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In my conversations about mental health I’ve discovered a number of valuable resources, which may be of help to you or your family, friends or colleagues:

Mind
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Mental Health First Aid
Heads Together
Mental Health UK

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Hi there, I’m Saf. This summer I’m walking from my house in London to Rome. Yes, that’s right…London to Rome. Read more…

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Cafe culture in Arras ☕️...any excuse to sit and take a break from walking! I’m walking from London to Rome to raise awareness about mental health and money for @mindcharity...check out the link☝🏼in my bio for more details! #cafeculture #takeabreak #cafe #coffeestop #arras #pasdecalais #france #viafrancigena #londontorome #roamingtorome #walk #walking #hike #hiking #slowtravel #thruhike #travel #travelgram #wanderlust #allroadsleadtorome #safswalk #mentalhealthawareness #itsoknottobeok

And one more of Arras’ Hôtel de Ville and Belfry, because I can’t get enough of it...and because I was perfectly photobombed by a bird! I’m walking from London to Rome to raise awareness about mental health and money for @mindcharity...check out the link☝🏼in my bio for more details! #arras #hoteldeville #townhall #belfry #tower #gothic #architecture #reconstruction #france #viafrancigena #londontorome #roamingtorome #safswalk #allroadsleadtorome #walkwalking #hike #hiking #travel #slowtravel #travelgram #mentalhealthawareness #itsoknottobeok

Arras’ Hôtel de Ville and Belfry...located on the gorgeous Place de Héros, named in honour of the city’s resistance fighters who gave their lives during WWII. The whole area was destroyed during WWI, in fact 80% of the city was destroyed. But the Hôtel de Ville and Belfry were rebuilt in identical gothic style, and the 155 houses that line Place de Héros and the neighbouring Grand’Place were rebuilt with identical Baroque Flemish gables, so that history was not lost. I’m walking from London to Rome to raise awareness about mental health and money for @mindcharity...check out the link☝🏼in my bio for more details! #history #arras #hoteldeville #belfry #tower #place #marketsquare #gothic #baroque #flemish #reconstruction #france #viafrancigena #londontorome #allroadsleadtorome #walk #walking #hike #hiking #travel #travelgram #slowtravel #safswalk #roamingtorome #mentalhealthawareness #itsoknottobeok

That time I stayed in a château, was fed moules frites and home made cider, and looked after like royalty! I’m walking from London to Rome to raise awareness about mental health and money for @mindcharity...check out the link☝🏼in my bio for more details! #princessforanight #chateau #castle #villerschatel #france #pilgrimage #pilgrimlife #viafrancigena #londontorome #roamingtorome #allroadsleadtorome #safswalk #walk #walking #hike #hiking #travel #slowtravel #travelgram #mentalhealthawareness #itsoknottobeok

France’s never ending wheat fields. I’m walking from London to Rome to raise awareness about mental health and money for @mindcharity...check out the link☝🏼in my bio for more details! #fieldsofgold #wheatfield #haybales #farm #countryside #france #viafrancigena #londontorome #roamingtorome #safswalk #walk #walking #hike #hiking #allroadsleadtorome #getoutdoors #exploremore #mentalhealthawareness #itsoknottobeok

My night staying with the nuns at Abbaye Notre-Dame, Wisques...and what a once in a lifetime experience it was! The Abbaye dates back to the 19th century and can house 75 nuns, however there are currently only 20 or so. They look after people like me, walking the Via Francigena, making sure we feel at home in one of their out houses (an old hunting lodge that pre-dates the Abbaye), feeding us home cooked food (much of which is grown in their garden), and inviting us to join them in their daily worship (think spine tingling singing). If only everywhere I stop on the road to Rome will be as tranquil and rejuvenating as here! I’m walking from London to Rome to raise awareness about mental health and money for @mindcharity...check out the link☝🏼in my bio for more details! #pilgrimgoals #onenightattheabbaye #abbaye #abbey #nuns #wisques #france #viafrancigena #pilgrinsgw #londontorome #roamingtorome #safswalk #walk #walking #hike #hiking #travel #travelgram #slowtravel #allroadsleadtorome #mentalhealthawareness #itsoknottobeok

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