1.0Health and Wellbeinghttps://blog.lboro.ac.uk/wellbeingSadie Grationhttps://blog.lboro.ac.uk/wellbeing/author/adsglboro-ac-uk/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="LPaalgWjV8"><a href="https://blog.lboro.ac.uk/wellbeing/2023/11/14/an-analogy-to-understanding-mental-health/">An analogy to understanding mental health</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://blog.lboro.ac.uk/wellbeing/2023/11/14/an-analogy-to-understanding-mental-health/embed/#?secret=LPaalgWjV8" width="600" height="338" title="“An analogy to understanding mental health” — Health and Wellbeing" data-secret="LPaalgWjV8" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://blog.lboro.ac.uk/wellbeing/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> http://blog.lboro.ac.uk/wellbeing/wp-content/uploads/sites/48/2023/11/mental-health-ball-blog.jpg19201080Dr Rebecca Higginson, a Reader based in the Department of Materials, is the Academic Co-Chair of the Staff Inclusivity Network. In this blog post, she explains an alternative approach to understanding our mental health and recognising the ups and downs we face throughout our lives.  We all have mental health and as with all health, […]