A mental health challenge and an exciting collaboration!
Hi everyone, happy Thursday!
Autumn is here so we have a mental health challenge for you for the whole of October! As the days get shorter and the weather turns grey (as well as the fact it's 2020 - enough said!), we know that our mood can be lower, our energy can drop and our overall mental health can sometimes feel 'odd'. To help combat this, we've attached a daily challenge for the whole month that we feel will help strengthen mental health and increase feelings of positivity! The challenges are quite short so we hope you can commit to taking part and allowing time for yourself each day - perhaps now more than ever it's worth the investment! We would love to hear your feedback once you are done (or as you progress through the month)! The challenge is below - take part in Day 1 now and share with friends and family (if you think your business could share it, please give us details and we will send on!) :)
We are also proud to announce an exciting collaboration with a brand new mental fitness company called Minderful! We have been working with the amazing team there for the past couple of months and their website goes live today! We love what they are doing and believe that, like us, they are going to be part of the driving force behind the mental fitness revolution. Check out Minderful here and read on to see why Nick, James and Ed felt compelled to make mental fitness accessible to everyone
Minderful was started by three friends with very different experiences of mental fitness.
After wrestling with bipolar throughout their twenties, Nick and James learned the hard way that optimising their mental fitness had a hugely positive impact on their lives. Through trial and error, James found that keeping himself busy was the way to go, while Nick embarked on a journey to help others by becoming a doctor and specialising in mental health.
Meanwhile, Ed worked for years in a corporate environment and saw countless friends and colleagues suffer from burnout. Even though he'd never experienced it himself, he sometimes found it tough to relax and find enjoyable things to do on weekends.
They eventually got talking, and agreed that mental fitness should be a priority for all. Their joint experience, paired with a desire to help, made them want to do something that would make mental fitness accessible to everyone. So they created Minderful.
We hope to continue working with Minderful in the future so check them out and watch this space!
Have an amazing day and don't forget that it's natural to sometimes feel a little low in energy as we head towards Winter. Be kind to yourself, offer lots of loving kindness to your body, mind and those around you and do what you know will help nurture a sense of positive well-being. Each day will feel different but we promise that if you make a little time for yourself, and have some patience and acceptance, you will always feel stronger and happier. Don't believe us? Take on the October challenge and see how you feel in November
Let's smile a lot over the coming weeks, we all deserve it!
Sam and Ash
