19/12/2017
Hi Everyone,
I would like to share my dream, in the hope that people will feel safe and secure to join us on the journey to support mental health and wellbeing in Wales. I am grateful to those who have helped and encouraged me in the development of Wellbeing 1st so far.
My journey with mental health began where I suffered severe anxiety and depression in my 20s, I began researching and practicing a variety of positive self-help methods to assist in my recovery and progress with life. Over time, I managed to see amazing results from the methods I practiced and were taught to me. From this point on, I knew I wanted to help people with similar problems.
Fast forward a couple of years, and I moved to Cardiff and studied Business Management at Cardiff University. During my time at university, I was very fortunate to meet amazing people and teachers who have helped turn my passion into reality. Moreover, as I began researching mental health issues in the UK, I found some astonishing statistics:
- 12-18% per cent of NHS expenditure is spent on the treatment and management of long-term conditions linked to patientโs poor mental health and wellbeing.
- Approximately 1 in 4 people in the UK will experience a mental health problem each year.
- Medication is cited as the most common treatment for mental health problems.
I felt passionate about starting a project that could help and nurture peopleโs mental health. I believe if people can be shown how and encouraged to live better it will help to treat the root cause of the problem, so they do not have to depend solely on pharmaceutical treatment.
Wellbeing 1st has been created to offer yoga, meditation, mindfulness, digital detoxing and self-care strategies to support this endeavour. The company operates as a social enterprise, which means additional profits will be reinvested back into the community to support people.
Together we can bring hope, healing, and self-belief to young people to lead more fulfilling lives.
Please like, comment or share this message so we can get the message out about mental health and wellbeing in Wales!
Thank you for reading and I hope to see you at the next event. ๐
Benjamin James Land
Founder of Wellbeing 1st