Wellbeing Resources
Here is our growing collection of links and resources related to mental wellbeing available through the internet. Please scroll down the list to see if anything catches your interest. At some point soon we hope to begin cataloging these for easier reference.
If you know of any useful resources, please email us at info@wayfinderassociates.co.uk
For anyone who has a creative dream or feels blocked creatively, The Artists’ Way is a must-read book and a great programme to follow. Have a look at this website where you can sign up for Julia Cameron’s e-newsletter and find out more about the books, the essential tools, and an on-line programme.
Moodscape is based on the idea that you can measure your mood daily to improve your overall mental health. By registering on the website, you can track your mood and if you want, nominate someone to act as your ‘buddy’. The added bonus to registering is that you receive a daily email which I’ve found both thoughtful and uplifting. Well worth looking into.
This is a small but growing collection of delightful children’s books promoting good mental health, home grown here in Portsmouth by The Sanity Company.
Count your blessings this holiday season. It’s good for you. While it seems pretty obvious that gratitude is a positive emotion, psychologists for decades rarely delved into the science of giving thanks ….
An inspiring and thought provoking video about what science now knows about how our brains work, and how this links to the development of western society.
The perfect gift: a new publication from TED Books examining the benefits of smiling for our health and wellbeing. How can something as simple as a smile be so deceptively complex?
The aspirational lifestyle magazine for people with mental health difficulties, for those who know and live with them and for the community at large. One in Four is a glossy full colour quarterly 32-page quarterly magazine written by people with mental health difficulties who lived lived through it and found ways around it.
Helping You Find Peace of Mind. Inspirational articles, useful information and local resources in Suffolk.
This article from Mindtools shows you how to use the ABC technique to develop a more optimistic outlook.
One of my favourite blogs is from Coert Visser of Solution Focused Change and this guest blog really captured for me the impact of using a solution focused approach. It’s called ‘The Silence Which I Look Forward To’
Why do some people make the most of setbacks and difficulties while others fall apart under the pressure? People who ‘bounce back’ have learned how to be resilient, a topic explored in this article from Mind Tools. And if you want to find out if you’re a positive or negative thinker why not try out this short quiz here from Mind Tools.
This is about an experiment where people volunteered to practice up to 6 ‘habits for happiness’ every day for three weeks. The results show that daily repetition of exercises – like smiling, being kind to others and repeating positive affirmations – really did raise happiness levels. And better still, some of these activities can become habits in as little as three weeks.
This website is about how the mind works. The studies covered have been published in reputable academic journals in many different areas of psychology. Written by Jeremy Dean, a researcher at University College London, this is a well written, lively and informative blog. Well worth a look!
TED is a small non profit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. If you find yourself overwhelmed with the negativity of the news media around us, the antidote can be found here with their great collection of talks on video to inspire, interest and excite you.
The Mental Health Foundation have teamed up with Sleepio to raise awareness of the huge impact sleep has on everyone’s mental and physical health. Download a PDF guide to help you sleep. Find out why sleep matters to our physical and mental health. Join in the Great British Sleep Survey.
First steps to mental wellbeing in Brighton & Hove is an on-line resource providing information on a range of mental health and emotional issues to the public and health and social care workers in Brighton & Hove.
Here a link to an interesting new on-line programme to teach mindfulness being promoted by the Mental Health Foundation.
nef (the new economics foundation) is an independent think-and-do tank that aims to inspire and demonstrate real economic well-being. This blog shows how their report based on the latest international scientific evidence on wellbeing has been taken up in some very practical and innovative ways across the world.
Download a selection of free podcasts to help with relaxation, stress management techniques and an introduction to Mindfulness, all available through the Mental Health Foundation website.
Statistician Nic Marks asks why we measure a nation’s success by its productivity — instead of by the happiness and well-being of its people. He introduces the Happy Planet Index, which tracks national well-being against resource use (because a happy life doesn’t have to cost the earth). Which countries rank highest in the HPI? You might be surprised.
What 5 things do you do every day or regularly, to look after your mind. Why not enter your suggestions on this website, and vote for other ideas you really like? After all if it can be done for portions of fruit and veg …..
Show your support for ending mental health discrimination and prejudice with the Time to Change pledge. Join the thousands of people, including celebrities like Ruby Wax, Gok Wan and many others, who’ve added thier names to the campaign.
Do you like filling in those quizzes to find out something about your personality type? Personally I can’t resist them! So why not try some out from the Psychologies magazine like Are you Judgmental? or Are you open to new experiences?
Try out this short quiz and explore this really useful website sponsored by the Scottish Government. Packed with information and advice on practical positive steps to manage and reduce stress, you can even download a free booklet and order a free relaxation CD – haven’t yet tested it to see if an English address is acceptable!
Did you know that Liverpool and Milton Keynes are the most stressed cities, with Bristol the least?
Did you know that women are more stressed about family issues and the laziness of partners while men are more stressed about being single and work?
Did you know that the most common responses to stress are to ‘do nothing, just live with it’, ‘eat comfort or junk food’ or ‘spend time alone’ – the opposite to recommended stress management techniques!
A West Sussex Wellbeing Initiatives Project run by Mind in Brighton & Hove. Mental health and wellbeing information gateway with local services and events plus general wellbeing topics. Emphasis on providing choice of practical and positive ways to move forward from mental and emotional distress.
The Sticks and Stones campaign was launched in April 2010 with the aim of collected 100,000 pledges of support. This has been achieved so they’re continuing to build on the momentum. The campaign is built around a core slogan, “Sticks and stones may break my bones – words can also hurt me,” which is a familiar memorable nursery rhyme with a twist.
Support from celebrities such as Paul O’Grady and Lynda Bellingham has helped to attract national publicity, while political support has come from the leaders of the Coalition Government, Alastair Campbell and Andy Burnham, Leigh MP.
Complete a free on-line assessment questionnaire based on the ‘big 5′ model of personality, and download your personalised resilience report. Based on your responses the report reveals which of the key areas you naturally draw on for your resilience – confidence, adaptability, sense of purpose and social support networks. It then relates these to common workplace situations and gives you feedback on how to improve.
Scarily accurate!
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