Living Well Consortium -Mental Health

07/10/2025

🏘️You home is more than just a location 🌇

Therapist explains how your home might be affecting your mood more than you think, featuring on our amazing Clinical Lead, Holly Beedon!

https://cravemag.co.uk/how-your-home-affects-your-mood/

Experts reveal how clutter, colours, and lighting in your home can impact your mood—and how to create calming, mood-boosting spaces.

06/10/2025

Your mind is stronger than you think 🌱💪

Start this Monday with gratitude, kindness, and the belief that better days are ahead. Take care of your mental health—it’s your greatest strength. 💛✨

30/09/2025

🚨 Calling all VCFSE organisations across Birmingham and Solihull! 🚨
The Counselling Contract is now live.

You can find the full details here:
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060472-2025
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060481-2025
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/668bbe84-e3d0-4c04-95dd-1411dda899d5

🗓️ The bidding window is open for six weeks.
ℹ️ The links will also guide you on how to:
- Contact the Commissioning Team with any questions.
- Contact the Procurement Team for technical advice.

We encourage all eligible VCFSE organisations to review the opportunity and consider submitting a bid.

Good luck 🤞

30/09/2025

Rose Tinted Finance x grounded. café are running a workshop on World Mental Health Day (Friday 10th October) Workshop at 11am - 2pm grounded. St Pauls (55 St Pauls Square). Those that attend will be able to meet others and take part in 2 workshops aimed at building confidence to succeed.

We partnered with Initiative for Social Entrepreneurs and Health Innovation West Midlands (HIWM) to introduce the newly designed Social Enterprise Programme called Inclusive Health. This initiative aims to bridge gaps and empower health through the capabilities of social enterprises.

FREE to attend, get a spot here:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/building-confidence-workshop-tickets-1689112704569

26/09/2025

✨TODAY GROUNDFEST✨

🎉 A big day for all the freshers packed with activities, music, and food.
🌿Bring your picnic blankets or foldable chairs, soak up the vibes, and capture those epic moments. Don’t forget to tag us—let’s see groundfest through your lens! 📸✨

26/09/2025

✨️🎵 GROUNDFEST 🎵✨️

groundfest. music lineup!

13:00-13:45
14:00-14:30 .6
14:30-15:00
15:00-16:00
16:30-17:00
17:00-17:30
17:30-18:15

Join us in the garden for good music, good company, and good vibes ✨️🎵

26/09/2025

Join us for Cameron’s Night Walk – Friday 10 October

This year’s Night Walk is extra special: it’s the 10th Night Walk and the first one to fall on Cameron’s birthday; he would have turned 32 on 10 Oct this year.

The walk is a fun way to come together, remember Cameron, and raise awareness of mental health while supporting the Cameron Grant Memorial Trust.

📍 Where: Fentham Hall, Marsh Lane, Hampton-in-Arden, B92 0AH

🕡 When: Start any time from 6:30–7:30pm, Friday 10 October

🚶 Distance: 4.5 miles (7.2km) - takes about 1.5–2 hours

After the walk, please join us back at Fentham Hall, where the bar will be open selling drinks and there will be food available to buy. A great chance to catch up with friends, old and new!

👉 For more information and to register free see the Night Walk Eventbrite page at https://night-walk-for-Cam-2025.eventbrite.co.uk. Donations are welcome, but not required.

We’d love to see as many people as possible out walking with us in Cameron’s memory.

17/09/2025

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📲0121 663 1217

17/09/2025

🎉 FRESHERS PARTY! 🎉
📍 Grounded, Selly Oak
📅 Friday 26th September | 🕒 10am-6pm

Welcome to Selly, Freshers! 🌟
Whether you’re new to Brum or just looking for good vibes, come down to grounded for a day you won’t forget!

🎶 Live music
🎨 Creative Workshops & Chill Spaces
🍕 Tasty Street Food & Drinks

Meet your new mates, explore your new neighbourhood, and start the year off right.

16/09/2025

How to look after your mental health as a new dad?

The independent is giving you valuable insights, featuring our brilliant clinical therapist, Waqar Azam!

https://www.the-independent.com/life-style/health-and-families/sleep-swansea-university-wales-calm-b2823628.html

Amid the chaos and sleepless nights that come with becoming a dad for the first time, remember to also prioritise your own wellbeing.

15/09/2025

Online Charity Meetup - Using AI Responsibly: Ethical Strategies for Charities
30th Sep at 10am

Charities today must do more with less. AI can boost efficiency, but non-profits often struggle with uncertainty as they explore new technologies. This online Charity Meetup will include practical advice for charities looking to adopt AI, or increase its use, with ethics and a structured approach in mind.

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Charities today must do more with less. AI can boost efficiency, but nonprofits often struggle with uncertainty as they explore new technologies. This online Charity Meetup will include practical advice for charities looking to adopt AI, or increase its use, with ethics and a structured approach in....

10/09/2025

This week, we're proud to stand with Solihull Moors Football Club to raise awareness and remind everyone: you are not alone💛💙
At Living Well UK, they work with their members to deliver free mental health support for those facing anxiety, depression and more.

Facing mental health challenges? You’re not alone - support is here.
📞0121 663 1217
💻www.livingwellconsortium.com