The Straw Bale

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 […]

On this course we will listen to and talk about some poems and pieces of prose, before trying out some expressive writing of our own. Expressive […]

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 […]

This course explores what is meant by ‘mental health’ and what good mental health looks like.

Recovery following any crisis is a journey. This course aims  to help you identify a direction you want to try, and how to get there! We […]

This course is suitable for anyone wishing to understand more about loneliness, and how it can affect us in our day to day lives,particularly in terms […]

This course focuses on anxiety, what it is and how it affects us, and how we can learn to manage it better.

This course aims to increase understanding of what it can be like to experience psychosis, what might cause it and how it can be defined.