Uproute Toolkit
Practical, advice-led and issue-based pieces offering guidance, resources and insight for navigating difficult social realities.
Laughing through the pain: Inside the world of laughing yoga
Uproute takes a look at Laughing Yoga and some of it’s practitioners.
‘Take grief by the reins’: Q&A with a Bereavement and Grief Counsellor
Photo credit: Kylli Kittus via Unsplash Grief is unavoidable; sooner or later it touches us all, sometimes in small, quiet ways and sometimes in ways that split our lives into 'before' and 'after.' Uproute sat down with Yasmin O’Keeffe a Grief and Bereavement...
What is Seasonal Affective Disorder and why does it affect millions?
Photo: Fernando via Unsplash What is Seasonal Affective Disorder? Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that follows a seasonal pattern, often starting in autumn or winter and ending in spring. In rarer cases, the depression can start in spring,...
5 reasons why meditation can help break harmful mental patterns
Photo: Endo Excellence Center The human brain thrives on repetition. Athletes, musicians, chefs have become world famous for their hard work in their fields and almost everyone will tell you it wasn't just talent. As much as physical habits are imperative in mastering...
How heat affects mental health and how best to manage it
photo: rawpixel.com The UK has faced temperatures this week that are unheard of for the month of May. Temperatures have reached 35 degrees in some parts of the country, whilst others have experienced strong humidity levels. While warmer temperatures can be...
Five things people are quitting to become happier
Photo: Peggychoucair via Pixabay Here's five things people are giving up in order to boost their mental wellbeing: Doomscrolling- A 2022 study led by academics at Texas Tech University linked constant scrolling to poor mental health, describing it as a ‘vicious cycle’...
Five reasons why cooking can help rebuild your life
Credit: Pexels When life fractures under the weight of trauma, mental illness, or severe personal crisis, the road back to stability is rarely built on grand gestures. Instead, it is laid down brick by brick through small, repeatable daily rituals. While professional...