

We never really know what other people are going through and one kind word or gesture can really help brighten someone's day! 😊

Research has suggested that kindness can be deeply connected with our and emotional wellbeing.

𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵! 💙

If you’re experiencing a mental health problem, it can often feel difficult figuring out who to ask for help. Devon Mind is here to listen, advise, and help you take the first steps to a life with better mental health.

Find out more about our services and register for our support: devonmind.com/find-help

𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 #𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲!

We are committed to the fight for better mental health and wanted to share some of the many ways you get involved and help us ensure that no-one has to suffer alone. Your support really can make a big impact! 💙

● Tell your friends and family about our support services
● Set yourself a new challenge and fundraise in aid of
● Sign up to Give As You Earn
● Raise 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 donations when you shop online via
● Follow and share our content on social media
● Make a donation

Find out more about the many different ways you can support us today: devonmind.com/support-us

Your mental health matters, today and always. 💙

1 in 4 of us will struggle with our mental health each year.

If you are currently struggling with your mental health, please reach out and speak to someone. devonmind.com/helplines

This week is 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗲𝘀' 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 and we wanted to say a huge thank you to all of our incredible trustees for helping us lead the fight for better mental health in . 💙

This year's theme is “Many voices. Working together. With purpose.” So we thought that it would be a perfect opportunity to share some words from a few of our Trustees about their experiences and why they chose to join the Devon Mind team.

𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗲❔We are currently looking for new Board Members to support our growth and bring passion and expertise to the Board.

If you are interested in joining our team, you can find out more about this opportunity and how to apply here: devonmind.com/get-involved/work-with-us/trustee

💬 Recent feedback from a client who attended one of our courses

Devon Mind is here to listen, advise, and help you take the next step to a life with better mental health. 💙

We run a number of weekly courses and one-off workshops on a variety of subjects, working to support you in developing positive lifestyles and choices. Check our calendar to see what’s on offer: devonmind.com/find-help/courses

There are still a few places left on our 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱: 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 3-week course starting next week. You can find out more here: https://loom.ly/FYU1DZw

💻 We currently have three upcoming online seminars that are all available to sign up now — check out what's available by clicking the links below!

𝗦𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀: https://loom.ly/9cxHRsY
𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗺 & 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵: https://loom.ly/3MMQwuk
𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸: https://loom.ly/hJyyMzg

With plenty on offer from our expert trainers, we're sure you'll find something to help you develop your knowledge of mental health problems.

See all of our current training opportunities in one place: devonmind.com/training

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Panic attacks can be frightening, but there are things you can do to help yourself or your loved ones.

Panic attacks are a type of fear response. They're an exaggeration of your body's normal response to danger, stress, or excitement. Panic attacks happen at different times for everyone. Some people have one panic attack then don't ever experience another, or you might find that you have them regularly, or several in a short space of time.

You might notice that particular places, situations, or activities seem to trigger panic attacks. Here are some tips that might be useful for helping to manage panic attacks when they arise 👇