Menopause and Mental Health (Part 2)
2025-06-19 18:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | Location: Online
This course explores what the menopause and perimenopause actually are, how they might affect the person experiencing it, and those around them, particularly in terms of mental wellbeing, and goes on to explore ways to live and cope with menopause day to day. It’s suitable for anyone wanting to understand more about this natural part of life.

Understanding Eating Disorders
2025-06-20 10:00 - 13:00 | The Straw Bale, Restore, Manzil Way, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 1YH, United Kingdom
This course aims to increase understanding of eating disorders by exploring what is meant by the term eating disorder, the different types of eating disorder, negative impact, causes and treatments. We offer the opportunity to hear from lived experience and we share ideas within the group for how we can help ourselves and/or support others.

Understanding Anxiety
2025-06-20 13:00 - 16:00 | ORC at Witney Mind, 65 Moorland Road, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 6LS, United Kingdom
This course focuses on anxiety, what it is and how it affects us, and how we can learn to manage it better. The course explores different types of anxiety disorders, how we can understand anxiety as a survival strategy, techniques to ground ourselves and reduce worry, and where to look for further support.

Cotswold Way Ultra Challenge
2025-06-21 07:00 - 2025-06-22 07:00
Cotswold Way takes a 100 km loop through the heart of the Cotswolds, providing beautiful scenery and rolling hills. This is the perfect setting to test yourself, with villages, Cotswold Way, twisting paths and trails.

Date: Sun 21st – Mon 22nd June 2025Location: Cirencester basecampDistance: 100km, 75km, 50km, 25km or 10km – it’s up to you!

Ultra challenge provides a series of endurance events for a wide range of fitness & ages. It’s the UK’s #1 series of treks & trail runs. Full support and hospitality is available with each route.

Click here for more event info on the Ultra Challenge website.

Creative Writing (Part 3)
2025-06-23 10:30 - 12:00 | Location: Online
Our creative writing course provides a chance to think about and develop the use of creative skills to aid recovery.

Nurturing Hope (Part 1)
2025-06-23 14:00 - 15:30 | Location: Online
This is a course for anyone keen to strengthen a sense of hope, whether you feel you are struggling to find hope at the moment, or if you feel like you have a small amount of hope but would like to increase it. We look at how we can define hope and how we can look for it using our five senses. We introduce the concept of making a hope box. In Week 2, we explore how hope is related to reaching achievable goals and we share with each other things which inspire us.

Body Image and Mental Health
2025-06-24 10:00 - 13:00 | ORC at Didcot Civic Hall, Britwell Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7JN, United Kingdom

Five Ways to Wellbeing (Part 4)
2025-06-24 10:30 - 12:00 | Location: Online
This course offers a chance to focus on one of the 5 Ways to Wellbeing each week over 5 weeks : Keep Learning, Give, Connect, Be Active and Take Notice.

Understanding Trauma (Part 2)
2025-06-25 10:00 - 13:00 | The Straw Bale, Restore, Manzil Way, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 1YH, United Kingdom
Experiencing trauma can significantly impact our mental health, the way we function as human beings and our resilience to coping with stressful life events. This course looks at the impact of trauma on our brain and bodies and explores how we can learn to ground ourselves in the present and regulate our emotions. We look at trauma diagnoses in Week 2 and life after trauma in Week 3. On this course we share tips and strategies, but not details of what has happened to us.

MHFA - Refresher - 26th June
2025-06-26 09:30 - 14:00 | Location: Online
This online, four hour Refresher maintains your accreditation as a Mental Health First Aider, with the ability to recognise the signs of mental ill health, provide support, and guidance towards professional help.

Finding your Pathway through the Services
2025-06-26 13:00 - 16:00 | The Straw Bale, Restore, Manzil Way, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 1YH, United Kingdom
This course will explore some of the common frustrations that people can face when looking for support , with particular focus on problem solving. Students will discover different ways in which they might prepare for an appointment, deal with long waiting times and have their needs met by appropriate services.

Eat Well, Be Active, Stay Motivated (Part 1)
2025-06-26 14:00 - 15:30 | Location: Online
This 3 – part course looks at how our physical health is connected with our mental health. We will explore how we can look after ourselves through healthy eating and exercise and how this can positively impact our mental health.

Mindful Movement with T'ai Chi Chih
2025-06-27 12:30 - 15:30 | ORC at Restore Banbury, 28 Calthorpe Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 5EX, United Kingdom
This course offers the opportunity to learn some easy T’ai Chi Chih movements as a stress-reduction tool to help in recovery. No previous knowledge or equipment is required and you will be given opportunities to experience the beneficial effects in your own mind and body whilst being guided through movements during the workshop. There will be details of a link to a free online tutorial and furtherpractical classes.

