11th – 17th May 2026
This Mental Health Awareness Week, let’s take action to help a person find trusted online mental health resources.
It’s equally important to remind people that it’s OK take a break when they feel overwhelmed, scared or stressed. These feelings are human and OK.
NHS MENTAL WELLBEING GUIDES
The NHS website provides some of the best audio guides. (https://www.nhs.uk/…/gui…/mental-wellbeing-audio-guides/ )
The audio guides cover topics such as:
-Low mood and depression
-Relaxation to cope with anxiety
-Overcoming sleep problems
-Low confidence and assertiveness
-Unhelpful thinking
MIND
The mental health charity Mind has a podcast series presented by Heart FM DJ Matt Wilkinson, with people sharing their experiences of living with mental health problems. (https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/podcasts/ )
The episodes include:
Episode 1: Christina on depression
Episode 2: Reka’s experience of psychosis
Episode 3: Siobhan on living with bipolar disorder
Episode 4: Rachel and how she was treated by crisis services
Episode 5: Faisal on his recovery from OCD
Episode 6: Clarissa on living in a therapeutic community
Episode 7: Bryony on coping with bipolar as a full time carer
Episode 8: Sarah on her life living with seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
Episode 9: Tim on managing his mood through food
MENTAL HEALTH
The Mental Health Foundation has a ‘Let’s Talk: Mental Health’ podcast featuring interviews with a number of interesting people involved in mental health, including people who have experienced mental health problems, campaigners and mental health experts. (https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/explore-mental…/podcasts )
VERY WELL MIND
The Very Well Mind Podcast shares guidance and tips for improving psychological well-being and cultivating mental strength. It features interviews with inspirational speakers and mental health experts who share their stories, struggles, and strategies for staying mentally strong, as well as weekly shorter ‘Friday Fix’ episodes, which focus on dealing with specific issues or concerns by practicing quick, actionable mental health exercises. (https://www.verywellmind.com/the-verywell-mind-podcast… )
