Moving More for our Mental Health - Mental Health Awareness Week

For this week’s episode of Therapy Works, we’re having a special talk about Mental Health Awareness Week, which - this year - is focusing on the theme of movement and its significance in mental health. We have a lot to say on the subject, including some of the language we want to share around Mental Health awareness, and being aware of how people are identifying with different states of mental health. If describing the state of our mental health is difficult to verbalize out loud, we’ve also found great success in writing about it, as writing can reveal to us the parts that we keep hidden and unvocalized.
On the theme of movement, we’ll talk about the pharmacy within us that movement unlocks, as well as making sure we explore our relationship with movement overall. If we’re avoiding it, why is that? And if we’re exercising in order to avoid something else that we’re trying not to feel, that’s something to bring awareness to as well.
Timestamps:
00:00 Welcome and Introduction to Mental Health Awareness Week
00:34 Exploring Expertise in Mental Health
02:26 The Significance of Mental Health Awareness
04:39 Identifying Signs of Mental Health Issues
09:04 The Power of Movement for Mental Health
10:49 Understanding Movement vs. Exercise
12:34 Lowering Barriers to Movement
16:23 Concluding Thoughts on Mental Health and Movement
Resources:
To learn more about Mental Health Awareness Week, check out - www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-w...
Otherwise, if you’re in London and want to dance, here’s Pineapple Studios - www.pineapple.uk.com