Monday 6th April 2020 - Trying to boost our users

"Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained." - Marie Curie

Posted 2:15pm

It is very easy to say, but staying positive will naturally be a good thing for your mental health during this time of lockdown. As the simple message in the photo above describes, your attitude to any given situation is what defines us all.

Healthy Minds, Healthy Bods core target is to improve the mind-set of our users, as everything then develops from that. People will be more active, they will look to make better choices, and they will be proactive in improving their lifestyle and overall well-being.

Having a Growth Mindset (the belief that you are in control of your own ability, and can learn and improve) is the key to success. Yes, of course, hard work, effort and persistence are all important, but not as important as having and underlying belief that you are in control of your own destiny.

But we also like to improve interaction and that, at the moment, is not easy, as we are currently now allowed to mingle with non-family members, and adhere to the social distancing guidelines.

So HMHB is trying to speak with as many of our users at least once a week, either via email, telephone, or other internet communications - like Whatsapp and Messenger. We realise we are just a very small cog on the current wheel of organisations offering help, but over the last three years we have built up a network of users and friends (which is a good word for it).

Healthy Minds, Healthy Bods has always tried to be different from current intervention, and go that extra mile when it comes to users. Maybe that's because we are mentor led, having all of us gone through some difficult periods in our lives. It has been commented on, and praised, by our groups how they like the way we treat everyone as equals. It's how I would have wanted to be managed.

Please use this time to rebuild some lost friendships, reconnect with loved ones and friends. Life is far too short, and we waste so much on trivial events, when the really special part of being alive, being able to interact on an amazing level with others, we seem to have lost over time. Let's be ready to relight that spark. Yay!!!