Workshops

8 Dimension's of Wellbeing

We are offering the 8 dimensions of wellbeing in workshops this term so you can decide what area you would like to explore. 

Join our workshops to explore how our physical health impacts our mental health, and vice versa, how our mental health impacts our physical health. 

The workshops will give you an opportunity to discuss together as a group some top tips on how to make positive changes in the following areas: Physical Health, Emotional Health, Spiritual Health, Intellectual Health, Occupational Health, Financial Health, Environmental Health, and Social Health, Because even the smallest of changes can have noticeably positive results in our mental health and overall wellbeing. 

1. Physical Health:
   Join us to explore how our physical health impacts our mental health, and vice versa, how our mental health impacts our physical health. We will discuss together as a group some top tips on how to make positive changes in the following areas: diet, exercise and sleep. Because even the smallest of changes can have noticeably positive results in our mental health and overall wellbeing. 

 Starting: 2/05/2025
Sessions:  1
Time: 10:00 to 12:00

2. Emotional Health:
   Let’s discuss together what can be helpful and what can be unhelpful when it comes to our emotional health, and explore ways to implement some positive changes which could help in our emotional resilience, coping skills, and overall quality of life. 

   Starting: 9/05/2025
Sessions:  1
Time: 10:00 to 12:00

3. Spiritual Health:
   The term “Spirituality” is basically defined as “the deepest values by which one lives.” So, let’s explore this a little further and figure out what is important to us in our own lives and ensure that we make life choices based on our most authentic selves rather than what others want or expect from us.
   
   Starting:  16/05/2025
   Sessions:  1
   Time: 10:00 to 12:00
   
   

4. Intellectual Health:
   There are so many health and social benefits that come from keeping our brains active, including becoming more solution-focussed, better problem-solving abilities, and the reduction of anxiety and depression symptoms. But, just like exercising our bodies to keep fit, we also need to exercise our brains. So, come along to this session to explore different ways to keep our brains active and try out some of our fun puzzles, quizzes and brain teasers. 

Starting: 23/05/2025
Sessions:  1
Time: 10:00 to 12:00

5. Occupational Health:
   In this session we’ll look at the benefits of engaging in meaningful activity, whether it be work-related or just doing good in general. We’ll discuss the positive impact this can have on our mental health, self-worth and self-esteem, then set some goals to help us get on our way to enjoying these benefits in our everyday lives. 

    Starting:  30/05/2025
Sessions:  1
Time: 10:00 to 12:00

6. Financial Health:
   This session explores how money matters can cause or worsen mental health struggles. And, likewise, poor mental health can significantly reduce our ability to manage our finances effectively, and so the cycle continues. We’ll discuss some top tips and advice to help us escape this cycle and relieve some of the stress and anxiety related to it, bringing more calmness to our lives and our minds! 

   Starting:  6/06/2025
Sessions:  1
Time: 10:00 to 12:00

7. Environmental Health:
   Our mood and outlook on life can be greatly influenced by the environment we live in. This can be either the world in general, our local community, or even our immediate living surroundings. So let’s explore together a variety of ways that we can make our surroundings and environment more positive places for ourselves and others to enjoy. 

   Starting:  13/06/2025
        Sessions:  1
Time: 10:00 to 12:00

8. Social Health:
   Our social health is very often the aspect that feels the biggest impact of poor mental health. We can quite easily become socially anxious, isolated, and shut off from the rest of the world. But, to improve our mental health and overall wellbeing it’s essential to improve our social health by mixing with others, engaging in enjoyable activities, creating or expanding our support networks and giving meaning to our days. So let’s explore together some effective ways to do this. 

   Starting: 20/06/2025
Sessions:  1
Time: 10:00 to 12:00

Fulwell Community Resource Centre, Fulwell Road, Sunderland, SR69QW

ENROLMENT STARTS: If you wish to attend a course or courses, you will first need to enrol with the Recovery College. We will be enrolling at Fulwell Resource Centre from 31/03/2025 where you can come along and enrol face to face or you can telephone 01915612276 or 01915612260 for more information. 

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