Investing in your wellbeing doesn’t need to cost a fortune
ON A BUDGET
*MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING IN ENGLAND: ADULT PSYCHIATRIC MORBIDITY SURVEY 2014
Feeling stressed or low? Worry and overwhelm getting the better of you? You’re not alone. One in six Brits experience a mental health problem, such as anxiety or depression, in any given week*. And with the cost-of-living crisis and juggling the demands of both your own and your family’s needs, there are certainly enough challenges in our daily lives to leave us feeling off balance and reaching out for help. Here’s how to seek support, without the hefty price tag.
WATCH ON THE GO
Explore YouTube’s library of no-cost, expert-led videos
THERAPY IN A NUTSHELL
Contains valuable techniques to equip you with the tools to significantly reduce stress and improve wellbeing; @TherapyinaNutshell.
DR KRISTEN NEFF
Develop a greater sense of self-kindness with the help of Dr Neff, a research psychologist who is a pioneer in the study of self-compassion; @NeffKristin.
READ UP
Head down to your local library to find inner calm with these picks
✣ TINY TRAUMAS by Dr Meg Arroll (£16.99, HB, HarperCollins)
Dr Arroll offers many practical tools – great for when you’re not sure if you’re feeling OK.
✣ HOW TO BE YOUR OWN THERAPIST by Owen O’Kane (£9.99, PB, HarperCollins)
Use simple, evidence-based techniques to reduce anxiety in just 10 minutes a day.
✣ THE KEY TO CALM by Linda Blair (£16.99, PB, Hodder & Stoughton)
A guide to living mindfully and finding tranquillity and purpose.
FIND YOUR DIGITAL TRIBE
These online groups give you a safe place to chat with like-minded people
✣ SIDE BY SIDE: Created by mental health charity Mind, access 24/7 peer-support during difficult times; sidebyside.mind.org.uk.
✣ CLIC: With discussion forums and useful tools such as wellbeing videos, Clic gives you a place to share advice, let off steam or just talk about your day has been; clic-uk.org.
✣ BREATHWORKS COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE: Provides live sessions, courses, resources and meditations; breathworks-mindfulness.org.uk.
TUNE IN
Download and listen to guidance on mental health when you need to, using Spotify
THE HAPPY ME PROJECT
Light-hearted and no-nonsense solutions for people who want to ‘feel more happy and less crappy’.
THE WELLBEIN
