Mental Health Wellbeing Courses For Autumn 2023

Registration is now open for our Free Wellbeing Courses!

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Impact will be back at the end of August with the first of our autumn courses.

Whether you are referring people to us, or you would like to join us in autumn, we have courses to help everyone.

Here’s a look at all of our courses and some changes and improvements we have made…

Mind Time Evening Course is now delivered over two evenings with empowering information and plenty of wellbeing practices to help immediately start to reduce unhelpful thoughts and emotions. A great introduction to wellbeing for people busy during the day time.

Unlock Menopause is delivered over six days and enables women to better understand this transitional time, and importantly what we could do to help ourselves better manage our changing bodies and our emotions.

YOUR Choice is a new course that replaces the nine week Your Recovery Pathways. 

Delivered two days a week over 4 weeks, YOUR Choice will support, empower and educate people using the mind management model to make better sense of their mental wellbeing, and learn how to effectively use tried and tested wellbeing techniques to improve emotional and mental health.

Good news for anyone who has attended Your Recovery Pathways in the past, if you would like to, you are now warmly invited to register for the new YOUR Choice!

The YOU Programme continues to be delivered for two days over two weeks and remains our flagship introduction course to help people begin to understand the mind management model whilst learning what activities and practices they can do to begin the process of feeling better, mentally and emotionally. 

All of our courses remain free of charge to residents in Central Bedfordshire and Bedford, and continue online with Zoom.

Registration is now open for our autumn courses, with more courses being added to our online course calendar in the next couple of weeks.

If you would like to know more about our courses, how we teach and measure wellbeing, please get in touch to speak to one of our team. 

We are also happy to attend online team meetings to answer any questions and demonstrate how to refer people to us.

Course Calendar

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Starts 07 May, 2024

YOU Programme – May 2024 IM231001

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The YOU Programme can be an important first step to feeling better, improving your mental health and wellbeing and getting your life back on track through supporting education, peer empowerment and learning how to manage uncomfortable thoughts, emotions and behaviours. Day 1 – Tuesday 7th May, 2024 Day 2 – Thursday 9th May, 2024 Day 3 – Tuesday 14th May, 2024 Day 4 – Thursday 16th May, 2024 Time for each session 9:30am – 2:30pm Delivered live online using Zoom and with lots of breaks.

Starts 21 May, 2024

Mind Time – May 2024 IM231002

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The information packed Mind Time Course is designed to educate, support and empower people to immediately start to work on understanding & improving their mental wellbeing, and is delivered over two evenings. This is a fantastic course on its own for time-strapped people looking to make instant change to their wellbeing, or as a taster course before joining us on one of our longer day time courses. This course offers a free One-to-One session after course completion Dates Tuesday 21st May, 2024 Wednesday 22nd May, 2024 Times for each session 6.30 to 9.30pm Delivered live online using Zoom

Starts 19 June, 2024

YOUR Choice – June 2024 IM231101

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Impact’s 4 week, 8 sessions mental well-being programme – YOUR Choice. An inspiring, empowering and educational wellbeing course, helping you to understand and learn what you can do to help yourself manage your mind, your emotions and build total wellbeing resilience for the future. If you feel you need to make some important changes to have the kind of life you really want, this course is for you. Delivered each Wednesday & Thursday for 8 sessions on the following days: Day 1 Wednesday 19th June, 2024 Day 2 Thursday 20th June, 2024 Day 3 Wednesday 26th June, 2024 Day 4 Thursday 27th June, 2024 Day 5 Wednesday 3rd July, 2024 Day 6 Thursday 4th July, 2024 Day 7 Wednesday 10th July. 2024 Day 8 Thursday 11th July, 2024 Time for each session 9:30am – 2:30pm with plenty of breaks! Delivered live online using Zoom

Starts 25 June, 2024

Unlock Menopause – June 2024 IM231102

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The Unlock Menopause Course has been designed by people who have been through, are going through, or have just begun their unique journey with Menopause. Our aim is to support, inform and educate those who want to have a better understanding of what is happening to their bodies and minds, whilst learning what can be done to ease some of the more common symptoms associated with Menopause. Day 1 – Tuesday 25th June, 2024 Day 2 – Thursday 27th June, 2024 Day 3 – Tuesday 2nd July, 2024 Day 4 – Thursday 4th July, 2024 Day 5 – Tuesday 9th July, 2024 Day 6 – Thursday 11th July, 2024 Time for each session 9:30am – 2:30pm Delivered live online using Zoom

Last Two Mental Wellbeing Courses Before The Summer Break

Our last two courses before we take a well earned summer break start soon!

