For Stress Awareness Month (April), Rachel, our Community Connections Online Programme Coordinator, shares some practical advice on how to manage stress and anxiety better, and invites you to two...
Blogs
Personal stories told by people with lived experience of mental health issues who want to raise awareness of mental health and end stigma. Please note that our blog platform is reserved for our clients, staff and volunteers. We are not accepting articles from professional bloggers.
Meet Louisa, MFT Art Facilitator in Tadworth, Elmbridge and Leatherhead. In this interview, she explains how she got into art, what happens at a typical art group, why she...
To follow up on our Gut and Vagus Nerve blog, MFT Supporter Christine shares all her research with us on the impact of good nutrition on mental health. Did...
For Stress Awareness Month (April), we asked Kat, our Mental Health Safeguarding and Clinical Supervision Lead, to explain the relationship between stress and our gut health and what we...
In my last blog, I talked about how getting diagnosed was a turning point for me as it brought me validation and closure about the issues I experienced my...
Going away to university is often seen as the best stage of life. Full of opportunity, independence, and friendship. But for many, this time can become difficult, exacerbated by...
March 1st is Self-Injury and Self-Harm Awareness Day (SIAD) – a great time to have an open, honest, and compassionate conversation about self-harm and self-injury. This topic can be...
The third Monday in January, called Blue Monday, is often referred to as “the most depressing day of the year” because it combines post-holiday blues, cold dark nights, and...
We have been fortunate in the past to have been chosen as the Charity of the Year by a number of organisations, big and small. Being the “chosen one”...
At MFT, we employ Lived Experience Practitioners whose roles are to use their personal experience of mental health to help others in similar situations feel seen, heard and understood....