Mid Essex Recovery College FREE courses

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A number of free course are below. There is one being held in SWF on 17 July – ‘Anxiety, taking back control’ at the SWF Hub.

  • Summer morning meditations – join us every Wednesday morning in July to start your day in a calming way
  • Mental Health as we Age – this is one of the courses we are running in Halstead in July and explores the challenges to mental health which present themselves as changes happen in our lives as we grow older.
  • Closing the Gap – exploring the effects of physical health on mental health
  • Writing courses – an evening Bite-size journalling session, an evening Writing and Mental Health workshop and our Writing for Discovery sessions which will be in Maldon this month
  • Anxiety, taking back control – will be running in South Woodham Ferrers this month and uses a CHIME approach to look at Anxiety. If you have completed this course in the past you may be interested in joining the more in-depth Living Well with Anxiety sessions on the 2 and 9th of July
  • Mindfulness – is running at Moulsham Mill in Chelmsford, exploring how Mindfulness practices can support mental health recovery.
  • Community Service to Support Recovery – the sessions this month will explore how Volunteering and Keeping Active can support Mental Health Recovery and how to link with Community Services in Mid Essex.

As usual all our courses and workshops are free and provide a safe space for people to learn new skills, expand on existing ones, and attend courses developed to support mental health recovery. Co-production is a core feature of recovery college ethos; our courses are all co-produced by experts by experience, individuals with lived experience of mental health, as well as individuals with professional experience of working for mental health services. Our courses are mainly discussion based, and the College operates a ‘pass or participate’ approach whereas students can participate as much or as little as they feel comfortable to when they attend sessions

Courses are available to anyone aged 18 and over who have experienced or are experiencing mental health challenges themselves, who are supporting another person with their mental health challenges or who want to learn more about the topics covered.

Courses can be booked via