As members of the Brentwood Belles WI, we joined for friendship and camaraderie, but we occasionally need support as well. Be it in regards to mental health, physical health, grief and loss, loneliness, life stage changes, neurodiversity, or any other concerns, your committee is here to support you.
You may or may not feel comfortable talking to members at meetings or subgroups depending on the subject; but across the membership, we have ladies who may have gone through similar issues and could be a resource or listening ear for you.
As such, we have created an easier route to ask for help. We have created an email address just for this purpose: wellbeing (at) thebrentwoodbelleswi.co.uk.
As a member, you can send an email and ask for support. The email will go to committee members and we will put you in contact with members who would be a good match with your needs.
While we already do this informally, we have come to recognise that it can be difficult to ask for help, or to do so publicly; so we wanted to make it easier, and make sure all our members were being well supported.
Additionally, in order to better develop this network of support, we will be sending out a survey where you can choose to be included, and specify which topics you would like to be included on as part of the support team.
We appreciate all of you and are happy to be creating a stronger, clearer way to support all of our members and their wellbeing.