Insights

Our team works at the intersection of lived experience, front-line delivery and emerging research. Insights is where that learning finds a voice.

Through articles, video reflections, audio conversations and research commentary, we share what we are seeing, hearing and discovering in the environments we work in. This is genuine reflection on behaviour, wellbeing, and what it actually takes to support change in complex, real-world settings.

Articles

Written pieces from the Jamma Wellbeing team and contributors, exploring topics from brain science and emotional intelligence to the realities of delivering wellbeing education in prisons, schools and communities.

30th April 2026

What happens when you take Brain Smart to a different country and culture

The brain is universal. But the way people make sense of mental health experience, the language they use, the stigma they navigate, the support structures available to them

30th April 2026

Birmingham: what we learned from co-producing Brain Smart with residents

The Birmingham Communities programme has taught us things we could not have learned any other way. About what genuine community engagement looks like.

30th April 2026

What it means to build a mental healthprogramme with a community rather than forone

Most wellbeing programmes are designed by professionals and delivered to communities.

30th April 2026

Why the construction industry needs more than a mental health awareness campaign

The industry knows it has a problem. The campaigns have raised awareness. The hard hat stickers have been distributed.

30th April 2026

Dan and Sara: two people, one industry, two very different experiences of mental health at work

Dan and Sara both work in construction. Both have experienced significant mental health challenges. Their stories are different in almost every detail.

30th April 2026

What happened when we took Brain Smart onto a construction site

Taking a mental health education programme into a construction environment requires more than adapting the language.

Video Reflections

Short, honest video reflections from people involved in our work: practitioners, participants and partners sharing what they have observed, learned and experienced.

4th April, 2026

Hear from founder Agneta Johansson on What Brain Smart is

4th April, 2026

Found out what we do here at Jamma Wellbeing from founder Agneta Johansson

Audio Conversations / Webinars

Longer-form conversations and recorded webinars exploring topics in more depth. A space for the kind of discussion that does not fit neatly into an article.

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Hear from Sally Desborough on a reflection after Birmingham Communities session

Research & Evidence

Commentary and summaries of relevant research, connecting the academic evidence based to the practical work we do, including findings from our own programmes.

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NEWS

Updates from across Jamma Wellbeing including new work, partnerships,
training opportunities and organisational news.

Why peer support works: the power of being understood by someone who has been there

Professional mental health support is valuable. But there is something that peer support offers that clinical services often cannot.

Emotions are not the enemy: why trying to get rid of difficult feelings does not work

We spend a lot of energy trying to avoid, suppress or eliminate difficult emotions. Anger, fear, sadness, anxiety.

Why talking about mental health at work is still so hard, and what actually helps

Most organisations now have a mental health policy. Many have trained mental health first aiders. And yet most employees still would not tell their manager if they were struggling. What is going wrong?

Why self-compassion is not self-indulgence: what the research actually says

Most of us are far harder on ourselves than we would ever be on a friend. We think this makes us more disciplined. The evidence suggests it does the opposite.

What is neuroplasticity and why does it matter for your wellbeing?

Your brain is not fixed. It changes throughout your life, shaped by your experiences, thoughts and habits. Understanding this is one of the most hopeful things you can learn.