We all love Christmas, there is no denying that it is the most wonderful time of the year! However, there are downsides to the fabulous gifts, the scrumptious dinner, and…

You’re not alone at Christmas! This festive period can be a fun time filled with joy, laughter and presents. However, for many young people, Christmas is a time for family…

Grief is often thought of as something that happens after death, but grief can be felt long before someone dies.  What is anticipatory grief? Anticipatory grief is where someone feels…

In this blog, we look at grief and what you might be experiencing if you’ve lost someone you know. What is grief? When someone you know dies, it can be…

How do you track your habits? With a habit tracker of course! Here’s why you should be tracking them habits… What are habit trackers? Habit trackers, in the simplest form,…

As part of our #YouDeserve campaign we spoke to an adviser from the Meic helpline. We asked them a few questions to find out what advice they would give a…

This time is hard for everyone, and especially for people who are vulnerable, lonely or elderly. So what can you do (while still abiding by the social distancing rules) to…

First of all, what IS Microvolunteering? Microvolunteering is a tiny act of volunteering; a random act of kindness that helps somebody else. There’s not much to it than that. But…

How did you spend World Health Day? Unless you’ve been hiding from the news, there’s a good chance that you have already been thinking about health a lot in the…

Coronavirus has swept the nation and disrupted everyone’s lives beyond belief, from NHS staff to school children, everyone is feeling the effects. Someone feeling those effects in particular is final…

“My friend has been posting some worrying stuff on Facebook. They keep talking about self-harm and suicide and I’m worried they might hurt themself. What can I do?” It’s great…

HKRCookie07 investigates the effects of Bonfire Night on animals with the RSPB and RSPCA. Every year as the nights draw in, there comes the time that for me is just…

Dear Aunty Sprout, I am in a Welsh-speaking school. I am having trouble with mathematics. Can I sit this paper in English rather than Welsh? TheSprout has teamed up with Meic –…

Want to improve your writing? Here’s some tips on how to write a review from Mark Kermode, creative writing from Stephen King and general good advice from George Orwell. Mark…

Results day. Big day, important day for sure, but it’s not the end of days. No matter what results you get, there are always options open to you. What are…

A panicky person’s guide to not panic (I know it doesn’t make sense just go with it). The feeling of the heavy weight of exams sliding off you as you…

Hi Aunty Sprout, I wanted to get some advice because I think that I need to cut myself off from this ‘friend’.   I’ve known her since primary school and she’s…

Dear Aunty Sprout, I was wondering if you had any ideas that may help me. I babysit my 6 year old nephew on the weekends and his mum wont let…

This article was originally published on 18/10/2016 @ 09:33 by Anonymous, republished today for Mental Health Awareness Week 2017. By anonymous Crash. Bang. Creak. What was that? Is that someone downstairs?…

Dear Aunty Sprout, There’s a girl I really like in the year above me, and we’re both on Snapchat a lot and she’s really funny. The other day she started…