Creative Writing (Part 2)
2025-06-30 10:30 - 12:00 | Location: Online

Journaling for Wellbeing
2025-06-30 13:00 - 16:00 | The Straw Bale, Restore, Manzil Way, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 1YH, United Kingdom
In this course we discuss how journaling in its widest sense (recording some aspects of our day to day experiences) supports wellbeing by helping us gain perspective on our lives, notice what’s good and focus on what is meaningful to us. Students will be introduced to both bullet journaling and scrapbook journaling and have the opportunity to experiment with different methods and materials ( which will be provided) to find a way of journaling which works for them

Nurturing Hope (Part 2)
2025-06-30 14:00 - 15:30 | Location: Online

Understanding Stigma
2025-07-01 10:00 - 13:00 | The Straw Bale, Restore, Manzil Way, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 1YH, United Kingdom
In this course we explore what stigma means in relation to mental health, examine the impact that stigma can have on our sense of identity, and look at ways we can challenge stigma while taking care of ourselves.

Five Ways to Wellbeing (Part 5)
2025-07-01 10:30 - 12:00 | Location: Online

Understanding Trauma (Part 3)
2025-07-02 10:00 - 13:00 | The Straw Bale, Restore, Manzil Way, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 1YH, United Kingdom

Coping with Stress and Anxiety (Part 1)
2025-07-02 10:30 - 12:00 | Location: Online
This course aims to increase understanding about anxiety and stress and how to manage it better. We work together to describe what stress and anxiety is and explore what our shared and unique reactions to it can be. We focus on identifying and testing out appropriate tools for coping with stress and anxiety. We explore the concepts of re-framing and affirmations and try out some grounding exercises.

Living with Social Anxiety (Part 1)
2025-07-02 19:00 - 20:30 | Location: Online
Social anxiety is the most common form of anxiety, and can have a substantial impact on our lives. This course explores what social anxiety is (and isn’t), and how it may arise. We explore strategies and tools to help us live better with social anxiety, plus ways to get more support. This is a welcoming course for anyone who sometimes struggles in social situations.

Understanding Personality Disorders (Part 1)
2025-07-03 13:00 - 16:00 | The Straw Bale, Restore, Manzil Way, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 1YH, United Kingdom
In this course we consider how personality disorders are defined and how they may develop,as well as exploring the stigma surrounding this diagnosis. We discuss ways to move forward – both support which may be offered and how people can help themselves. In Part 2, we discuss some models for understanding human relationships and think about how we can make positive changes in our lives.

Eat Well, Be Active, Stay Motivated (Part 2)
2025-07-03 14:00 - 15:30 | Location: Online

Introduction to ORC
2025-07-04 10:00 - 12:00 | The Straw Bale, Restore, Manzil Way, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 1YH, United Kingdom
This course is designed for all new students as part of the enrolment process. The course is designed to explain to students how ORC works, and to highlight some of the potential benefits of attending our courses. There is an opportunity to explore what ‘recovery’ means to us as individuals, and to think about what helps recovery. We will also spend some time considering next steps.

Coping with Self Harm
2025-07-04 13:00 | The Straw Bale, Restore, Manzil Way, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 1YH, United Kingdom
This course aims to provide a safe space in which students can think about and discuss the different reasons that a person might engage in self harming behaviour – focussing on why, not how. We look at the prevalence of self harm in the UK and think about what might drive so many people to engage in self harming behaviours. Having identified some of the reasons that people engage in self harming behaviours we think together in detail about possible alternatives.

Creative Writing (Part 4)
2025-07-07 10:30 - 12:00 | Location: Online

Understanding Confidence
2025-07-07 13:00 - 16:00 | The Straw Bale, Restore, Manzil Way, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 1YH, United Kingdom
Mental ill-health often leads to a loss of confidence, making it difficult for people to get the most out of their lives. We appreciate that developing or regaining confidence is an important part of many people’s recovery. This course will help you recognise your existing skills, and consider some practical ways to move forwards with increased confidence

Understanding Mental Health (Part 2)
2025-07-08 13:00 - 16:00 | The Straw Bale, Restore, Manzil Way, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 1YH, United Kingdom
This course explores what is meant by ‘mental health’ and what good mental health looks like. We consider how mental health problems may be diagnosed, or understood as part of our life experiences. The course explores the meaning of recovery and looks at support available on our recovery journey.

Introduction to ORC
2025-07-08 14:00 - 16:00 | Location: Online

Coping with Stress and Anxiety (Part 2)
2025-07-09 10:30 - 12:00 | Location: Online
This course aims to increase understanding about anxiety and stress and how to manage it better.
