﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Thu, 21 May 2026 11:15:39 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>New Leaf College - Giving for wellbeing</title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk:443%2fwhat-can-help%2fctl%2fRSS%2fmid%2f863%2fev%2f1%2fCategoryID%2f25%2fCategoryName%2fGiving-for-wellbeing</link><atom:link href="https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk:443%2fwhat-can-help%2fctl%2fRSS%2fmid%2f863%2fev%2f1%2fCategoryID%2f25%2fCategoryName%2fGiving-for-wellbeing" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Site Administrator]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Moving forward by giving back]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/109/Moving-forward-by-giving-back</link><description><![CDATA[ It’s no secret that a key part of recovery includes one of the five ways to wellbeing – which is to give back! 

 As well as giving you something to focus on, improving your confidence and ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2022 10:11:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/109/Moving-forward-by-giving-back</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kirsty]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[From curiosity to creativity to employee]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/100/From-curiosity-to-creativity-to-employee</link><description><![CDATA[ I’ve wanted to write something for a little while now; to put into words just how much the college and team have helped me. But honestly, I still don’t think words could describe it. When I ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2022 15:13:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/100/From-curiosity-to-creativity-to-employee</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emma]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[We can't help everyone, but we can help someone]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/101/We-cant-help-everyone-but-we-can-help-someone</link><description><![CDATA[ The world is a happier place because of carers; paid carers, unpaid carers and people who just care.  Thank you all. 

 When I think back, these wonderful people have made life a little bit ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2022 09:19:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/101/We-cant-help-everyone-but-we-can-help-someone</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Carrie]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Kindness = connectedness = reduced loneliness.]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/97/Kindness-connectedness-reduced-loneliness</link><description><![CDATA[ 
 This week is mental health awareness week and we asked our students to consider what they can do to connect and reduce loneliness, for their own mental health and to help the people of their ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2022 14:02:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/97/Kindness-connectedness-reduced-loneliness</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Louisa]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Mental Health Awareness Week 2022]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/96/Mental-Health-Awareness-Week-2022</link><description><![CDATA[ This week New Leaf Recovery and Wellbeing College is raising awareness for Mental Health Awareness Week (9-15 May) hosted by the Mental Health Foundation. 

 This Year’s theme is  loneliness.  ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2022 15:26:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/96/Mental-Health-Awareness-Week-2022</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Carrie]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[A Smile]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/82/A-Smile</link><description><![CDATA[ ….. one day we will be able to reach out and offer a comforting touch. You can smile with your eyes even when wearing that mask 
A smile can be infectious and such a small gesture in what we are ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2021 09:53:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/82/A-Smile</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Louisa]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Reducing isolation and lonliness]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/80/Reducing-isolation-and-lonliness</link><description><![CDATA[ Many people have reported that the COVID-19 outbreak has dramatically affected their mental health and wellbeing. One thing that has become quite clear over the past 18 months is that we all need to ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2021 14:01:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/80/Reducing-isolation-and-lonliness</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Louisa]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Random acts of kindness week]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/54/Random-acts-of-kindness-week</link><description><![CDATA[     

 Giving is one of the five ways to wellbeing. Giving helps our mental health because it can improve our self-esteem, lower stress and improve our mood, leading to fewer symptoms of ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2021 17:03:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/54/Random-acts-of-kindness-week</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Louisa]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Rebuilding the impossible]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/24/Rebuilding-the-impossible</link><description><![CDATA[ I’ve been in this marriage for a long time.  

 We got married young. Went to university after, moved in with others, got depressed, gained weight and had nothing in common anymore. Although these ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2020 14:22:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/24/Rebuilding-the-impossible</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shamala]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[5 Ways I became more positive]]></title><link>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/14/5-Ways-I-became-more-positive</link><description><![CDATA[ The age old question of what kind of person are you by how you describe a glass of water. I’ll as you, what one is it? Saying its half empty makes you negative, supposedly or perhaps it’s just how ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2018 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/what-can-help/ArtMID/863/ArticleID/14/5-Ways-I-became-more-positive</guid></item></channel></rss>