There isn’t a week that goes by without their being a day to celebrate or acknowledge different things, whether it’s national rubber ducky day (we totally acknowledged that), sticky toffee pudding day, national pet’s week or teacher appreciation week.

We’ve become a nation that celebrates people and things by dedicating a day, week or even a month!

I’ve always had a thing about days such as Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day because they have developed into such commercialised commodities they hardly feel special… besides which if you’re a mum or dad you are that every day and you should be celebrated every day… seriously, celebrate yourself now – it’s a tough gig!

Anyhow, whilst we shouldn’t always need a day in the diary to celebrate some things, certain days do bring an awareness of events and causes that need their profile raising or need to be acknowledged in order to make people stop, step back, learn and implement things to make their,
and other people’s, lives happier and healthier.

There’s now a plethora of dates dedicated to acknowledging areas of wellness, mental health and suicide prevention week and I will always advocate for those as there is still so much work to do in raising awareness around these subjects and, to be quite frank, when we raise awareness and do better around the subjects of mental health and suicide, we save lives.

Here at Mode for… we’ve collated a few dates you might want to pop in your diary and acknowledge privately, at work, at school or in your community organisations.

Use these dates as prompts to learn a little more, use your creativity and help support yourself and others.

Much love
Tabby x