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20/04/2026

Stress Awareness Month

Did you know April is Stress Awareness month?

The aim of this is to raise awareness of the causes of stress and ways that it can be managed. This year’s theme is . The idea is that we can make changes to our lives or the lives of others to improve mental health and wellbeing.

If you want to know more about stress, you might find our ‘Exploring Stress’ course beneficial.

The course talks about what stress is and ways to manage it, as well as explaining the Stress Vulnerability Bucket.

This course is free to do, you can do it in your own time and at your own pace and it saves where you get upto. You even get a certificate at the end of it.

You can access the course here https://www.recoverycollegeonline.co.uk/courses/exploring-stress/

If you would like to find out more about stress, you can also see the stress page on the website https://www.recoverycollegeonline.co.uk/topics/stress/

25/03/2026

New course now available at Recovery College Online for 13-to-18-year-olds.

The course is called 'Moving Forward after Difficult Times and Building Resilience.

It has been produced with input from professionals who support young people with their mental health.

The course talks all about how resilience is being able to move forward after a difficult time not always bouncing back to how you were. It talks about ways in which young people can recognise the skills they already have and build their resilience over time.

You can access the course here with a free Recovery College Online account https://www.recoverycollegeonline.co.uk/courses/resilience-13-18/

We also have a children and young people’s information section on the website which you can access https://www.recoverycollegeonline.co.uk/young-people/

Or go to our website home page https://www.recoverycollegeonline.co.uk/

20/03/2026

NEW COURSE available at Recovery College Online now - 'Introduction to the Basics of Food, Healthy Eating, and Nutrition' course.

Did you know that this week (16th of March to the 22nd of March) is ‘Nutrition and Hydration week?

At Recovery College Online, we have just launched our new ‘Introduction to the basics of food, healthy eating and nutrition course’ today!

This course has been created with Dr Laura Brown who is the Course Leader for the BSc Hons Nutrition degree at Teesside University, Angela Norris who is the Professional Head of Dietetics at TEWV NHS Foundation Trust and an Involvement Member for TEWV NHS Foundation Trust.

It talks all about eating healthier, what nutrition and nutrients are and the importance of hydration.

You can access the course here https://www.recoverycollegeonline.co.uk/courses/nutrition-and-wellbeing/
(Please note you will need to create a free Recovery College Online account)

You can read more about Nutrition and Hydration week on their website - https://nutritionandhydrationweek.co.uk/

19/03/2026

Tomorrow is 'International Day of Happiness' which was set up by the United Nations to recognise the impact that happiness and wellbeing has on people's lives.

If you are interested in this topic, check out our course on Positive Psychology -
https://www.recoverycollegeonline.co.uk/courses/positive-psychology-course/

It looks at things like:
• Happiness and wellness.
• Strengths and flows.
• Positive experiences and savouring.
• Self-compassion and kindness.
• Optimism, pessimism, and gratitude.
• Relationships.

To see a list of all our courses go to the courses page on our website - https://www.recoverycollegeonline.co.uk/courses/

If you would like to find out more about mental health in general, visit Recovery College Online at: https://www.recoverycollegeonline.co.uk/

12/03/2026

World Sleep Day

Tomorrow the 13th March is World Sleep Day.

Sleep is important for both our physical and mental health. If you, or anyone you know, has problems getting to sleep or staying asleep, check out RCO's information about sleeping well -
https://www.recoverycollegeonline.co.uk/.../sleeping-well/

Also see our course, Sleep and Relaxation which is part of our lifestyle and Recovery Series - https://www.recoverycollegeonline.co.uk/courses/sleep

Or you can go straight to our courses - https://www.recoverycollegeonline.co.uk/courses/

If you would like to find out more about mental health in general, you can visit Recovery College Online - https://www.recoverycollegeonline.co.uk/

20/02/2026

Did you know today is and we have an 'Animals and Wellbeing' course

This day is all about showing appreciation for our pets. If you have a pet, you might like to treat them to something extra special today to show how much you love and care for them.

Being around animals whether that be our own pets (often referred to as companion animals by people who prefer terms which place less emphasis on ownership of animals), volunteering at rescues, getting out into nature, or looking after someone else's pet can have a significant impact on our mental health.

Animals have many amazing qualities such as their ability to be mindful, calm us down if we are feeling stressed and their often undevoted love and attention.

If you like being around animals and or want to know about the impact that they can have on our mental health, you might find our Animals and Wellbeing course interesting.

This course explores the domestication of animals, whether animals can think, feel and understand human emotions and the human and animal bond. It discusses the various ways that animals can be influential in people’s lives and their recovery as well as providing famous examples and personal experiences.

You can access this course using the following link: https://www.recoverycollegeonline.co.uk/courses/animals-and-wellbeing/

To find out more information about mental health in general go to https://www.recoverycollegeonline.co.uk/

(Photo of one of our online trainer's dogs celebrating with a long snooze after devouring a doggie chew :))

If you are struggling with the loss of a pet the Blue cross have a pet loss support team who are able to provide support via their helpline, webchat, email and Facebook group https://www.bluecross.org.uk/pet-loss-support

08/02/2026

Children’s Mental Health Week starts tomorrow (the 9th to the of 15th February 2026)

This week coming, we’re encouraged to think about the mental health of children.

