Beyond the Senedd- Bethan Sayed Bethan Sayed

Ipsos Mori are carrying out a survey of young people. A parent posted a question in said survey which asked young people if they thought they were too thin or too fat. Here are my thoughts on it, and what needs to be done. It will only promote or trigger eating disorders to have our young people answer such absurd questions.

Social media is here to stay. How do we make companies take responsibility for their actions so that the way they operate doesn't affect people's mental health in a negative way. Does being on social media affect how we interact with people in person?

Its #timetotalk day, raising awareness of mental health and trying to reduce the stigma. How can we mean what we say? How can it be more than the superficial? Here I talk about my views and experiences of being a new mam in lockdown and some of the challenges I have encountered.

I'm a new mam to babi Idris Abbas , so I've given you some background as to my experience of giving birth during the Coronavirus lockdown, how its affected my mental health, and how finding alternative support networks has helped me.

What I've been up to this week in the Senedd and the region. From street art to Otis Bolamu getting leave to remain in Swansea. To campaigning to save Erasmus, to the petition by Dwr y Felin to roll out Wellbeing Ambassadors across all schools in Wales.

Just sharing some thoughts on the wonders of pregnancy! From the comments I get from others, to taste bud changes, to experiencing kicks from the little one, to support for me at the Senedd when I'm on maternity leave and what that may or may not look like...