Let me tell you a story. It is the story of a young woman, in her mid-twenties. She lives in a big city, has a stable and well-paid job, and some good friends. She gets along with her family well. She also has a lover. She is very close to him, closer than to anything else. Every night, before falling asleep, she exhausts her eyes looking at him. He always has something interesting to say always something new. In the morning, as soon as she opens her eyes, she grabs him and looks at him again. She looks at him when she is eating. She looks at him when she is commuting to work. She looks at him ..read more

As technology is now everywhere, means to fight your depression are also available on your phone. Here is a selection of 5 of the best apps developed to make you feel better. Positive Activity Jackpot Not so long ago, we were talking about the benefits of engaging in fun and positive activities in order to stop the vicious circle of depression. If what you need to start is a little help and inspiration, Positive Jackpot Activity is your cue ! This free app is based on pleasant event scheduling, and helps you finding activities near you, available at the time you are looking. No need to th ..read more

For a long time now we at Anxious Minds have wanted to take therapy outside of the office, and indeed outside of any boxes, so I’m really pleased that we will soon be offering talking therapies and Mindfulness outside in 200 Acres of beautiful Woodlands near Prudhoe. A lot of our clients have said that they would like to attend our “Woodland Therapy Centre” because they don’t like the intimidation of an office based therapy. It is a huge step for someone to admit they need help, so the less traumatic we can make it for them the better.  The one problem veteran families struggle with ..read more

    Support For Veteran Families Support For Children Support For The Wider Community Previous Next Anxious Minds buys Woodlands 30 minutes outside of Newcastle to set up New Outdoor Therapy Centre . The centre will be located in 200 acres of beautiful ancient woodlands and will provide support to veteran families and the larger community. The post Anxious Minds buys Woodlands appeared first on Counselling Services ..read more

The mental health lottery has paid for counselling services for over 300 children from some of the poorest estates in the North East. These children will be given up to 18 sessions of counselling delivered by Anxious Minds to schools across the North East.  All the sessions were paid for from donations made on the mental health lottery. From all the children and their families I would like to thank everybody that has donated so far, thank you for your continuous support. Eddie Chief Officer Anxious Minds The post Mental Health Lottery Pays For Children’s Counselling appeared first ..read more

Veteran Families Crisis Centre Veteran and CEO of Mental Health Charity Anxious Minds, who started the charity with his own War Pension and savings then worked for the past 5 years as a volunteer is opening the Veteran Families Mental Health Centre in Blyth February 2021. The funding for the first years rent will come from The Mental Health Lottery. “Eddie says veteran families are often overlooked, when it comes to providing crisis, and mental health support the emphasis is always on the veteran. We will do our best to first support veteran families in their time of need and raise awar ..read more

Anxious Minds Radio Joins Forces with NOVA Radio North East Welcome to Lee West who takes over as station manager with Neil Kipling for AM Radio North East, Lee has had 20 years broadcasting experience working for British Forces Broadcasting Service providing radio for Her Majesty’s Armed Forces. The post Two Great Local Community Stations Join Forces appeared first on Counselling Services ..read more

We’re here to help NORTH EAST Veteran Families Behind every Soldier or Veteran, there is a loving supportive family or partner, we call this the Armed Forces Community.  It can be very difficult for families leaving the services to find support for themselves and their children, and when one person in the family is struggling with mental health or addiction issues, it can affect the whole family. We at Veteran Families provide mental health support for adults and children, and advice services on making claims and support back into work. Click link https://www.veteranfamilies.co.uk The po ..read more

For Better North East Mental Health News / By admin The Mental Health Lottery was founded to support mental health charity Anxious Minds a multi-award winning charity founded by an Ex Veteran Edward Dean. Eddie used his war pension to set up the charity Anxious Minds in 2015 were he still works as a volunteer Chief Officer. He struggled for over 2 years to get any support for his Mental Health after retiring from the Armed Forces (Army infantry) on completion of 22 years service. This is what the Prime Minister Theresa May had to say about Edward: You have shown remarkable dedication in ensu ..read more

Officially opened by the Mayor of North Tyneside on Friday 23rd August. Drop in centre and educational support on self help based in Wallsend North Tyneside dedicated to supporting peoples mental wellbeing. Come along, say hello and join our community. The post Wallsend Drop in Centre Officially Open! appeared first on Anxious Minds Mental Health ..read more