Del’s Story

After being made redundant from a job he loved, Del found himself facing many worries and uncertainties. The pressure to provide for his family and keeping a roof over their heads while also feeling like a failure weighed heavily on his shoulders. Del explains how running played a key role in helping him overcome these obstacles by reducing stress and improving his mood.

What is Calm Your Mind?

Calm Your Mind is a campaign and website created with local men to improve mental health and reduce suicides. It focuses on:

• Sharing information to help men understand their reactions to stress and problems
• Promoting practical steps to calm the mind and think clearly
• Providing details of support for specific issues
• Raising awareness of confidential support via text, web chat, and face-to-face options

Calm Your Mind has more information including:

Support Available
What can you do to help your mental health?
What's worrying you?
How to recognise and manage stress
Dealing with grief