Unlock Menopause Course Starts 11th July

The Unlock Menopause course has been designed to empower, enable and educate women who want to better understand and manage symptoms of peri-menopause and menopause.

That’s why we have designed a positive wellbeing, peer support programme on what really works to support women to understand menopause, feel empowered, build confidence and learn new wellbeing practices and strategies to start making positive changes to improve the quality of their health and their lives.

Enrolment is now open for Unlock Menopause.

Mind Time Evening Course, Starts July 18th.

Who is it for?

For anyone suffering from anxiety, depression, grief, stress or any other mental health issues who are unable to attend one of our daytime courses.

How will it help?

Through education, discussions and support to enable empowering change.

What are the benefits?

It’s relaxed, and it helps build mental resilience, self-confidence, self-compassion as well as game-changing wellbeing practices you need to put you back in control of your health, and your future.

It’s free to residents of Central Bedfordshire and Bedford.

When do the courses run?

They run over 4 evenings, 2 evenings per week, from 6.30pm to 9.30pm and are held on a Tuesday and a Wednesday evening.Enrolment is now open for Mind Time.

 

Alternatively, if you would like to refer someone there are several ways you can do that either

All our courses are held online using Zoom and are free to residents of Central Bedfordshire & Bedford Borough.

If you need any leaflets that cover all of our courses, please let us know and we’ll send them over to you.

The Last Your Recovery Pathways

Here It Is & We have Four Spaces Left!

Our Very Last YOUR Recovery Pathways, 9-week course. Starting this Wednesday 24th May.

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A Big & Beautiful Beast of a wellbeing programme that has successfully supported hundreds of people over the 6 years we have been delivering this course in the community, and more recently, live online. 

Education and Mental Wellbeing Support that has helped so many people change their lives around, better manage stress, depression, bereavement and anxiety, along with empowering people to take courageous steps onto new paths and begin to live more hopeful and healthier lives.

Celebrating the final Course

Because this is our last YOUR Recovery Pathways, we want to celebrate in a big way and invite you to join us on this last journey of strength-based recovery focused health & wellbeing.

To celebrate the last course, we have guest speakers in addition to new wellbeing practices and tasters of the new course content.

It’s not too late to join us for the journey…

Register with us, or if you already have an account, simply complete the enrolment forms to secure your spot.

Enrol here: YOUR Recovery Pathways

This last course is going to be incredible, inspiring and empowering!

Changes of dates for May’s Mental Health Wellbeing Courses

Due to circumstances beyond our control, we have had to change the dates of our mental health wellbeing courses next week.

Mind Time now starts next Tuesday, May 16th and Your Recovery Pathways starts on Wednesday, May 17th.

If you would like to enrol, please follow the links below or feel free to contact us by email or by phone on 07779 086740.

We can also send you leaflets for all our courses if you need them.

With thanks and kind regards

Déanne, Jackie and the Impact team.

Starts 07 May, 2024

YOU Programme – May 2024 IM231001

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The YOU Programme can be an important first step to feeling better, improving your mental health and wellbeing and getting your life back on track through supporting education, peer empowerment and learning how to manage uncomfortable thoughts, emotions and behaviours. Day 1 – Tuesday 7th May, 2024 Day 2 – Thursday 9th May, 2024 Day 3 – Tuesday 14th May, 2024 Day 4 – Thursday 16th May, 2024 Time for each session 9:30am - 2:30pm Delivered live online using Zoom and with lots of breaks.

