We are Aware - Local : North Somerset, UK

25/02/2026

Are you lost at sea?
Where is your port in a storm?
What flag would your boat be flying?

We've been supporting our ever-growing mental health lived experience peer community for over 6 years.
Our discussions have grown and evolved with feedback from those we support to keep our discussions as varied, inventive and creative as possible. To keep some elements of fun, as well as allowing space for insight and offload. Space for those in the group to express how they are feeling consciously or unconsciously- to be heard and validated.
Our Thinking Out Loud groups have kindly been supported by Quartet Community Foundation to provide peer-driven support
If you were on a vessel at sea what would it be? What is your lighthouse? What's your guiding light? What would your vessel be called?
Is the sea calm? What are the rocks you're trying to navigate? Where is your port in a storm?

If you or someone you know could benefit from joining our ever-growing mental health lived experience peer community, please do not hesitate to contact us.

23/02/2026

Useful to know....

Strut Safe operates a UK-wide phone line for those out alone at night. The phone line is open Fridays and Saturdays from 7pm to 3am and Sundays from 7pm to 1am.

23/02/2026

Your story isn't over.

As the author uses the semicolon to show the sentence has not finished, so the semicolon has become the universal symbol for mental health, trauma and su***de survival.

Your story isn't over.

We support an ever-growing mental health lived experience peer community with such a range of backgrounds and pasts. Many have been in those dark places and come through and are here....surviving, achieving, maintaining, thriving- finding moments of joy and contentment in their lives they may never have accessed. And threading these together to find a way through.

If you or anyone you know might benefit from joining our We Are Aware peer community please do not hesitate to contact us through our website www.weareaware.info or email us at admin@weareaware.info

22/02/2026

Trauma, work, systems, relationships, services, society...life itself
can all stretch us to breaking point
The way we were can no longer feel like who we are
The sense of injustice and invalidation can leave us trying to get back to where we were and frustrated by our own efforts and a lack of support to do so.
Life scars us mentally and physically and can leave us feeling a long way from home.
You have made it this far. You may not have found the ideal way forward. You may feel like you don't know what the way forward looks like. Or you may know the way forward but are just finding that part of the journey incredibly hard.
Always remember you are still here. What has happened to you and around you has hurt you, but you are not beaten. You are not broken.
You are a work in progress

If you or anyone you know might benefit from joining our We Are Aware mental health lived experience peer community, please do not hesitate to contact us.

18/02/2026

Did you know....

We are Aware - Local : North Somerset, UK offer a wide range of group activities and opportunities to connect:

- Peer Support Groups
- Games Afternoon
- Social Days
- Creative writing/Journaling
- Craft and art
- Walk & Talk
- Book group
- Music group
- Online Groups
- Evening Groups
- Yoga
- Movement and dance
Plus so much more

Whether you want company, a distraction, a chance to express yourself, or simply a safe place to be, you’re welcome exactly as you are.

You don’t have to go through tough days on your own, come and be part of a community that understands and cares.

14/02/2026

Thyme after thyme!
And flowers already coming through in the We Are Aware Gardening Project
Continued thanks to Scotch Horn Leisure Centre North Somerset Council and Kenn Lunch Break for their continued support.
And a huge thank you to everyone that has come along so far to clear, tidy, plant and maintain the space.

If you or anyone you know could benefit from getting involved with our ever-growing mental health lived experience peer community, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

13/02/2026

Remember....
You've made it this far!

If this time of year feels a little heavier than usual, you’re not alone.
At We Are Aware, we’ve created a warm, welcoming space where you can take a breath, connect with others, and feel supported at your own pace.

We run a range of friendly, low‑cost and free groups and activities, including:

- Peer Support Groups
- Games Afternoon
- Social Days
- Creative writing/Journaling
- Craft and art
- Walk & Talk
- Book group
- Music group
- Online Groups
- Evening Groups
- Yoga
- Movement and dance
Plus so much more

Whether you want company, a distraction, a chance to express yourself, or simply a safe place to be, you’re welcome exactly as you are.

You don’t have to go through tough days on your own, come and be part of a community that understands and cares.

We are Aware - Local : North Somerset, UK an ever-growing mental health lived experience peer community in North Somerset

06/02/2026

In between the rainy days, we managed to find a dry few hours to do a little further garden maintenance on our garden space- including a spring clean and running repairs to the 3 existing bird boxes.
It's an amazing space for our peer community to get involved in nature, enjoy being outdoors in a safe space and watch things growing! Bulbs planted are already coming through. And all the cut back herbs are bursting back into life.
Continued thanks to Scotch Horn Leisure Centre North Somerset Council and the Kenn Lunch Break along with all our other funders, volunteers, supporters and peers for making the We are Aware - Local : North Somerset, UK community such an amazing kind, progressive and safe space with such a varied range of groups and activities

If you or anyone you know might benefit from joining our ever-growing mental health lived experience peer community please don't hesitate to contact us through our website (www.weareaware.info) or email us at admin@weareaware.info

05/02/2026

If this time of year feels a little heavier than usual, you’re not alone.
At We are Aware - Local : North Somerset, UK , we’ve created a warm, welcoming space where you can take a breath, connect with others, and feel supported at your own pace.

We run a range of friendly, low‑cost and free groups and activities, including:

- Peer Support Groups
- Games Afternoon
- Social Days
-Journaling
-Peer/Self Advocacy
- Craft and art
- Walk & Talk
- Book group
- Music group
- Online Groups
- Evening Groups
- Yoga
- Somatic Movement
Plus so much more

Whether you want company, a distraction, a chance to express yourself, or simply a safe place to be, you’re welcome exactly as you are.

You don’t have to go through tough days on your own, come and be part of a community that understands and cares.

04/02/2026

brighter days are coming 💛☀️

04/02/2026

Somatic Movement can be transformative in supporting the processing of trauma. It is a great way to release tension and stress. We've kindly been supported by Sport England to provide Somatic Movement sessions to support those within our We are Aware - Local : North Somerset, UK

If you or anyone you know could benefit from joining our ever-growing mental health lived experience peer community, please contact through our website (www.weareaware.info) or email admin@weareaware.info

04/02/2026

Theatre Shop has been such an amazing local venue with such an array of performances.
They have also been really supportive to We are Aware - Local : North Somerset, UK We've had an amazing fundraiser there from Becky Walsh and our own peer community Somatic Movement and Poetry evening. It would be great to see the Theatre Shop find a new and supportive home