Building Trust and Hope in Challenging Times

Empowering Lives through Wellbeing Workshops

[A snippet of this was emailed to our subscribers in January 2024 - to sign up for future newsletters please click here.]

Welcome to our first newsletter of 2024. Since starting Let It Out back in April 2023,  we've organised and conducted a total of 86 two-hour sessions in Winchester and Andover, benefiting over 200 individuals. The feedback has been nothing short of amazing, and it's been so heartening to see the positive impact on people's lives (not just on mental health, but also the friendships that they've made along the way).

Navigating Hope Amidst the Headlines

In a world filled with disheartening headlines — ranging from a rising poverty crisis to alarming suicide rates — we understand the importance of fostering hope and trust. Many individuals start the year with a bleak outlook, facing challenges such as a cost-of-living crisis, over-loaded support systems and an increase in mental health referrals. At Let It Out, our focus is on rebuilding trust and instilling hope, especially for those grappling with self-esteem issues, low confidence, anxiety, and depression.

The Power of Trust & Hope

The most significant gains observed in our workshops are in the realms of trust and hope, participants often join with fractured trust in themselves and others, coupled with a diminished sense of hope for the future. 

Most of the individuals who take part in our well-being workshops come to us with a lack of self-esteem, low self-confidence, anxiety, depression and many other struggles with their mental health and well-being. The trust and lack of self belief they have in themselves and others has been broken and along with it the hope they have for the future. This is reflected in the scores they give themselves before the sessions start. However, by the end of our eight-week course, 'Trust & Hope' consistently emerges as the highest-scoring outcome. There is light at the end of this tunnel.

We Need To Have Trust & Hope, it can drive us to improve, do more, feel better. Without hope it's difficult to feel much else. 

The Let It Out Approach

At the core of our approach is a deep understanding of personal safety, comfort, and confidentiality. Our talk therapy sessions create a warm and welcoming environment where individuals can freely express their thoughts and concerns without fear. Our dedicated facilitators provide expert support and compassion, emphasising the importance of non-judgmental spaces for emotional exploration. We'd love for you to join us on this exciting journey of trust, hope and above all love.

Expanding Our Reach in 2024 - We're Growing!

We're thrilled to announce our collaboration with Seetec Plus and the DWP, enabling us to expand our services to eight different locations across Hampshire. 

Areas now covered, for our weekly sessions, include:

• Winchester
• Andover
• Eastleigh
• Southampton
• Hythe
• Lymington
• Basingstoke
• Alton

New One Day Workshops - Coming to a venue near you!

We get that committing to a weekly session, often during the day, can be difficult, so that's why we're also introducing 1 Day Workshops, from 10am - 4pm on a Saturday or Sunday. Not only that but this also means we're able to cover many more locations across England - so be sure to register your interest so we know where we're needed! Further information on these can be read here. 

Breaking the Stigma: Introducing Our Men's Group

In our commitment to breaking the stigma around mental health, we're excited to announce our new men's group! A welcoming and respectful space for men to connect and grow by sharing their diverse experiences. Our first men's group was run towards the end of last year and off the back of its success we're continuing to grow this area of our business in an effort to break the stigma that's attached to men speaking up about mental health concerns. Please get in touch with us if you'd like to find out more. 

Our Sponsor a Place Initiative in work!

Jane's* story exemplifies the transformative power of counselling and Let It Out's wellbeing courses. Despite a challenging childhood, Jane found healing through counselling and is now six years sober. With the support of local business owner Joe Johal, who sponsored Janes place through our scheme (more details are available here), Jane has embarked on our wellbeing course, continuing her journey towards healing, whilst gaining confidence she never thought possible and making life-long friends along the way.

We're so pleased Jane was offered this experience via Joe's generosity and would love to be in a position to offer more and more of these funded spaces for people like Jane. If you would like to sponsor a space for someone please get in touch. 

*Not her real name.

Meet Our Expanding Team!

We're thrilled to be able to introduce you to two new members of the Let it Out team! Hazel and Laura have both joined us as course facilitators as well as in business support roles (we all wear many hats here!). Read more about the Let it Out team by clicking here.

Our courses are led by professionally qualified counsellors and therapeutic practitioners. The Let It Out course, consisting of eight-week workshops, and the 1 Day Workshops, focus on personal development, health, and wellbeing in a safe and confidential environment. The workshops cover various aspects, including anxiety, low mood, self-love, healthy boundaries, and more.

At Let It Out, we believe in the transformative power of support, dialogue, and positive coping methods. Join us as we continue to build trust, instil hope, and foster wellbeing in the lives of those who need it the most.

If any of the issues raised in this newsletter speak to you and you'd like to come along to one of our sessions please do get in touch, we'd love to hear from you.

With love and compassion,
The Let It Out Team