Food and mood

“Our group was jumping with good feelings like happiness because we've been accepted for the Good Life Fund. It meant a lot that we'd be able to come together, thanks to this application.” - Iveta Suna

After seeing a decline in wellbeing throughout the pandemic, Iveta was inspired to create a Food and Mood group to encourage learning something new, the benefits of good nutrition and the impact this has on improving mental health and self-care.

The group is run face-to-face at the local community centre or online on Zoom, with delivered

“Our group of ladies decided that with the pandemic, we needed to do something to improve our mental health. Food can impact our moods, so it was quite important from that period onwards to support each other. The impact on our community and members is massive,” says Iveta. “We're working together, we enjoy together and that is something positively passed on to all the community. We have built trust and become stronger together.”