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What helps people feel supported when formal systems are stretched? In this film, RSA Journal looks at two community-led initiatives creating space for connection, reflection and care: Run Talk Run, a running group where people can speak openly about their mental health, and The Line’s wellbeing walks, which combine movement, conversation and public art in East London. Through personal stories of anxiety, grief, isolation and recovery, we explore how shared activity can become a form of support. Whether through running side by side or walking together each week, these projects show how community can help people feel seen, accepted and less alone. Find out more about the growing role of community-led mental health support and social prescribing in the latest issue of #RSAJournal, now on RSAJournal+: https://www.thersa.org/rsa-journal/issue-1-2026/all-the-right-moves/ Video chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:29 Why more people are seeking support outside formal systems 00:55 Jessica Robson on creating Run Talk Run 02:43 What participants find in Run Talk Run 04:39 How The Line uses walking and art to support wellbeing 06:18 Why slowing down matters for mental health 07:47 How social prescribing supports community care RunTalkRun photography credit: Derrick Wess: https://unscriptedphotographers.com/derrickwessphotography Subscribe to our channel! Follow the RSA on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thersaorg/ Follow the RSA on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thersaorg/ Follow the RSA on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theRSAorg/?locale=en_GB Follow the RSA on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thersaorg?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D Follow the RSA on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thersaorg