Support in Edinburgh,
the Lothians and Fife
We're here to support people living with long-term health conditions or facing challenging life situations.
We know that it can be difficult to adjust to life with a long-term condition.
Our health and wellbeing teams provide in-person and remote self-management support for people living with long-term health conditions or facing challenging life situations. We're also here for people struggling with Long Covid.
We offer:
1:1 wellbeing coaching
Support to develop a wellbeing plan
Group-based Lifestyle Management Course
Moving well physical activity support
Health & Wellbeing Support
Through wellbeing coaching, courses, community groups and supported physical activity, we support people to live well regardless of challenges faced.
The Lifestyle Management course is a ten week course designed to support adults who are dealing with long-term health conditions and/or difficult life situations, and who want to increase their ability to live as full a life as possible.
The course helps you gain control over your situation by making use of and building on your own coping and recovery strategies. It aims to boost confidence and self-esteem by acknowledging and celebrating the small successes you achieve along the way.
The 10-week programme consists of 10 group sessions lasting three hours with a break half way for tea and coffee. These sessions involve discussion, safe and appropriate exercise and therapeutic relaxation.
Our wellbeing teams can support you to start to think about what you are already doing to manage living with health difficulties. In the group you can continue to focus on how these “self-management strategies” can be used to help manage daily life.
Lifestyle Management Course
Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes and it always will be. We fund our support with the support of people who give regularly to Thistle, as well as grants from a variety of sources.
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That’s OK – you don’t have to! You can decide what you think is going to work for you. We get lots of feedback from people who tell us that participating in a group course has lots of benefits they didn’t expect, like sharing tips and ideas on how to manage better, as well as making new friends and knowing you’re not alone.
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If you don’t feel comfortable talking in front of a group or sharing why you’re there, that’s OK. You won’t be asked to contribute unless you want to. We will never force you or ‘put you on the spot’. The most important thing to us is that you feel welcome and comfortable.
Stories of support
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Anna
“I wanted to know how to explain what I was feeling and thinking to friends and family, how to talk about what was going on.”
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Elspeth
“It’s made such a difference speaking to someone who is understanding and can give you advice that is helpful.”
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Callum
"Thistle is a light at the end of the tunnel – the support has given me a framework to manage my illness.”
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Dawn
“With small steps, I started to develop my physical and emotional health.”
Get in touch today.
To self-refer for support, email us at referrals@thistle.org.uk or call our reception team on 0131 661 3366. You can also ask a health or social care practitioner to refer you.
Visit Us
Centre of Wellbeing, 13 Queen's Walk, Edinburgh EH16 4EA
Hours
Monday–Friday
9am–5pm
Phone
0131 661 3366