The HappiMe Mental Health Blog
The Astonishing Power of Gratitude
"I don't have to chase extraordinary moments to find happiness - it's right in front of me if I'm paying attention and practising gratitude." Brene Brown It’s a fact – Keeping a Gratitude journal makes you happier. Practising gratitude for 5 minutes a day has...
What to do when your child is scared of monsters!
Unfortunately, night time can be a scary time for many children, especially between the ages of 3 and 8. This is often triggered by something simple like a scary monster or 'bad guy' in a cartoon or movie or hearing a scary story. A simple creak of the house settling...
How to Help a Friend with Depression or Anxiety.
I’d like to tell you a little story I learned back when I was studying CBT. There was a young man who was walking to work, lost in his thoughts, not being mindful of the present moment. As he was strolling along, he fell into a big hole. The hole was nearly 7 ft in...
Children’s Book of the Month
Stick Up for Yourself Every Kid's Guide to Personal Power and Self-Esteem’ by Gershen Kaufman Do wish you could stick up for yourself? This book gives you real-life examples, it shows you how to stick up for yourself with other kids (including bullies), even parents...
Well-being and mental health workshop for Bristol School
On Friday 7th July 2017, HappiMe founder Jo Richings facilitated a fantastic ‘Feel Good’ well-being & mental health workshop to the whole team at Oasis Academy Connaught in Knowle West, after a pupil at the school won HappiMe’s ‘Draw a HappiTar’ competition. Not...