Category: Mental Health

Below Radar: A community for business owners and freelancers who don’t want to rely on surveillance capitalism

Below Radar is a space to help freelancers and business owners come together to help each other out, with articles, case studies and other resources to help us break free from the hamster wheel of Big Tech social media.

Freelance roundup – Jan 2021

This month included claiming the SEISS grant for self employment support, deciding to rebrand the web design business and looking after my mental health. Click to read more.

YearCompass – taking stock of 2020 and planning 2021

As 2020 drew to a close, I started thinking about what I’d achieved in what turned out to be a very strange year, and what I wanted to do in 2021. I used the free https://yearcompass.com/ booklet last year and found it very useful in guiding my thoughts. My key takeaway last year was that […]

Recommended: The Mental Health First Aid course

I’d been saving up for the Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) course since finding out about it earlier this year. A friend who works for the local library service let me know that it was available online via https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/ for only £25, so I jumped at the chance! More info at https://counsellorwebdesign.co.uk/blog/mental-health-first-aid-course/

The Men’s Sheds movement

Another great project to help men’s mental health is the Men’s Sheds movement.