NEW WELLBEING WORKSHOPS
Free Drop-In Wellbeing Workshops, Mondays 1.30-3PM
We all need to look after our emotional health as much as our physical health. In fact, they are intimately connected - after all, our brains are part of our bodies too! St Germain’s Wellbeing is running a series of 13 free Wellbeing Workshops that focus on learning skills and creativity to help with a whole range of common issues from worry and low mood, to sleep and chronic pain.
Check out the flyer above for the programme
Or you can download a copy here
‘Mindfulness Now’ Course
Free Eight-Week Course
10th May - 28th June
Do you find yourself reliving the past or worrying about the future?
Do you struggle to stay focused on what’s happening in the here-and-now?
Our mindfulness course combines various simple techniques proven to help you establish sustainable wellbeing practices that cultivate “mindfulness”; a non-judgemental awareness of the present moment. These mindfulness techniques are proven to reduce stress, anxiety, low mood, chronic pain and improve overall wellbeing, resilience and focus.
Key Details
WHEN: Weekly on a Friday, 11.30am-1pm, starting on 10th May 2024 and running for 8 consecutive weeks
WHERE: St Germain’s Church Hall, City Road, Edgbaston B17 8LE
LUNCH: A optional complimentary hot meal is available to course delegates after the session (from 1pm), at St Germain’s Community Café
Booking Your Place
This is a closed group. If you are interested in attending the course you must complete the registration form, and you need to be able to attend all the course dates. You can access the form using the “Register Now” button below.
Mindfulness Course Trainer: Mica Gray
Mica is an experienced workshop facilitator and accredited Mindfulness Now course trainer. She’s currently training as a Counselling Psychologist and has been an Emotional Wellbeing Practitioner with St Germain’s Wellbeing for the past two years. Mica is also a writer and poet passionate about creating systems of care and safe spaces for people to grow in their wellbeing. Her passion is born out of her own lived experience.
St Germain’s Wellbeing
St Germain’s Wellbeing offers free emotional support to anyone aged 18+ experiencing common mental health problems (e.g. anxiety or depression). People can access this support at our weekly Wellbeing Drop-In, or they can register with us for a short course of one-to-one emotional support sessions. Our Wellbeing Scale data for 2021 & 2022 showed that more than 80% of people who completed these sessions experienced a significant improvement in their mental health.
Our support offers:
A non-judgemental listening ear
Help understanding mental health problems and what keeps them going
Self-help skills and strategies to help with coping and recovery
Support with accessing other services that can help
Wellbeing Drop-In
Our Drop-In runs alongside the Church’s Community Café and provides an opportunity to get help with emotional and practical problems, without the need for an appointment. You can just turn up and speak with a member of our team, which includes our Emotional Wellbeing Practitioners and Listening Volunteers, who work alongside local Community Network Support Officers from the Adult Social Care, Welfare Rights Advisers (who can help with benefits issues), Sifa Fireside’s Adult Support Hub team and Employment Support Specialists from “Thrive Into Work”. If you are interested in specific support with practical concerns, e.g. housing or benefits, it’s best to email (wellbeinghub@stgermains.org.uk) or call (0121 517 0476) us first to check when the relevant support professional will next be at the Drop-In.
Where: St Germain’s Church Hall
When: Mondays, 11.30am-2.00pm
What: Mental health support, advice and guidance
How: just turn up and you’ll be able to speak to one of Wellbeing Team!
One-to-One Mental Health Support Sessions
To access our four sessions of appointment-based, guided self-help support sessions for mental health problems, get in touch by emailing wellbeinghub@stgermains.org.uk or calling us on 0121 517 0476. Professionals are also very welcome to refer to us this way.
If you’re not sure if this support is right for you, one of team will discuss it with you. You can also come to our Drop-In to find out more about this service!
Feedback from Service Users
“I could talk without feeling judged. I learned new useful techniques to help with my anxiety.” - Female, 46
“… very empathetic and understanding and offered me practical solutions for my problems. I also liked that it was very quick to get an appointment and being free is very good too.” - Male, 39
“…fantastic. Really calm and patient with me… has given me tools to keep practicing when my anxiety and bad thoughts are taking over.” - Female, 30
“Friendly, supportive, helpful and understanding my problems. Encouraging. Could not do better!” - Female, 70
“The therapist was empathic and non judgemental and had great knowledge and skills to cope with my issues.” - Female, 35