5 ways to wellbeing
- Keep in touch with friends and family across the world or long lost friends that you haven’t seen for years.
- Get online to be connected. Stay up to date with the latest news and events. Catch up with TV and radio programmes you may have missed.
- Share experiences and ideas with community groups through social media and connect with new people locally and across the world.
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.
5 steps to mental wellbeing
- Connect with other people. Good relationships are important for your mental wellbeing.
- Be physically active. Being active is not only great for your physical health and fitness.
- Learn new skills.
- Give to others.
- Pay attention to the present moment (mindfulness).
There is strong evidence that indicates that feeling close to, and valued by, other people is a fundamental human need and one that contributes to functioning well in the world.
It’s clear that social relationships are critical for promoting wellbeing and for acting as a buffer against mental ill health for people of all ages.
With this in mind, try to do something different today and make a connection.
- Talk to someone instead of sending an email
- Speak to someone new
- Ask how someone’s weekend was and really listen when they tell you
- Put five minutes aside to find out how someone really is
- Give a colleague a lift to work or share the journey home with them.
Today's update is 'GIVE'!
"During lockdown I volunteered by making weekly 'check in and chat' calls to members of the Lunch Club and Senior Citizens Club in Gwelfor. The members appreciated having someone to chat to, and I really enjoyed myself as well."
- SANDRA
One Anglesey resident took advantage of the lockdown period to help in her community. Give it a go!
Anglesey Coastal Challenge
3 Friends. 1 Challenge. 125 miles EACH. A total of 375 miles. 31 days.
Three friends from Anglesey have raised over £2,800 towards the new St David's Hospice Unit in Holyhead. Following a quick chat on January 1st this year to wish each other a "Happy New Year", Melanie Roberts, Ffion Hughes and Sioned Morgan Thomas decided to set themselves a challenge to complete during January. As the three are from Anglesey, they decided to walk or run 125 miles each - the same distance as the Anglesey Coastal Path. Because of the lockdown, the three had to walk/run in their own communities - keeping track of how much they were doing through the 'Strava' app!
“There was no competition, we were just encouraging each other over the phone,” said Ffion, a teacher at Ysgol Llanfairpwll. “Although the weather was not always in our favour, I'm glad we achieved it. It gave me a purpose to go out and keep fit on a daily basis.” As Mel is a nurse working for St David's Hospice it was an easy choice for the girls to donate the money to the Hospice.
Their donation would not only be a gesture to thank and acknowledge all the wonderful work that nurses and key workers have done, and continue to do - but in particular to assist with the new Unit which is opening soon in Holyhead.
"I'm very grateful to the girls for taking on the challenge with me", said Mel, who lives in Menai Bridge. “I'm so glad we were able to raise so much money for the Hospice, and specifically for the new Unit at Holyhead. Hopefully, it will save Anglesey patients and families from having to travel long distances to receive the best possible care”.
Volunteers from the Bryngwran Good Turn Scheme / Iorwerth Hub have set up a 'Creative Club' after receiving a grant from Medrwn Môn's 'Community Fund for Children & Families on Anglesey'. The idea behind the Club is to help people, children and families to develop virtual socialising skills, learn new crafts and take part in many different challenges.
The grant funding has enabled the Bryngwran Good Turn Scheme / Iorwerth Hub to run a Club to raise people's spirits during these challenging times. We try to encourage people to bring the principles of the '5 Ways to Wellbeing' into their lives by connecting with others, being attentive, learning something new, being active and giving in different ways. The Club gives everyone the opportunity to achieve each and every one of these principles.
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