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Heaven Scent: Aromatherapy

Aromatherapy is a complementary therapy which can help the body’s natural ability to prevent, heal, rest and recover from illness and has been used in...

Mindfulness

Mindfulness has origins in spiritual practice but you don’t have to be religious to be mindful. It is a practical tool that can be used...

Girls Can: Female artist SoFLY to run women’s graffiti workshop with Lambeth & Southwark Mind

Girls Can: An IWD graffiti celebration of the ongoing breakdown of gender stereotypes Sunday 8th March (1pm to 5pm) On International Women’s Day, Leake Street...

Thinking hopefully about stress | Stress Awareness Month 2019

Tired of getting unhelpful advice during times of stress? Try staying hopeful together instead, says Megan (Head of Fundraising & Digital) 01/04/2019 What’s the least...

Connecting with nature

Infoservice volunteer ‘Emma’ explains how the great outdoors helps her stay well Whenever I’m feeling down or stressed, I find getting out in the fresh...

Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2019

All you need to know to raise awareness of ED’s this year 26/02/2019 Each year in February, a whole week is dedicated to campaigning for...

Children’s Mental Health Week 2019

With Children’s Mental Health Week (4-10 February) just around the corner, ‘Laura’, one of our Information Service volunteers, reflects on what she plans to do...

‘Mindfulness in motion’: swimming for mental health

‘Laura’, one of our Information Service volunteers, explains why swimming helps her maintain good mental health 24/01/2018 I have struggled with anxiety for most of...

The team’s Christmas Mental Health tips

Here’s our tips for staying well during the festive season 🎄 19/12/2018 Christmas is supposed to be “the most wonderful time of the year”, isn’t it?...

Young & Mindful: An interview with Alice McGurran

Megan Fereday talks to Alice McGurran about her exciting new mental health magazine for young people, ‘Young & Mindful’. Alice McGurran is Content Editor at...

How do I find a therapist? A personal guide to navigating the system

Anouchka Grose is a writer and psychoanalyst, practising in London. She is a member of The Centre of Freudian Psychoanalysis, where she regularly lectures. Her...

Can yoga help anxiety?

Alexandra (not her real name), who struggles with anxiety, talks about the therapies, medicines and activities she’s tried to manage her long-term condition. 18/07/2018 I’ve...

Should I depend on others?

CEO Dr Ajay Khandelwal explores the value of being dependent in the world of the individual 29/06/2018 The Japanese psychoanalyst Takeo Doi wrote the non-fiction...

Fever pitch: how the beautiful game can inspire millions

Jack Dixon (L&S Mind Trustee) reflects on the importance of openness and honesty around mental health in sport 18/06/2018 The world’s biggest international football tournament...

Volunteers’ Week 2018: Helping out for mental health

The benefits of volunteering for mental health – as told by our volunteers, and Megan (Fundraising and Digital) 05/06/2018 It’s Volunteer’s Week! Here at L&S...

Fresh perspectives on stress

This Mental Health Awareness Week, Megan (Fundraising & Digital) is surprised to find out how our stress can help us out 18/05/2018 We’ve all been...

The importance of altitude sickness: or how to survive in a dangerous world.

CEO, Ajay Khandelwal, tells of the unexpected life lessons he’d learnt from a ski trip in Italy. 14/03/2018 I recently fulfilled an ambition to go...

Is Bradley Wiggins evil? An investigation into the human shadow

CEO and cycling enthusiast, Ajay Khandelwal, gives his analysis of the recent Bradley Wiggins scandal. 12/03/2018 No of course not. He’s a mod, with a...

Running helped me cope with my dad passing away

Amarjeet Khera explains how running helped him look after his mental wellbeing at a tough point in his life, and why he’s decided to run...

Is Facebook bad for our mental health?

19/01/2018 When Justin Rosenstein – software programmer and former engineer for Facebook – declared in October that “It’s very common for humans to develop things with the...

New Year’s resolution? Make sure it is a mindful one

07/01/2018 As the Christmas period winds down, many of our friends, colleagues and family members will be preparing for the coming months by making pledges...

Why families are really intense on Christmas Day

08/12/2017 If two people meeting is, according to psychoanalyst Wilfred Bion, an “emotional storm” a whole family meeting over Christmas creates nothing short of an “emotional...

6 easy things you can do for happy mental health this Christmas

07/12/2017 I’ve always been a big lover of Christmas, but even so, I find there can be quite a lot of pressure to get it...

“Mental health affects so many of us”

Posted 2nd August 2017 by Anna Stokes Anna explains how she aims to help support Lambeth and Southwark Mind and why. The last time I ran...

“I arrived in London suicidal, lonely, weary and frightened”.

Posted on 27th June 2017 by Tony. We are respecting this person’s wish to keep their full identity undisclosed. Tony talks about his struggles with loneliness...

How I take care of myself

Lambeth and Southwark Minds’ CEO and qualified psychotherapist, Ajay Khandelwal, explains how he manages to balance his work life and look after himself. Posted 11th...

“My anxiety had reached a peak”

Brenton explains how his addiction was the cause to his anxiety and depression, and how he L&S Minds support groups helped him overcome this. Posted on...