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Grab The Meic – How Do I Help A Friend With An Eating Disorder?

Suzie is worried about her friend and her eating habits and wants to know the best way to support her whilst avoiding doing something that might make it worse. She contacted Grab the Meic for advice. Grab the Meic was an opportunity to ask us about anything that was worrying you. The advice was not […]
Keeping HealthySelf-image & Self-esteem

Be Body Positive This Summer

Does the summer fill you with dread, thinking about showing more skin when you’re not feeling that great about yourself? A lot of people of all genders suffer from negative body image. It’s normal. We’re here to try and boost your self-esteem and promote a bit of body positivity this summer. What is body image? […]
Keeping HealthySelf Care & Coping Mechanisms

Keeping Your Mind Healthy: 5 Ways To Wellbeing

Your mental wellbeing is really important to keep healthy, just like your physical health. Having good wellbeing can be difficult because your mind can dwell on the negative. But you can train your mind to be healthier! Here’s 5 things you can do every day to boost your mental health and wellbeing.  Connect  Connect with […]
Being Unwell

Should You Be Worried About Monkeypox?   

With all the media attention around monkeypox, it can be hard not to worry about the recent outbreak reported in the news and on social media. It may be confusing to understand what’s going on, especially when there’s misinformation being spread. This blog looks at what monkeypox is and how to cope if you’re worried about it.    […]
Grab The MeicPuberty

Grab The Meic: Have I Started My Period?

Faye got in touch with Meic as she’s confused about whether her period has started or not, and she wants to know what’s happening. She contacted us through Grab the Meic for help. Here’s our advice. Grab the Meic was an opportunity to ask us about anything that was worrying you. The advice was not […]
Being UnwellKeeping Healthy

Checking Your Breasts For Changes

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Whether you call them boobs, breasts, pecs or whatever, as a young person, whatever sex you identify as – as we all have breast tissue – you should be checking them regularly for any changes. How often should I check my breasts? It is best to check your breasts […]
Keeping HealthySelf Care & Coping Mechanisms

6 Steps To Get a Better Night’s Sleep

Are you struggling to sleep at night? You might have got into a bad habit of having  late nights and need to get back to a regular routine and get enough sleep. Here’s our top tips to get a better nights sleep.   1. Stick to a regular bedtime   If you try to set yourself a daily routine of […]
Being UnwellCollege & Sixth Form

Tips To Help With Learning From Home

If you’re at school or uni, then the current lockdown means that you’re learning from home once again. We know that this was difficult for a lot of you last time, but hopefully things will be easier this time around. Meic is here to help. Things aren’t new anymore, and schools should be better equipped […]
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Your Voice Back to School English Report

Your Voice – School And Lockdowns

Now that we’re back in a lockdown with schools closed to the majority of pupils, we wanted to share with you some work that we’ve been doing to tell people how you’re feeling about Covid-19 and learning from home. Back in October 2020, we wanted to know how children and young people like you were […]
AddictionBeing Unwell

The Truth About Recovery – A Poem

Mental health is something that children and young people often contact Meic about. We were sent this poem by a young person, which describes the long and difficult road to recovery. The Truth About Recovery The truth is recovery is hard, really hard I know because I’m trying.I know that the truth is recovery is a […]
Being UnwellGrab The Meic

Grab the Meic – Covid Makes Me Feel Down

A lot of you will be feeling all kinds of concerns and worries during the Covid pandemic and some of you might be finding it harder to cope than others – and that’s ok! Grace* Grabbed the Meic to ask for advice. Grab the Meic was an opportunity to ask us about anything that was […]
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Young male drinking a orange drink through a straw, buds in his ears and laptop on front of him. With the words 'Vaccination saves lives'

Meningitis and Measles: Protect Yourself

If you’re aged between 18 and 24 it’s likely that there are, or will be, big changes in your life. With these changes it’s really important that you keep up to date with your vaccinations. Meningitis and Measles are very serious diseases so you need to be vaccinated. There are lots of changes in your […]
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