Mental Health Blog - Jake Symons

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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 April 16, 2022

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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2 Heart Shaped Cookies with One Absent leaving a heart shaped cutout outlined with sugar.

Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2021

Leave a Comment / Eating Disorders Awareness Week / By Jake Symons / March 11, 2021 February 27, 2022

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.

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Time to Talk Day 2021

Leave a Comment / Other Mental Health Awareness Events / By Jake Symons / February 4, 2021 May 5, 2021

This Time To Talk Day we’re talking about how a small mental health conversation can help make a big difference to someone’s day.

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Mental Monday Roundup Christmas 2020

Leave a Comment / Mental Monday / By Jake Symons / December 26, 2020 May 5, 2021

Hi Everyone, I hope you had a good and restful Christmas and are looking forward to the new year. Today’s blog will be rounding up some of what we’ve spoken about on our 2020 Christmas episodes of Mental Monday. Read The Post MENTAL MONDAY CHRISTMAS 2020 HIGHLIGHTS Monday 21st We spoke about incoming tier 4 …

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Mental Monday With Jake Symons: Christmas Schedule

Leave a Comment / Mental Monday / By Jake Symons / November 25, 2020 May 5, 2021

A pandemic doesn’t stop the Mental Monday Christmas Special! See what episodes are coming up and how you can get involved.

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Old stone path through field of grass.

What Does Recovery Mean to You?

Leave a Comment / Recovery / By Jake Symons / July 27, 2020 May 5, 2021

In this post I’ll be sharing what recovery means to me and how the recovery journey looks in this raw blog.

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Empty Wooden Tables and Chairs Outside a Coffee Shop

10 Tips For Having Mental Health Conversations

Leave a Comment / Supporting Someone With Mental Illness / By Jake Symons / June 15, 2020 May 5, 2021

Having mental health conversations can be hard. Today I’m sharing my top 10 best tips for having, or listening to a conversation about mental health.