Starts 21 May, 2024

Mind Time – May 2024 IM231002

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The information packed Mind Time Course is designed to educate, support and empower people to immediately start to work on understanding & improving their mental wellbeing, and is delivered over two evenings. This is a fantastic course on its own for time-strapped people looking to make instant change to their wellbeing, or as a taster course before joining us on one of our longer day time courses. This course offers a free One-to-One session after course completion Dates Tuesday 21st May, 2024 Wednesday 22nd May, 2024 Times for each session 6.30 to 9.30pm Delivered live online using Zoom

Starts 19 June, 2024

YOUR Choice – June 2024 IM231101

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Impact's 4 week, 8 sessions mental well-being programme – YOUR Choice. An inspiring, empowering and educational wellbeing course, helping you to understand and learn what you can do to help yourself manage your mind, your emotions and build total wellbeing resilience for the future. If you feel you need to make some important changes to have the kind of life you really want, this course is for you. Delivered each Wednesday & Thursday for 8 sessions on the following days: Day 1 Wednesday 19th June, 2024 Day 2 Thursday 20th June, 2024 Day 3 Wednesday 26th June, 2024 Day 4 Thursday 27th June, 2024 Day 5 Wednesday 3rd July, 2024 Day 6 Thursday 4th July, 2024 Day 7 Wednesday 10th July. 2024 Day 8 Thursday 11th July, 2024 Time for each session 9:30am - 2:30pm with plenty of breaks! Delivered live online using Zoom

Starts 25 June, 2024

Unlock Menopause – June 2024 IM231102

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The Unlock Menopause Course has been designed by people who have been through, are going through, or have just begun their unique journey with Menopause. Our aim is to support, inform and educate those who want to have a better understanding of what is happening to their bodies and minds, whilst learning what can be done to ease some of the more common symptoms associated with Menopause. Day 1 – Tuesday 25th June, 2024 Day 2 – Thursday 27th June, 2024 Day 3 – Tuesday 2nd July, 2024 Day 4 – Thursday 4th July, 2024 Day 5 – Tuesday 9th July, 2024 Day 6 – Thursday 11th July, 2024 Time for each session 9:30am - 2:30pm Delivered live online using Zoom

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Improve Your Mental Health and Wellbeing

If you’re looking to improve your mental health and wellbeing, the next Mind Time evening course that starts on May 16th at 6:30 could be your first step to feeling better. This course is free to residents of Central Bedfordshire and Bedford Borough.

Who is it for?

For anyone suffering from anxiety, depression, grief, stress or any other mental health issues who are unable to attend one of our daytime courses.

How will it help?

Through education, discussions and support to enable empowering change.

What are the benefits?

It’s relaxed, and it helps build mental resilience, self-confidence, self-compassion as well as game-changing wellbeing practices you need to put you back in control of your health, and your future.

It’s free to residents of Central Bedfordshire and Bedford.

When do the courses run?

They run over 4 evenings, 2 evenings per week, from 6.30pm to 9.30pm and are held on a Tuesday and a Wednesday evening.

How do I register or enrol?

Just fill out the enrolment form, and we’ll email you all the details you need.

What do I need to take part in the course?

All our courses are run online using Zoom, so you’ll need an internet connection, laptop or PC, or a tablet like an iPad or Android or you can even join on a smart phone. Our facilitators and volunteers will be available to help if needed.

I’d like to speak to someone before I enrol.

No problem, feel free to call us on 01582 797596 or email us here.

I’d like to refer someone else, how do I do that?

If you have a friend, family member, patient or client that you think would benefit from joining one of our evening courses, please use this form to let us know and we’ll reach out to them.

Starts 21 May, 2024

Mind Time – May 2024 IM231002

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The information packed Mind Time Course is designed to educate, support and empower people to immediately start to work on understanding & improving their mental wellbeing, and is delivered over two evenings. This is a fantastic course on its own for time-strapped people looking to make instant change to their wellbeing, or as a taster course before joining us on one of our longer day time courses. This course offers a free One-to-One session after course completion Dates Tuesday 21st May, 2024 Wednesday 22nd May, 2024 Times for each session 6.30 to 9.30pm Delivered live online using Zoom

Next Unlock Menopause Starts May 9th

Our hugely popular Unlock Menopause Course is going from strength to strength and the next course starting on May 9th is now open for referrals and enrolment.

The Unlock Menopause course has been designed to empower, enable and educate those who want to better understand and manage symptoms of peri-menopause and menopause.

That’s why we have designed a positive wellbeing, peer support programme on what really works to support women to understand menopause, feel empowered, build confidence and learn new wellbeing practices and strategies to start making positive changes to improve the quality of their health and their lives.

Enrolment is now open for the course starting May 9th.

Alternatively, if you would like to refer someone there are several ways you can do that either

All our courses are held online using Zoom and are free to residents of Central Bedfordshire & Bedford Borough.

