Words for the Weekend 🤍
The Guest House — Rumi
“This body is a guest house.
Every morning, a new arrival.
A joy, a sorrow, a meanness —
each day a different thought
arrives like an honoured guest.
Welcome them all.
Even if a crowd of sorrows
sweeps your house
empty of its furniture.
It clears you out
so that new joy
from the source of good
may enter in.
The dark thought, the shame —
go to meet them
with smiles and laughter.
Be grateful for whoever comes,
for each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.”
after R.A. Nicholson, 1926
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#WordsForTheWeekend #Poetry #Rumi #TheGuestHouse #mhaw2026
"You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anyone." — Maya Angelou
Today is Wear it Green Day 💚 — a simple act of solidarity during Mental Health Awareness Week that says: I see you, and you matter.
You don't need to earn your place. You already belong.
#WearItGreenDay #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #MHAW2026 #YouAreEnough #SolasMind
Action Isn't a Poster 🤍
This Mental Health Awareness Week, we're thinking about what action really means.
Not a hashtag. Not a wellness tip no one asked for. Action is what's available when someone actually needs it.
Freelancers are 2.5× more likely to feel lonely than the general working population. Most don't have an HR team or a manager checking in.
It’s not being asked to give a talk in mental health awareness week and for the other 51 weeks there is an EAP that no one uses and teams are burnt out.
News flash - a one hour webinar will not solve that!
Prevention - protection - promotion. The integrated approach to workplace wellbeing.
Action is embedding mental health support at the heart of an organisation or production. It’s refusing to just tick a box.
It’s support without barriers:
Choosing your own practitioner who will understand you, speaks your language, has the right specialism for what you need now.
Not being randomly matched with someone via an AI chatbot.
Support that's independent, confidential, and available the same- day and 24/7, booked in three clicks.
Action is conversation, openness, communication, clarity, compassion, this week, and every week.
#MHAW2026 #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #ActionIsntAPoster #CreativeIndustry #SolasMind
Solas News 🎬
Solas Mind's founder Sarah McCaffrey joined the panel "Perspectives on Wellbeing — Strategies for Healthier Productions Across Production Cultures" @_eurocine_ in Budapest last week.
Alongside Viki Réka Kiss, Ewa Wikiel, and Eszter Knopp — a conversation about what it actually takes to build healthier working cultures across production.
Grateful to be part of such a wonderful event 🤍
#Eurocine2026 #Budapest #WellbeingInProduction #IndependentFilm #SolasMind
Words for the Weekend 🤍
“Then it is only kindness that makes sense anymore, only kindness that raises its head from the crowd of the world to say it is I you have been looking for.”
Naomi Shihab Nye, from ‘Kindness’
A poem for anyone carrying something heavy this week. Sometimes the simplest truth is the most powerful.
🤍 Save this for when you need it.
#WordsForTheWeekend #Poetry #Kindness #MentalHealth #CreativeIndustry
"I think it's really important to talk about mental health, because it affects absolutely everyone." — Olivia Colman
A reminder that no matter the role, the recognition or the success — mental health matters for all of us.
💛 Who in the creative industries do you think uses their platform well to talk about mental health?
#OliviaColman #MentalHealthMatters #CreativeIndustry #FilmAndTV #SolasMind #WorkplaceWellbeing #MentalHealthAwareness
5 Ways to Support Your Team's Mental Health 🤍
Mental health isn't just a personal issue — it's a workplace one. In the creative industries, the pressure to perform, tight deadlines and unpredictable schedules can take a real toll.
Here are 5 things you can start doing today:
1️⃣ Check in without an agenda
2️⃣ Normalise boundaries
3️⃣ Train your leads in mental health awareness
4️⃣ Lead by example
5️⃣ Make support accessible — not just available
Small shifts create big change. Which one will you start with?
💬 Tag someone who'd find this useful.
✨ New Releases this week ✨
On Disney+ Amandaland Season 2 is here — and we couldn't be more excited for this one.
A beautiful, bold series exploring identity, family and belonging. If you haven't watched Season 1 yet, now's the time to catch up.
@mermantvfilm
In cinemas now : The Sheep Detectives. When their shepherd (Hugh Jackman) is murdered, a brilliant flock must solve the crime themselves, navigating the human world to catch the killer.
@amazonmgmstudios@workingtitlefilms
It was a privilege to support these fab companies and be able to provide same day, 24/7, 1:1 counselling and coaching for all their cast and crew. Plus access for all to the the Solas support App.🤍
#Amandaland #NewReleases #SolasSupport #Companiesthatcare #CreativeIndustry
Words for the Weekend 🤍
The Peace of Wild Things — Wendell Berry
‘When despair for the world grows in me
and I wake in the night at the least sound
in fear of what my life
and my children’s lives may be,
I go and lie down where the wood drake
rests in his beauty on the water,
and the great heron feeds.
I come into the peace of wild things
who do not tax their lives
with forethought of grief.
I come into the presence of still water.
And I feel above me the day-blind stars
waiting with their light.
For a time I rest in the grace of the world,
and am free.’
#poetry #wendellberry #thepeaceofwildthings #mentalhealth #wellbeing creativity mindfulness solasmind
"I think it's really important to feel things and to not be afraid to feel things, even if it's painful." — Cillian Murphy 🤍
Save this for a day you need it. . . .
#cillianmurphy #mentalhealth #resilience #creativeindustry #wellbeing #solasmind #solassupport
Your nervous system doesn't know the job ended.
After months of long hours and high alert, your body stays in survival mode, even when the wrap party's over. That exhaustion isn't laziness. It's dysregulation.
Three things that can help you reset between jobs:
1. Name what's happening - it's not weakness, it's your nervous system catching up
2. Build a micro-routine - even 20 minutes of structure each morning helps your body feel safe
3. Use your body to calm your mind - cold water, slow exhales, a walk with no destination
You don't have to wait for a crisis to talk to someone. Our team is here. Same day. You pick your person. Completely confidential.
Save this for a difficult day.
#StressAwarenessMonth #CreativeIndustry #rFilmAndTV #Wellbeing #Solassupport
What an incredible day at Set & Scene 2026 at Central Saint Martins.
Solas Mind was proud to sponsor the "Thriving in the Creative Industry: Building a Sustainable, Healthy Career" panel.
Thank you to everyone who came along, shared their experiences, and reminded us why this work matters. It was wonderful to meet so many new people and also catch up with friends.
Community is so important and this event was a wonderful opportunity to connect. We can't wait for next year!
Were you there? Drop a 🤍 if you came along — we'd love to hear what stood out for you.
#SetAndScene #ProductionDesign #ScenicArt #Stagecraft #FilmAndTV #TheatreDesign #LiveEvents #CreativeIndustry #MentalHealthAtWork #WellbeingAtWork #SolasMind
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