Our Social Passion Project is our social commitment to the mental health and general wellbeing of our community and this is our fourth annual update. This is an active project which lives and breathes the social aspect of ESG and serves to demonstrate that businesses can serve their community in line with their values, no matter their size. We receive no financial support for the services we provide.
SOCIAL PASSION PROJECT, THE BACKGROUND
We started this project in 2019 with a Mental Health Hackathon and our purpose is to support mental health through eliminating stigma and improving access to assistance. The original Hackathon showed that there are three things needed to improve the mental health and general wellbeing in our community:
- Wider education around mental health and wellbeing
- To have an opportunity to share lessons learned across businesses
- To educate employers so that they implement effective wellbeing strategies
We have continued to build on our impact to support the mental health and wellbeing across our community and across the globe.
RECOGNITION FOR THE SOCIAL PASSION PROJECT IN 2023
In October 2022 we were awarded ‘Supplier of the Year 2022’ by Eventwell, the wellbeing support organisation for event planners. It has been our privilege to provided their members with free support by way of talks and workshops for several years.
Following on from this we were shortlisted for a Community Impact award at Business Masters 2023 South West in August 2023. Whilst we didn’t win, it gave us an opportunity to spread the word about our Social Passion Project, which is the most important thing.
OUR ACTIVITIES IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS
1. FREE WORKSHOPS FOR CHARITIES AND NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANISATIONS
We have been pleased to provide free wellbeing workshops to Jessie May Children’s Hospice At Home and South Glos Parent Carers this year. We are looking for 5 charities or not-for-profit organisations in the Bristol area who want a free workshop in 2024.
2.WORKSHOPS FOR INDIVIDUALS
THE SOCIAL PASSION PROJECT HAS REACHED OVER 1500 PEOPLE !!
At the end of our previous report, 1059 people had signed up for our free monthly wellbeing events since 2020. This is now 1525!
We continue to attract attendees from outside of the UK. It is wonderful to think of our small business in South Gloucestershire supporting wellbeing wherever it is needed around the world.
These were the free online events we ran in 2023:
December 2022: Body Boost: The Building Blocks to Better Physical Health
January 2023: Ikigai and Finding Your Purpose
February 2023: Five Ways to Mindfulness
March 2023: Get Better Sleep
April 2023: Train Your Brain to Combat Stress
May 2023: Living With Anxiety
June 2023: Master Your Finances, Improve Your Wellbeing
July 2023: Improve Your Relationships With Emotional Intelligence
September 2023: Creating Goals That Matter
October 2023: A Conversation About Menopause
November 2023: Five Minute Wellbeing Techniques
Take a look at our free workshops here
3. WELLBEING CHAMPION’S NETWORK
In November 2022 we launched our first event to support people involved in workplace wellbeing, the Wellbeing Champions Network. This is a bi-monthly opportunity for people in the wellbeing, mental health and people management space to come together to share knowledge and listen to our panel of experts on topics ranging from Diversity & Inclusion to Menopause.
We have run 7 free workshops for employers, HR, and people managers during the last year across the following topics:
November 2022: Empowering Men to Talk About Health
January 2023: Menopause in the Workplace
March 2023: Neurodiversity in the Workplace
May 2023: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
September 2023: How to Improve Your Wellbeing Strategy
October 2023: Building Your Leadership Team
November 2023: Modern Masculinity
We have engaged with 281 HR and wellbeing professionals across these events in 2023.
You can access our free events here.
Want to be involved in future debates, and to join this community supporting those who support others? Email sharon@discoveryourbounce.com
4. THE POWER OF STORY TELLING
At the start of 2020 we launched The Bounce Back Journey. 24 people shared their stories of overcoming adversity, and The Bounce Back Journey movement was born.
We have launched a further four books with 2022 seeing The Bounce Back Journey of Parenting added to the series. The profits from the sale of these books support the Social Passion Project.
We reached our target of 100 contributors to these books!
119 stories have been shared
These stories have covered overcoming life, mental health and physical health challenges as well as changing careers, parenting and advocating for others.
Our youngest contributor was aged 19
Our oldest contributor was aged 75
We now have the following titles:
The Bounce Back Journey (February 2020)
The Bounce Back Journey of Women’s Health (October 2020)
The Bounce Back Journey of Men’s Health (November 2020)
The Bounce Back Journey of Careers (May 2021)
The Bounce Back Journey of Parenting (May 2022)
This makes a series of 5 titles, the profits from which support the work of the Social Passion Project and other mental health projects in Bristol.
Take a look at these amazing books here
5. PODCAST
In January 2022 we launched The My Wellbeing Show which is a podcast series of 12 interviews from sleep to menopause. We launched it with an interview with Kristina Rihanoff from Strictly talking about mindfulness. These podcasts have been downloaded across 10 countries from UK and America to Africa.
You can listen to this podcast here!
In January 2023 we launched The Bounce Back Journey podcast which is a podcast series of 8 interviews with people who took part in the Bounce Back Journey series of books. These have been download over 150 times across the UK and USA.
You can listen to this podcast here
The topics and guests
Episode 1. Nicky & Sharon share the story of how The Bounce Back Journey movement started.
Episode 2. Adrian Chase shares his story – What would you do if your life was under threat?
Episode 3. Bea Martin shares her experience of reclaiming her health.
Episode 4. David Johnson talks about his extraordinary life and the impact of synchronicity.
Episode 5. Amy Blythe talks about overcoming crippling anxiety.
Episode 6. Maria Newman talks about the “mummy juggle” and how we can create balance in our lives.
Episode 7. Andy Boorman shares his struggles with mental health and suicidal thoughts, and how he reaches out to people as the “Anxious Accountant”.
Episode 8. Parenting expert Jane Evans talks about how to improve the quality of your relationship with your children.
OUR PLANS FOR 2024
We launched The Bounce Back Journey podcast in 2023 and in 2024 we hope to create more episodes. We also want to make the books more accessible by releasing them on Audible.
We have 5 free workshops to give away to charities and not for profit organisations in 2024. Apply by email to Nicky@discoveryourbounce.com
HOW CAN WE HELP YOU MORE?
We have a Facebook group which continues to give support.
Take a look at our previous updates
Social Passion Project Update 2022
Social Passion Project Update 2021
Social Passion Project Update 2020
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