Pause drop-in sessions

The Wellbeing Garden at the Lodge

Join us on Wednesday afternoons to get some fresh air and experience how nature and gardening can help with your mental health.

No experience needed – just an interest in gardening or being outdoors! 

For session dates and to sign up, visit Eventbrite. 

Wellbeing Walks at Winterbourne

A relaxing walk around Winterbourne Gardens with a member of the Pause@UoB team. Talking and walking in a peaceful setting.

For session dates and to sign up, visit Eventbrite.   

Culture Shock with Pause@UoB

Open to University of Birmingham EU/EEA/International students only

Excited? Confused? Irritated? Worried? Interested? Lonely?

Moving to a new country and transitioning into a new education system can be difficult. This group is an informal, safe space where you can make friends and exchange thoughts about your experiences of moving to the UK to study.

For session dates and to sign up, visit Eventbrite. 

Wednesday Crafternoons with Pause@UoB

Every Wednesday afternoon throughout the summer months, Pause@UoB will be open for students to come and get involved with a range of craft activities, such as weaving wall hangings, stone painting, embroidery and stitching craftivism.

Drop-in to the Lodge at North Gate on campus from 12-3, and stay for as long or as little as you'd like. We hope to see you there!

For session dates and to sign up, visit Eventbrite. 

Craftivist with Pause@UoB

 

Enjoy getting creative? Pause@UoB’s in house artists are here to offer you an escape from reality with this self-led craft workshop. It’s time to stop.create.relax. If you are based in the UK and would like to request a free craft pack and craftivist instructions, please send your full address to Pauseatuob@childrenssociety.org.uk  with 'Craft Pack' in the subject box. 

Jane Thakoordin 

Jane is Service Manager at Pause@UoB. Jane’s background is in social work and art therapies and has managed mental services across the city.  She has always been committed to ensuring people receive the best quality services and help, and is passionate about creativity and recovery.

Jacqueline Maloney 

Jacqueline is a Wellbeing Practitioner at Pause, she has a strong background in mental health and care, and has worked in a variety of settings since 2005, including disability and empowerment, addiction and concurrent disorders, violence against women,  dementia and long-term care. Jacqueline’s interests include counselling, she enjoys helping people unpack their experience and interpretation of things and find ways to better navigate the world.

Rebekah Woodhouse 

Rebekah is a Wellbeing Practitioner at Pause, she enjoys meeting and supporting students and hearing about their studies. Rebekah is also interested in spirituality's impact on emotional wellbeing, as well as the effect of cross-cultural transitions.

Ellyse Rafferty 

Ellyse is a Wellbeing Practitioner at Pause, her interests are making mental health as much of a priority as physical health and suicide prevention. In her spare time Ellyse also enjoys crocheting.

Alice Miller 

Alice is a Wellbeing Practitioner at Pause,  she enjoys meeting new students and hearing about their university experiences. Alice is an advocate for ensuring that everyone has access to the appropriate support, regardless of who they are and where they come from.

Zarina Hayes

Zarina is a Wellbeing Practitioner at Pause she has a background in Youth Work and is a qualified Play Therapist. She is very passionate about her work empowering students to make informed decisions and positive changes in their lives and promoting creative ways of doing this. She enjoys nature and being outdoors.

Naomi Thompson 

Naomi is the Clinical Team Manager with Pause @UoB and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience of working in mental health services to the team. She thinks it’s really important that whilst we try to maintain positive mental health, that we also consider our physical health and how we treat our bodies. She is  particularly interested in how our diet and physical activities can affect our mood and wellbeing, and promoting awareness of how the food and substances we put into our body can also affect our thoughts and feelings.

Forward Thinking Birmingham is the provider of mental health services for people up to the age of 25 in Birmingham.  The service offers support, care and treatment, making it easier for you to access the right support at the right time.  It is a partnership of organisations that have come together to support children, young people and families in Birmingham, and also works closely with the voluntary and community sector.

The Children’s Society changes the lives of the country’s most disadvantaged children and teenagers by delivering frontline support services and campaigning for change. It works closely with a wide range of community and voluntary organisations to tackle poverty and neglect and is a lead researcher in the field of children’s emotional well-being.

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