Mental Health – Frederika Roberts

9 May 2025

Feeling “Meh?” Moving from Languishing to Flourishing in Our Communities

Quick takeaways:
• How to go from helplessness to hope through community connection
• Practical steps: From languishing to flourishing through small actions
• Build resilience in challenging times by supporting others

It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by global events and wonder “what can I do?”

In light of world events, this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week theme of “Community” feels more important than ever.

As we try to muddle our way through these challenging times, Dr. Keyes shares valuable insights to help us move from languishing to flourishing, with a particular focus on the importance of community connection.

6 min read

8 October 2024

World Mental Health Day 2024 | Mental Health at Work

Adults spend a significant proportion of their waking hours at work, so we can’t just practice wellbeing behaviours outside of work. We need to embed them into the very fabric of our workplaces.

4 min read

8 February 2024

‘My Voice Matters’ – What happens when children have equal say in shaping their school

s someone who is really into wellbeing in education, I’ve been so frustrated by the challenges of trying to make a difference in a broken system. I’ve realised that trying to introduce new programmes and models for wellbeing can backfire: there is often a mismatch to the school’s unique culture and needs, teachers and school leaders get annoyed with yet another thing on their plate, and nothing really changes. And children’s voices are all but silenced in the process!

5 min read

25 February 2019

Happiness Anger Rage Wellbeing Education Children and more | BBC Sheffield Paulette Edwards

Frederika Roberts was interviewed by Paulette Edwards on BBC Radio Sheffield on 15th February 2019. They talked about happiness, wellbeing, emotions, anger, rage (and how these fit into happiness and wellbeing), meaning, purpose, political activism, children, children’s emotions and more.

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2 May 2017

Children’s Mental Health | Schools | Frederika Roberts on BBC Sheffield

Frederika Roberts (RWS co-founder) talks to Paul Walker (in for Toby Foster) about children’s mental health on BBC Sheffield. They discuss the ‘RWS | Resilience Wellbeing Success’ programme, the need for more funding for mental health provision in schools, and […]

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