How to look after yourself

Five ways to wellbeing

The Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand is promoting The Five Ways to Wellbeing:

• Connect

• Give

• Take Notice

• Keep Learning

• Be Active
  

Incorporating these actions into daily life at work and at home should help promote a sense of wellbeing.

• Take in the view – stop, turn around and feel proud of how far you’ve come and what you’ve achieved

• Celebrate

• Feel grateful

• Do something nice every day – eg. phone a friend, a walk, a rest

• Schedule in ‘me’ time – it’s important to reset and recharge

• Have fun

• Mindfulness – many courses available with proven benefits

Other resources

Mentemia App - is headed up by John Kirwin and is free to download. It sends you a short message or simple call to action every day. Their philosophy is “small everyday actions help keep us well.”

Jimi Hunt – Mental health change maker. A Kiwi destigmatising mental health and helping you reset via a free email programme, a book and social media.