If you need any leaflets that cover all of our courses, please let us know and we’ll send them over to you.

YOUR Recovery Pathways – May-July 2023 MH221003

This course will be held live online with Impact’s facilitators using Zoom

Dates and times are as follows

  • Day 1 – Weds 24th May 9:30am – 2:30pm
  • Day 2 â€“ Thurs 25th May 9:30am – 2:30pm
  • Day 3 – Weds 31st May 9:30am – 2:30pm
  • Day 4 – Thurs 1st June 9:30am – 2:30pm
  • Day 5 – Weds 7th June 9:30am – 2:30pm
  • Day 6 – Thurs 8th June 9:30am – 2:30pm
  • Day 7 – Weds 14th June 9:30am – 2:30pm
  • Day 8 – Thurs 15th June 9:30am – 2:30pm
  • Day 9 – Weds 21st June 9:30am – 2:30pm
  • Day 10 – Thurs 22nd June 9:30am – 2:30pm
  • Day 11 – Weds 28th June 9:30am – 2:30pm
  • Day 12 – Thurs 29th June 9:30am – 2:30pm
  • Day 13 – Weds 5th July 9:30am – 2:30pm
  • Day 14 – Thurs 6th July 9:30am – 2:30pm
  • Day 15 – Weds 12th July 9:30am – 2:30pm
  • Day 16 – Thurs 13th July 9:30am – 2:30pm
  • Day 17 – Weds 19th July 9:30am – 2:30pm
  • Day 18 – Thurs 20th July May 9:30am – 2:30pm

Dealing With The Menopause

In 2012, on a typical workday, if you had asked me ‘So, what do you do…?’ , I would probably have made some excuse up and left the room without answering.

Image of Impact Mental Health Founder, Déanne Clark
Impact Mental Health Founder, Déanne Clark

The thing is, I knew what I did, I knew the answer, I’d been doing it for a while! 

But the Menopausal and Perimenopausal Brain Fog I had started to experience, totally and utterly stopped me from remembering some pretty basic stuff, like names, places and what I did for a living!

Brain fog and mood shifts, migraines and a raft of other symptoms descended upon me like a tidal wave, and I had no idea what to do…

At Impact, we have created the free Unlock Menopause course to help, support and guide women struggling with any of the three stages of change.

The course examines the facts, busts a few myths and empowers women to talk openly, honestly and work together to find what makes a difference to managing symptoms and improving the quality of health and wellbeing for every woman.

The Unlock Menopause course is held regularly, check out the dates below.

If you are struggling and want to know more about how you can help yourself, sign up and we’ll see you there, or give us a call for a chat. 💚

Starts 25 June, 2024

Unlock Menopause – June 2024 IM231102

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The Unlock Menopause Course has been designed by people who have been through, are going through, or have just begun their unique journey with Menopause. Our aim is to support, inform and educate those who want to have a better understanding of what is happening to their bodies and minds, whilst learning what can be done to ease some of the more common symptoms associated with Menopause. Day 1 – Tuesday 25th June, 2024 Day 2 – Thursday 27th June, 2024 Day 3 – Tuesday 2nd July, 2024 Day 4 – Thursday 4th July, 2024 Day 5 – Tuesday 9th July, 2024 Day 6 – Thursday 11th July, 2024 Time for each session 9:30am - 2:30pm Delivered live online using Zoom

An Impact Mental Health Success Story

Impact just received this lovely message from a learner who attended and completed The YOU Programme in February, 2023.

Just a quick note to let you know that sadly I won’t be able to attend the “Your Recovery Pathways” programme.

Reason being, I have been offered a job! Of course, I am super excited but also gutted that I will miss the programme. I was very much looking forward to it!

I wanted to thank you SO very much for all the work you do at IMPACT and for us, individuals.

As you know I have suffered with poor mental health since a very young age and have gone through a lot of counselling etc

However! I have to say that the YOU programme I did with you recently, has had more impact (excuse the pun, but I guess you couldn’t have given your support group a better name), than any counselling I have ever had.

It really gets you deep! No waffle, straight to the point (with care and sensitivity of course) and for me it has made my spiritual side come back. This links perfectly well with exercises such as meditation, manifestation, etc.

