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Body Image: “With eczema, I felt worried that people would look at my arms and be disgusted.”
8th June 2023
Sometimes there are parts of our bodies that can make us feel particularly insecure or anxious. We spoke to Luke, who explained how having eczema as a teenager affected his body image and caused him to lack confidence. He tells us how the experience has now left him more empathetic towards other people, and the insecurities they might be facing with skin conditions.
Body Image: “My body image was never an issue until the rise of social media.”
7th June 2023
When social media started to become popular, Prisha began to fixate on fitness creators and desired to change her body. She spoke to us about how it was the exposure to certain body type ideals online that influenced her behaviour of exercising in a regimented way to achieve a certain look, and it was once she took a step back that she realised what was online wasn’t always reality.
Body Image: “Social media made me feel worse about my body.”
7th June 2023
Daryl first started to experience negative feelings towards her body after her body underwent changes after a life transition. She tells us how she got back to a healthy mind set through treating her body with kindness and reminding herself that what you see on social media, isn’t always reality.
Blooming brilliant teachers go the extra mile at Northampton International Academy
7th June 2023
Following an Ofsted inspection in March 2022, Northampton International Academy in England decided to enhance their students’ wellbeing and personal development through Bloom.
Bloom: helping students at De Lisle College cope with exam pressure
7th June 2023
The number of young people seeking counselling for exam related anxiety ahead of GCSEs and A-levels reportedly doubled.4 It is therefore unsurprising that Bloom’s most popular workshop continues to be Exam Stress.
Impact report 2021-2022: young people’s programmes
26th May 2023
One in six children aged 5 to 16 were identified as having a mental health problem in 2021, a significant increase from one in nine in 2017. Never has the need to support young people’s mental health been greater, and we know that early preventative support using upstream approaches like building resilience can have a positive impact.
Your Resilience: improving mental health at Newcastle Eagles
26th May 2023
A survey conducted by Basketball England found that approximately 27% of basketball players in the UK come from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Lack of funding leaves little available to invest in mental health programmes.
Beyond Ofsted: Bloom paves the way
26th May 2023
Following an Ofsted inspection in 2020, Notley High in Essex pledged to implement strategies to improve students’ behaviour and wellbeing. Alongside other initiatives, Bloom was brought on board to foster and strengthen the school’s commitment to building a supportive environment for young people’s wellbeing.
What is climate anxiety and what can we do about it?
26th May 2023
If news reports of rising temperatures, melting ice caps, or forest fires fill you with dread and anxiety, you aren’t alone. You might be experiencing ‘climate anxiety’, and while it is a relatively new term, it’s on the rise and particularly affects young people.