For November 2025, Action for Happiness are focusing on ‘encouraging you to try something new’. The charity has produced it’s wellbeing calendar, the theme is ‘New Ways November’. Each day there is a suggested action to take. This calendar might you during the month of November. I’ve attached the calendar as a PDF and image…
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Blog: World Mental Health Day 2025
Three years ago, on World Mental Health Day 2022, I shared my thoughts on why our mental health deserves attention every single day, not just once a year. I stand by every word I wrote then. The message hasn’t changed, because the importance of caring for our mental wellbeing is timeless. This year’s World Mental…
Wellbeing Calendar: October 2025
For October 2025, Action for Happiness are focusing on ‘actions to help you focus on what really matters’. The charity has produced it’s wellbeing calendar, the theme is ‘Optimistic October’. Each day there is a suggested action to take. This calendar might you during the month of October. I’ve attached the calendar as a PDF…
World Suicide Prevention Day 2025
Today is World Suicide Prevention Day, a reminder that small actions can save lives. In 2023, more than 7,000 people in the UK died by suicide. That’s around 19 people every single day. Suicide is still the biggest killer of men under 50, and far too many young people’s lives are also being cut short….
Wellbeing Calendar: September 2025
For September 2025, Action for Happiness are focusing on something that is vitally important to us all ‘self-care’. The charity has produced it’s wellbeing calendar, the theme is ‘Self-Care September’. Each day there is a suggested action to look after your own self-care – “It’s essential”. This calendar might motivate you during the month of…
Blog: Feeling Refreshed and Ready for the New Academic Year
The new academic year always brings with it a sense of new beginnings, a bit like January does, but with a slightly different rhythm. Working in education means that my life has been structured around the academic calendar for many years, and in recent times that has also been coupled with the commitments of being…
Blog: Do What Makes You Happy
Last weekend, I did something just for me. It wasn’t logical. It wasn’t sensible. It wasn’t cheap. But it made me incredibly happy. And honestly, that’s the whole point. A few weeks ago, I found myself gutted at the idea of missing out on something special. Oasis at Wembley Stadium. My favourite band. One of…
Wellbeing Calendar: July 2025
For July 2025, Action for Happiness are focusing on ways to bounce back. The charity as produced it’s wellbeing calendar, the theme is ‘Jump Back Up July’. Each day there is a suggested action to ‘bounce back’. This calendar might motivate you during the month of July. I’ve attached the calendar as a PDF and image…
Exercise Blog: Letting Go of Old Goals
There’s a strange kind of pause that happens when life interrupts our routine. Sometimes it’s subtle, a few missed workouts here and there. Other times it’s a more extended break, where weeks or months pass and the familiar rhythm fades into the background. That’s where I’ve found myself recently: standing on the edge of restarting,…
Wellbeing Calendar: June 2025
For June 2025, Action for Happiness are focusing on mindfulness. The charity as produced it’s wellbeing calendar, the theme is Joyful June. Each day there is a suggestion of an action to “Let’s look for what’s good”. This calendar might motivate you to find some joy in June. I’ve attached the calendar as a PDF…
Better Days Wellbeing 