Research shows that helping others can be good for our mental health. It reduces stress, improves our emotional well-being and even benefits our physical health. In short, doing good does you good.
Read : Random acts of kindnessThere is some evidence to suggest that when you help others, it can promote physiological changes in the brain linked with happiness.
Read : What are the health benefits of altruism?This blog explores the importance of kindness for the mental health and wellbeing of ourselves and others, as well as ways we can practice kindness on Random Acts of Kindness Day and beyond.
Read : Why kindness matters so much right nowTalking to friends about your mental health, and supporting a friend who has a mental health problem.
Read : Friendship and mental healthHow a pet can help your mental health, deciding if having a pet is right for you, and options if you can’t have a pet.
Read : Pets and mental healthNtale is a psychotherapeutic counsellor and activist from South London and now works for the Mental Health Foundation. He touches on the role kindness has played in his life and how kindness has helped him be who he is today.
Read : Why kindness got me to where I am todayCassandra Baker is a single mum of two from Bromley and runs her own business, Baker Girl Beauty. She speaks on the importance of kindness during COVID-19 and the struggles of being a single mother.
Read : The importance of kindnessWe discuss the impact of altruism and acts of kindness on people's well-being and mental health, and recommend things we can all do for others that can improve the world we live in.
Read : Altruism and wellbeing in an age of austerityWhy kindness is the theme for Mental Health Awareness Week 2020 - and why it could be the most important week we’ve ever run.
Read : Why did we pick kindness as the theme?In this podcast episode, we talk to you about why kindness matters and how it is central to our mental health.
Read : Kindness matters to our mental health