Topic: NHS 5 Steps to Mental Wellbeing
The NHS states that evidence suggests there are 5 steps you can take to improve your mental health and wellbeing. Trying these things could help you feel more positive and able to get the most out of life.
We’ve created 5 videos and activity sheets based on NHS advice to help support Mental Health and Wellbeing.
Topic: Stress
Stress and anxiety are closely linked. Stress is our body’s natural response to a situation or life event. These three videos help to see what is happening in our brains whilst under stress, and two different self help techniques to help to manage stressful situations.
Use these resources to help you explore your own responses to stress, and what may be helpful for you as you look to manage your reactions.
Topic: Anxiety
© 2018 Our Mental Health Space – Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Many of us have times where we feel anxious or worried. For some, these emotions can be overwhelming and can lead to emotional and physical reactions that feel uncontrollable and unhelpful.
Use these resources to help you explore what you can do to help reduce your anxieties and consider your thoughts and actions towards situations that cause you to feel this way.
Topic: Anger
Most, if not all, of us will feel angry at times. Anger itself is not a ‘bad thing’, but it is HOW we deal with these emotions that can be damaging.
Use these resources to help you explore how you react when you feel angry and consider your thoughts and actions towards situations that cause you to feel this way.
© 2017 Kids Want To Know
Topic: Sadness
We all feel sadness sometimes and acknowledging how we feel is important. We may be sad because life has changed in some way, and recognising this is an important way of coping with the changes that we are currently experiencing.
Use these resources to help you explore what makes you feel sad and how you manage your feelings positively.
Topic: Bereavement
Bereavement is grieving for someone who may have died, or we no longer see. Understanding how you think, feel and behave can help you understand what it happening, and find ways to cope with the loss of someone you love.
Use these resources to help you explore how you feel and what may be helpful for you as you come to terms with the loss.
Topic: Sleep
We all need sleep, but we don’t always find it an easy thing to do. Many things can affect our sleep, and this can have additional affects on our emotions and mental well being.
Use these resources to help you consider your own sleep patterns, and what things you could do to improve your sleep.
Topic: Healthy Eating
The type of food we eat is important; not only does food affect our physical well-being, but it can also affect our emotions and our mood.
Use these resources to help you consider what you eat, how it might affect you, and what you could do to improve.
Topic: Exercise
We often think that exercise is just about getting fit and looking good. But regular exercise is much more than this – it can have a positive impact on our emotions and mental well being.
Use these resources to help you consider what exercise you do, and what things you could do to improve your daily exercise.
Craft Activites
A variety of craft activities that are not just fun to make, but are also a great resource for supporting mental health and well-being.
Now you have had a look at all the resources, and hopefully watched the videos and had a go at the activity sheets … we’d love to know what you think!
Why not tell us the things that have been helpful, what you have enjoyed, and if there is any way that we can make it even better! You never know, your feedback may get featured on our website!
