We all experience loneliness from time to time. But while the festive season can be a time of joy and connection, it can sometimes also have the opposite effect, making us feel lonely and disconnected. Whether you’re celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year, another holiday, or none, find tips on how to cope and ways to support someone else:
- Coping with loneliness during the festive season | Mental Health Foundation
- Christmas and mental health - Mind
- Stress and mental health at work - HSE
- Useful resources - Mind
- Mental health and wellbeing support for farming families | GOV.WALES
Kindness and giving back to your community can make us feel good and give us an opportunity to connect with others. Volunteering in your local community can be a great way to do this, and volunteers are often in high demand – particularly during the winter season. There are many ways a business can contribute to their local area and, at the same time, keep their customers happy. For further information please select the following link Working with your local community | Business Wales (gov.wales).
Volunteering Wales connects volunteers and organisations. It’s free to use, and over a thousand organisations have already taken advantage to start advertising their volunteering opportunities to the Welsh public: Welcome - Volunteering Wales.