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Your community - Kindness & Belonging

By Larch Maxey on 18th March 2017

International Day of Happiness: Away From Loneliness and Towards…

On 20th March each year, the Network of Wellbeing (NOW) joins many organisations and individuals around the world celebrating International Day of Happiness (IDoH). As part of this year’s IDoH celebrations, NOW’s Larch Maxey reflects on the relationships between loneliness, happiness

Your community - Kindness & Belonging

By Marloes Hoogerbrugge on 16th March 2017

The Importance of Neighbourhoods for Our Wellbeing

Is the neighbourhood still important in today’s individualistic and globalized society? Or has the residential neighbourhood lost its significance as source of social capital? In this guest post, Marloes Hoogerbrugge, from the Erasmus Happiness Economics Research Organisation (EHERO), shares some

Your community - Kindness & Belonging

By Duncan Fraser on 2nd March 2017

Can You Be Well When Others Aren’t?

It is important to explore how we can be most useful and kind in a world facing many challenges. We live in an unfair world. Opportunity is not equal. 1% own as much as the other 99%. War is common.

Your community - Kindness & Belonging

By Tea with Strangers on 22nd February 2017

Tea With Strangers: Breaking Down Barriers through Conversation

We’re more “connected” than ever before, but we’re also more alone. Loneliness and a sense of isolation are just two by-products of living in an age where we’re more likely to be staring at our phones than smiling at each

Your wellbeing - Health

By Julie Morris on 15th February 2017

Making Time for Self Care (Even When Really Busy)

When you have a busy schedule, practicing self care can be difficult. Work stresses and daily responsibilities can become overwhelming if you forget to take care of your mind and body, so it can be beneficial to remember some easy

Your community - Inspiring Projects

By Della Duncan on 15th December 2016

Frome’s Economy: From Blind Growth to Wellbeing

The Upstream team spent the summer in the feisty Somerset town of Frome (population approx. 25,000) where they looked at the barriers, possibilities and potential for moving the town’s economy from one that had been focused on blind growth to

Our world - Ideas & Analysis

By Tom Crompton on 26th October 2016

When Others Care, But We Don’t See It

Do you wring your hands in frustration, wondering why, when faced with profound inequality or climate change, other people don’t seem to care as deeply as you do yourself? This blog post is written by Common Cause Foundation Director Tom

Our world - Wellbeing Together

By Richard Coles on 23rd September 2016

Connecting with Each Other and with Nature: Reflections from…

In early September 2016, some of the Network of Wellbeing team went to Wellbeing 2016 in Birmingham. This blog post is written by the conference founder, Richard Coles, who shares what inspired the event and how it went from an

Our world - Wellbeing Together

By NOW on 22nd September 2016

Building Wellbeing Together: Workshop at Wellbeing 2016

Things are often more fun and beneficial when we work together; exploring and supporting wellbeing is no different. Co-creating effective paths to wellbeing involves building strong networks through which we can share knowledge, experience and practical support. In this blog

Your community - Inspiring Projects

By Liberators International on 14th September 2016

World’s Biggest Sing-Along Brings a Smile to Many Faces

There’s nothing like a Bob Marley song to brighten up your day, but would you be game enough to sing it with total strangers on public transport? Well, commuters around the world did just that on a Monday morning commute

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