Mental Health Blog - Jake Symons

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How To Block And Mute On Social Media In 2021

Leave a Comment / Mental Health / By Jake Symons / June 9, 2021 June 16, 2021

Learn how to block and mute on social media with this complete guide to help you avoid the content you’d rather not see.

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Empty tables and chairs in a coffee shop.

How To Be There For Someone Through Low Mental Health

Leave a Comment / Supporting Someone With Mental Illness / By Jake Symons / May 19, 2021 May 19, 2021

Today I wanted to share what it means to be there for someone with mental illness, how you can be understanding while not understanding how to get through a mental health conversation.

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Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 Roundup

Leave a Comment / Mental Health / By Jake Symons / May 13, 2021 May 19, 2021

Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 is over and here is a roundup of the best content that has been produced by mental health bloggers and the media for the week.

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How to Take Action For Mental Health Awareness Week 2021

Leave a Comment / Mental Health / By Jake Symons / May 13, 2021 May 13, 2021

As Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 draws to an end I wanted to share some ideas on how to convert awareness into action and what you can do now to fight for mental health.

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Mental Health Foundation’s Nature Research

Leave a Comment / Mental Health Awareness Week / By Jake Symons / May 12, 2021 May 10, 2021

The Mental Health Foundation have been looking into the benefits of nature on our mental health and this blog will break down the stats and facts that stood out to me.

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My Experience With Nature

Leave a Comment / Mental Health Awareness Week / By Jake Symons / May 11, 2021 May 11, 2021

Connecting with nature and being present with it has helped reduce my anxiety and stress. Here I’m going to be sharing my experience with nature.

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Mental Health Awareness Week 2021

Leave a Comment / Mental Health Awareness Week / By Jake Symons / May 10, 2021 May 10, 2021

Join me Jake Symons for Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 here in the UK. This blog will show you everything that is coming up over the next 5 days and how you can get involved.

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How To Get Involved In Mental Health Awareness Week 2021

Leave a Comment / Mental Health Awareness Week / By Jake Symons / May 3, 2021 May 10, 2021

Get involved in Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 with this roundup of the Mental Health Foundation’s resources and my own mental health advocate tips.

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Heart carved into green wood..

Mental Health Awareness Month 2021

Leave a Comment / Other Mental Health Awareness Events / By Jake Symons / May 1, 2021 May 3, 2021

It’s Mental Health Awareness Month 2021 in the US and this year I want to talk about what awareness means to me, and why dedicated events like this matter.

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Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2021

Leave a Comment / Eating Disorders Awareness Week / By Jake Symons / March 11, 2021 May 5, 2021

Eating Disorders Awareness Week is back and this time we’re talking about binge eating. Learn more about the illness, and my thoughts on it here.