What's wellbeing got to do with it?
7 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago -Wellbeing goes beyond mental health: it's whether we are thriving as people, communities, and nations. We untangle what wellbeing is; how we measure it; and what it means to protect and improve it.
From better government policies to transforming workplaces; from education, to singing, to the effect of air pollution - we look at what wellbeing has to do with it.
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Episodes
Trust, time, and tea: insights from the Carer's Music Fund
April 08, 2021 21:54 - 4 minutes - 4.13 MBTJ, from Fèis Rois, the shares how important tea breaks, crafting, and building trust over time broke down barriers between the women attending her Lullaby Sessions. Whether they were distanced by language, culture or geography, she felt that women could reach out to each other because of their shared understanding of infant care and motherhood.
Different music-making pathways to connection: insights from the Carer's Music Fund
April 08, 2021 21:43 - 3 minutes - 3.63 MBLaura Roberts, from Jack Drum Arts (https://www.jackdrum.co.uk/( explains the different ways activities like community singing, song writing, drumming, and musical mindfulness all lead to women carers gaining in different ways. And cats and babies as the fast track to Zoom connection.
Monsters in the letterbox and the attic: Insights from the Carer's Music Fund
April 08, 2021 21:29 - 7 minutes - 6.65 MBPeter Snelling, from My Pockets (http://www.mypockets.co.uk/), shares about two music groups for women carers: mothers of disabled children, and partners of people experiencing dementia.
Music, making connections, and mental health: insights from Carers' Music Fund
April 08, 2021 21:19 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBHost: Ingrid Abreu Scherer, Civil Society Lead at the What Works Centre for Wellbeing. whatworkswellbeing.org With huge thanks to the project staff and participants who spoke to us for this podcast, and shared their music-making. Peter and Gina from the Monster Extraction project in My Pockets, an award winning production company based in Hull and East Yorkshire. My Pockets make innovative and heartfelt films, music, digital campaigns and social art projects. http://www.mypockets.co.uk/ L...
Government policy and wellbeing
February 24, 2021 09:35 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBThis episode features interviews with: Ed Whiting, Director of Strategy at Wellcome Trust Before joining Wellcome in September 2016, Ed worked in a number of Whitehall social and financial policy departments, including HM Treasury’s financial stability team during the 2008-09 financial crisis. He was most recently at 10 Downing Street as Deputy Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister, leading on public services. As part of his role, Ed is also the Executive Leadership Team spons...
Children, young people, and wellbeing
February 22, 2021 12:05 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBChair - Deborah Hardoon, Head of Evidence - What Works Centre for Wellbeing Panellists: Adrian Bethune, Primary teacher and founder of Teach Happy Richard Crellin, Wellbeing Policy and Research Manager - The Children’s Society Praveetha Patalay, Associate Professor - UCL
Singing, choirs, and wellbeing
February 22, 2021 11:55 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBGuests/who is featured: Dr Daisy Fancourt, University College London Dr Daisy Fancourt is an Associate Professor of Psychobiology & Epidemiology at University College London. Daisy has researched the health impacts of singing across a range of clinical and non-clinical settings including bereavement, postnatal depression. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Daisy is leading a team running the UK's largest study into the psychological and social impact of the virus, providing weekly data to the go...