We have several courses that might particularly help parents, carers and teachers do this:

• Understanding mental health and wellbeing (for parents and carers).
• ADAPT: After Diagnosis of Autism Parent support Training.
• Dealing with a major incident series: Adults supporting Children after a Major incident.
• Parenting and Attachment
• Supporting the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People (for Teachers)
• Supporting the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People (for Other Professionals)

We also have information for children and young people themselves:

• My CHIME - What's good for wellbeing
• Your Mental Health and Wellbeing (for young people aged 13 to 18)
• Dealing with a major incident series: For children dealing with the impact of a major incident
• Dealing with a major incident series: Young people dealing with the impact of a major incident
• Thinking about thinking (for young people ages 13 to18)
• Dealing with a major incident series: The story of Bettrys

To access these courses, go to the courses section of our website https://www.recoverycollegeonline.co.uk/courses/

We also have a section of our website for children and young people https://www.recoverycollegeonline.co.uk/young-people/

You could also go to our website to explore more about mental health related topics
https://www.recoverycollegeonline.co.uk/

05/02/2026

Time to Talk day 2025

Today we’re encouraged to have conversations about mental health that might feel difficult.

If you are wanting to open up to someone about your mental health, we have two courses which may help you to develop the skills to do this. The courses look at various things such as confidence building, assertiveness, dealing with other people well, and the difficulties you might have when dealing with other people.

These are:
• Meaningful Communication. https://www.recoverycollegeonline.co.uk/courses/meaningful-communication/
• Dealing with other People https://www.recoverycollegeonline.co.uk/courses/dealing-with-other-people/

We also have lots of courses on or website which may help you to manage your mental health in general. https://www.recoverycollegeonline.co.uk/courses/

If you would like to find out more about mental health in general, you can visit Recovery College Online at: https://www.recoverycollegeonline.co.uk/

04/02/2026

Today is World Cancer Awareness Day.

It aims to raise awareness of cancer and the importance of its prevention, detection, and treatment.

On this day, we wanted to make you aware of our ‘Cancer and Mental Health Series’ which was a collaboration between Cancer Research UK, Middesbrough and Stockton Mind, Macmillan and Tees Esk and Wear Valley NHS.

There are three courses in this series:
Part 1: Preventing cancer and spotting it early. https://www.recoverycollegeonline.co.uk/courses/preventing-cancer/
Part 2: Diagnosis and receiving cancer treatment https://www.recoverycollegeonline.co.uk/courses/diagnosis-and-receiving-cancer-treatment/
Part 3: Living with and beyond cancer. https://www.recoverycollegeonline.co.uk/courses/part-3-cancer-and-mental-health-series/

The courses were designed to be completed in order however you can complete the courses in any order if you wish or choose to only do some of them.

You can find our courses on our website https://www.recoverycollegeonline.co.uk/courses/

If you would like to find out more about mental health in general, you can visit Recovery College Online at: https://www.recoverycollegeonline.co.uk

02/02/2026

New course now live!

'Balancing Everyday Activities for Wellbeing'

We have a new course available at Recovery College Online called ‘Balancing Everyday Activities for Wellbeing’.

The course is an updated version of the ‘Maintaining Occupational Balance’ course which was available after the Covid 19 pandemic. It has been designed by specialist occupational therapists.

The course discusses how you can balance life's roles, routines and responsibilities to benefit your wellbeing and mental health. This will help you to find balance in your life.

You can access this course by creating a free online account with us. You can find the course in the courses section of our website https://www.recoverycollegeonline.co.uk/courses/balancing-everyday-activities-for-wellbeing/
To see a list of our courses go to the courses section of our website.

If you would like to find out more about mental health in general, you can visit Recovery College Online at: https://www.recoverycollegeonline.co.uk

30/01/2026

Parent Mental Health Day

Today is Parent Mental Health Day. Recovery College Online has a number of courses that can help with parenting:

• ADAPT: After Diagnosis of Autism Parent support Training - https://www.recoverycollegeonline.co.uk/courses/adapt/
• Dealing with a major incident series: Adults supporting Children after a Major incident. - https://www.recoverycollegeonline.co.uk/courses/supporting-children-after-a-major-incident/
• Parenting and Attachment - https://www.recoverycollegeonline.co.uk/courses/parenting-and-attachment/
• Understanding mental health and wellbeing (for parents and carers) - https://www.recoverycollegeonline.co.uk/courses/mental-health-and-wellbeing-for-parents-and-carers/

The official theme of the event this year is . RCO has a course about this issue:
• Staying safe online - https://www.recoverycollegeonline.co.uk/courses/staying-safe-online/

We also have courses that can help parents look at themselves:
• Exploring Stress - https://www.recoverycollegeonline.co.uk/courses/exploring-stress/
• Lifestyle and Recovery Series: Exercise - https://www.recoverycollegeonline.co.uk/courses/lifestyle-and-recovery-series-exercise/
• Lifestyle and Recovery Series: Mindfulness of Daily Life https://www.recoverycollegeonline.co.uk/courses/mindfulness-of-daily-life/
• Lifestyle and Recovery Series: Sleep and Relaxation - https://www.recoverycollegeonline.co.uk/courses/sleep-course/

If you would like to find out more about mental health in general, you can visit Recovery College Online at: https://www.recoverycollegeonline.co.uk

Click the courses tab to find a list of all our available courses.

31/12/2025

As the new year approaches, everyone at Recovery College Online would like to wish you a Happy New Year.

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