Gardening Love puts mental health first and encourages open conversation around this subject.
A range of articles and blog posts to discuss mental illness as well as the stigma surrounding such illnesses.
Encouraging people to get support and to support those around them is vital.
Topics include; raising awareness, tackling the stigma, encouraging open discussion and how to get help.
This section covers a wide range of mental illness topics including depression, anxiety, mood and stress .
Gardening love promotes nature and ecotherapy based activities.
We look at how being in nature and getting outdoors can help ease some of the symptoms of depression and low mood.
This category aims to boost wellbeing and promote self care through simple activities like gardening and walking.
Simple activities like these can often be over looked. Yet they are accessible to most people and provide huge health benefits.
Finding a creative outlet is a great way to unwind and distract you from feelings of depression and other mental health issues. Depression can affect people in many different ways. One of the most common symptoms of depression is lacking the desire or motivation to participate in everyday activities. When depression takes a hold of… Read More How To Find a Creative Outlet to Help with Depression
This week is #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek 2021 and this years theme is #ConnectWithNature given that Gardening Love is all about the mental health benefits of nature and ecotherapy, I’m thrilled to be able to post on this topic in support of the Mental Health Foundation. Definition of Well-being Well-being is often defined as the state of being… Read More Well-Being and Ecotherapy. How To Connect With Nature.
Hi everyone, as we approach the end of our third lockdown here in the UK I figured a post on ways to improve your motivation may be in order. I don’t know about you but this lockdown has been a tough one, and the light at the end of the tunnel has seemed none existent… Read More Simple Ways to Improve Your Motivation Fast
Hi everyone! Today we are focusing on how hugs and laughter destroy stress! Yes, that’s right destroy! Crush! Slay! ……… You get the point 😀 So throw those arms wide open and feel the stress melt away. In one of my previous posts about reducing stress, I briefly mentioned the benefits of hugging and laughter… Read More How Hugs And Laughter Destroy Stress & Raise Your Spirits
Welcome to day 4 of 7 ways to stress less! I will share the links to the earlier posts a little later on. Todays post is all about finding ways to de-stress, little activities that you can do on a daily basis for a big impact. Are you ready to actively do something to reduce… Read More Meditation, Journaling And Other Ways To De-Stress
Hi and thank you for joining us on our 7 days to stress less journey. This is post 3 of 7 and today we are all about the ZZZZZZzzzzzz. Creating a healthy sleep habit is key to our mental health and wellbeing. Do you know what one of the most effective ways to de-stress is?… Read More Stress Less And Get More Done By Sleeping More
Hi everyone, welcome to day 2 of this blog post series! Today we are looking at how to review and release stress from your life. In line with World Mental Health Day, over 7 days we are looking at ways to stress less and love life! So today we will look at identifying our stresses… Read More Review And Release Stress – Stop Trying To Do All The Things
As many of you know, today is World Mental Health Day. In support of this, I decided to dedicate this week’s articles on the topic of stress. Stress affects all of us and can manifest itself in so many different ways. The health repercussions can be immense, especially on our mental health and wellbeing. So… Read More Stress Kills – Isn’t It Time You Did Something About It?
Hope, optimism and positive thinking are the recipie for a great way of life. However, sustaining a healthy, happy lifestyle can seem like a juggling act at times. Maintaining the work, life balance is an art in and of itself. With the power of hope, optimism, and positive thinking, you can keep your balance and… Read More Improve Life with Hope, Optimism, and Positive Thinking
It’s day 5 of the self-care mini series! Full of free and low-cost self-care ideas for you to try to add to your routine. If you missed the other posts then fear not! All the links you need are here. Why Self-care matters Day 1 Creating self-care habits Day 2 Try something new Day 3… Read More Low-cost self-care ideas for you to try today.