I feel more positive about the short-term future. I don’t want to look too far ahead, or I will lose myself. I want to work on small periods of time to begin with. Easier to manage and control.

I even enrolled on a 3 month course to understand and help children with mental health, in schools for example.

How much I have learnt from your programme has been priceless for me and the biggest gift I could ever wish for!

THANK YOU – THANK YOU – THANK YOU – THANK YOU – THANK YOU – THANK YOU – THANK YOU – THANK YOU – From the bottom of my heart!

Do keep up with the amazing work that you do and if I can be of any help, do let me know!

Bedfordshire Learner

YOU Programme February 2023

Impact Festive Dates, 2022/3

Impact closes at the end of Thursday 22nd December and reopens on Thursday 5th January 2023.

Christmas 2022 Dates

However, this does not prevent anyone from registering with us for one of our New Year courses.

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Starts 07 May, 2024

YOU Programme – May 2024 IM231001

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The YOU Programme can be an important first step to feeling better, improving your mental health and wellbeing and getting your life back on track through supporting education, peer empowerment and learning how to manage uncomfortable thoughts, emotions and behaviours. Day 1 – Tuesday 7th May, 2024 Day 2 – Thursday 9th May, 2024 Day 3 – Tuesday 14th May, 2024 Day 4 – Thursday 16th May, 2024 Time for each session 9:30am - 2:30pm Delivered live online using Zoom and with lots of breaks.

Starts 21 May, 2024

Mind Time – May 2024 IM231002

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The information packed Mind Time Course is designed to educate, support and empower people to immediately start to work on understanding & improving their mental wellbeing, and is delivered over two evenings. This is a fantastic course on its own for time-strapped people looking to make instant change to their wellbeing, or as a taster course before joining us on one of our longer day time courses. This course offers a free One-to-One session after course completion Dates Tuesday 21st May, 2024 Wednesday 22nd May, 2024 Times for each session 6.30 to 9.30pm Delivered live online using Zoom

Starts 19 June, 2024

YOUR Choice – June 2024 IM231101

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Impact's 4 week, 8 sessions mental well-being programme – YOUR Choice. An inspiring, empowering and educational wellbeing course, helping you to understand and learn what you can do to help yourself manage your mind, your emotions and build total wellbeing resilience for the future. If you feel you need to make some important changes to have the kind of life you really want, this course is for you. Delivered each Wednesday & Thursday for 8 sessions on the following days: Day 1 Wednesday 19th June, 2024 Day 2 Thursday 20th June, 2024 Day 3 Wednesday 26th June, 2024 Day 4 Thursday 27th June, 2024 Day 5 Wednesday 3rd July, 2024 Day 6 Thursday 4th July, 2024 Day 7 Wednesday 10th July. 2024 Day 8 Thursday 11th July, 2024 Time for each session 9:30am - 2:30pm with plenty of breaks! Delivered live online using Zoom

Starts 25 June, 2024

Unlock Menopause – June 2024 IM231102

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The Unlock Menopause Course has been designed by people who have been through, are going through, or have just begun their unique journey with Menopause. Our aim is to support, inform and educate those who want to have a better understanding of what is happening to their bodies and minds, whilst learning what can be done to ease some of the more common symptoms associated with Menopause. Day 1 – Tuesday 25th June, 2024 Day 2 – Thursday 27th June, 2024 Day 3 – Tuesday 2nd July, 2024 Day 4 – Thursday 4th July, 2024 Day 5 – Tuesday 9th July, 2024 Day 6 – Thursday 11th July, 2024 Time for each session 9:30am - 2:30pm Delivered live online using Zoom

If there are currently no courses available or none with dates that suit you, please get in touch using the form below and we can let you know when the next courses will be available.

Finally, whatever your plans and abilities are for this festive period, ‘good cheer and merriment’ have more impact when we take good care of ourselves.

Find regular time to check in with how you are feeling, and if at any time it feels uncomfortable, ask yourself, ‘do I like these thoughts or feelings?’ 

If the answer is No…

  • Stop what you are doing, 
  • Observe what’s going on around you by using all of your senses, 
  • Breathe, slowly, deeply and calmly for three minutes…
  • Evaluate the situation using logic and problem solving skills,
  • Respond carefully and safely…
  • Simple, effective and a great way to safely get through the festivities!

With best wishes,

Déanne & Jackie

Impact Mental Health