Coworking Values Podcast episode #53, written up by Bernie Mitchell, argues that coworking spaces have become genuine mental health infrastructure for many of their members.

The piece challenges operators to go beyond surface-level wellness gestures like bean bags and meditation apps, and instead ask who never makes it through the door and why. The FOUNDRY in Poole, housed in a brutalist-era 1960s shopping centre, is featured as a case study.

​Local Coworking Spaces Thrive When They Work Together
​The London Coworking Assembly Forum
​May 19th, 2026 | Space4, Finsbury Park
(2 stops from King’s Cross on the Victoria Line)
​A collaboration between Urban MBA, the London Coworking Assembly, and the Coworking Values Podcast.
​Local Coworking Spaces Thrive When They Work Together
​On February 24th, 67 people came to Blue Garage in Lewisham.
​From Glasgow, Berlin, Milan, Ireland, and Tallinn.
From Bristol, Newbury, and Whaley Bridge.
​No keynotes. No panels.
Just operators working on the same problems.
​"Two hours in, I’d already got most of my questions answered."