Why We Created a Wellbeing Guidebook (and What It Might Unlock for You)
What do we really need when we’re feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure of our next step? Not more noise. Not more sitting with our ever spiraling thoughts. Not pressure to fix or upgrade or optimise.
Often, we just need a place to pause.
A space that makes us feel something again.
Somewhere that helps us remember who we are.
That’s why we created our wellbeing guidebook—an ever-growing collection of feel-good, real-world places that support emotional wellbeing, gentle exploration, and the kind of connection that genuinely helps.
Because sometimes it’s the right place that can help us find our way back to ourselves.
Why Place Matters for Our Mental Wellbeing
Wellbeing isn’t just something we do in private with a journal, or during a one-hour class. It’s also shaped by the spaces we move through every day.
Whether it’s a forest walk, a quiet café, a workshop, a cold-water swim, or a tiny bookshop full of soul—the right space can ground us, support us, or simply give us a new perspective.
Science backs this too: studies show that spending time in certain environments—especially nature-connected or creativity-rich spaces—can lower anxiety, boost mood and regulate the nervous system.
Connection Is Part of the Cure
The modern world is increasingly isolating. We’re online, overstimulated, and often emotionally undernourished.
But when we step into the right places—places that welcome, hold, inspire or comfort us—we’re reminded that we don’t have to do everything alone.
That might be a shared table at a local supper club. A movement class where no one cares what you look like. A gallery that sparks something long dormant. These places reconnect us: to others, to our bodies, to our creativity, and to the wider world.
Why Exploring Out There Helps Us Explore In Here
You don’t have to travel far to feel a shift. Sometimes going just a few streets away can spark something powerful.
This guidebook isn’t about bucket lists or big-budget retreats—it’s about discovering destinations for wellbeing that feel human, thoughtful, and accessible. It’s about using the outer world to support your inner one.
Because when you change your environment, even briefly, you often change your story. And that’s where something new can begin.
The If Lost Start Here Guidebook: What It Is
It’s not just a list. It’s a lovingly curated collection of spaces that help people feel better in real life. Every entry is chosen with care—not because it’s trendy, but because it offers something meaningful.
The guide features places that support:
Mind–body wellbeing through movement or stillness.
Creativity and self-expression
Experiences of awe, presence and joy
Know a Place That Deserves to Be Seen?
If you run, own, or simply love a place that helps people feel better, we’d love to hear about it.
Because sharing these spaces matters—and someone out there might be looking for exactly what you offer and what you’ve found.
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