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All Things Considered: Run the straight race.

The Revd Dr Rosa Hunt

Run the straight race.

BBC Radio Wales - All Things Considered, Run the straight race.

Rosa Hunt explores the importance of mental health, well-being and faith.

Throughout May, the BBC is holding its annual Mental Health and Well-being Season. This week, Rosa Hunt explores the importance of well-being and faith.

“Run the straight race”  

The line from a well-know hymn gives a clue to this week’s edition presented by Rosa Hunt. Throughout May the BBC is holding its annual Mental Health and Wellbeing Season which coincides with a week of awareness run by the Mental Health Foundation. This year the foundation is focussing on "moving more for our mental health”. During the programme we include an exploration of physical activity as far as faith is concerned. 

In some faiths, worship is very much a sedentary activity and perhaps the only physical element is standing to sing hymns and songs and even then,  that’s for those able to do so. Many find wellbeing in anything from private prayer and meditation to physical workouts and walks. We visit Glenwood Community Church and Wellbeing Space in Cardiff, where wellbeing and mental health are taken very seriously with a range of activities on offer to the locality including physical ones. It’s also a place where counselling is offered by professional counsellors.  

We also speak to Jamilla Hekmoun, Chair of the Muslim Mental Health Alliance and a Research Fellow on the Faith and Mental Health Project run by the Woolfe Institute. On Friday 10th May the Institute is holding a workshop at Cardiff University “focussed on improving mental health provision for Muslim communities”. 

As part of the BBC’s Mental Health and Wellbeing season, BBC Radio Wales will be sharing stories and tips this month on how to support your mental health and wellbeing. 

LINKS
bbc.co.uk/mentalwellbeing
mentalhealth.org.uk
www.glenwoodchurch.org
https://www.woolf.cam.ac.uk/research/projects/mental-health-project

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