World Mental Health Day 2022
Equality for Mental Health
Each year we create a global event, inviting runners, and communities from around the world to help us raise awareness and smash the stigma surrounding mental health, one conversation at a time.
Over the past 2 years, more than 50 running communities and thousands of runners from across the globe have supported our efforts in raising awareness and normalising the conversation around mental health.
This years' theme is Mental Health in an Unequal World, and our slogan is "Equality for Mental Health". For those of us experiencing mental health, we live in an unequal world. There is still a stigma that surrounds mental health, discrimination, and limited access to support. with this in mind, and with your support we want to raise the profile of mental health in the running community.
The dates of the campaign shall run between Monday 10th and Sunday 16th October,2022.
How can you and your community get involved?
Runners
Runners everywhere are invited to take part in this initiative, regardless of whether you are a member of a crew or not. All you need to do is run a 5K, 10K or a Half Marathon between Monday 10th, and Sunday 16th October, 2022. This can be a run from your training plan, a one off run, or taking part in a community run, or local race, for example a Parkrun in your area.
Be More You X Run Through Event
If you are based in London, you can join ourselves and Run Through for a 5K or 10K race on Wednesday 12th October, for further details and to sign up, click here.
Crews and Communities
- Use your weekly run to raise awareness and host a check-in to help normalise the conversation around mental health between Monday 10th, and Sunday 16th October, 2022
- Create your own 5K, 10K or Half Marathon Race
- Join forces with neighbouring crews/communities and create your own event
- Join an existing race in your local area
- Join Be More You x Run Through for a 5K or 10K race on Wednesday 12th October in London at Queen Elizabeth Park, click here for further details and to sign up
Finally, please email us your logo in PNG format, so we can add it to the crew tile on our socials. sha@thewellnessmovement.co.uk
Mental Wellbeing Exercises
Pre/Post run we invite you to create a safe space for runners to talk about their mental wellbeing.
We have created a check-in guide, with several exercises that you can choose from to start the conversation around mental health with your crew, community, friends, and family etc.
These exercises include our signature wellbeing check-in, two words and a gratitude option.
Click here to download the guide and feel free to share amongst your community.
Socials and Hashtags
After your run/event post an image or story on your socials, tag us and use the following hashtags: #runforequality #bemoreyou #runthrough
We shall repost on our socials and with your help, reduce the stigma surrounding mental health.
As part of our Equality For Mental Health Program to mark World Mental Health Day we are launching The Big Mental Wellbeing Check-In on Monday 10th October at 6:30pm on Zoom, and we're inviting runners everywhere to come and share how you are really feeling.
What is The Big Mental Wellbeing Check-In?
A mental wellbeing check-in hosted by myself - which will cover topical concerns, giving you a voice to share your thoughts and feelings, this will also be an opportunity to network with likeminded runners, and help normalise the conversation around mental health in the running community - one conversation at a time.
This is a safe space, where you can feel comfortable in being your authentic self without fear of judgement, a place where you can come to listen, be heard, or just be present to the moment, and learn new skills to improve your mental wellbeing and outlook on life.
Key Highlights
Mindful Moment
Wellbeing Check-In
Open Forum, an opportunity to share how you really feel about something topical
Tips to improve your wellbeing
Gratitude Exercise
Click here to register for the call.
Questions
Drop us a note here with any questions you may have about this years event.
Thank you for taking the time to read this message, we hope you will join us in making a difference.
All the love and all the power!
Sha Hussain
