Five Ways to Well-being

The Five Ways to Well-being are suggested actions which people can take that you may find useful to promote your wellbeing. They are: Connect, Be Active, Take Notice, Keep Learning and Give. These activities are things you can do in your everyday lives.

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week and we will be sharing ideas on one way to wellbeing each day, for more information visit www.mind.org.uk and look for Five Ways to Well-being.

Day One: Connect

Feeling close to, and valued by, other people is a fundamental human need and one that contributes to functioning well in the world. Social relationships can promote wellbeing.

Five Ways to Well-being Mental Health Awareness Week 6-10 October

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Share a journey to

work or home with someone

Make a connection with someone today

Speak to someone new

Talk to someone instead of sending an

email

Put five minutes aside to find out how someone really

is

Ask how someone’s

weekend was and really listen when they tell

you

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Day Two: Be ActiveIn times when you are feeling a bit low or stressed, regular physical activity can help you to feel better and reduce your anxiety. It doesn’t need to be particularly intense for you to feel good.

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Take the stairs not the

lift

Get physical today to help you feel good.

Here are a few ideas…

Go for a walk and talk at lunchtime

Visit your local leisure centre

Do some ‘easy exercise’, like

stretching, before you leave for work in the

morning

Have a kick-about in a local park or use one of the outdoor

gyms in the city

  Get off the bus one stop earlier and

walk the final part of your

journey

Walk into work or back home

Day Three: Take NoticeBeing aware of what is ‘taking place’ in the present can enhance your well-being, it also enhances your self-understanding and allows you to make positive choices based on your own values and motivations.

 

Enjoy the moment and the environment

around you

Visit a new place for lunch

Take a different route on your journey to or

from work

Take notice of how those you care about are

feeling or actingHave a ‘clear

the clutter’ day

Get a plant for your

workspace

Find out what is going

on in your neighbourho

od

Five Ways to Well-being Mental Health Awareness Week 6-10 October 2014

Five Ways to Well-beingMental Health Awareness Week 6-10 October

2014

Day 4: Keep Learning

 

Continued learning through life can enhance your self-esteem and encourage social interaction and a more active life.

Why not learn something new

today?

Find out something about your colleagues

Read the news or a

book

Set up a book club

Do a crossword or

Sudoku

Research something

you’ve always wondered

about

Learn a new word

Sign up for a class

Day Five: Give

 

Offering an act of kindness once a week over a six-week period can increase your wellbeing.

Here are some ideas…

Talk to a neighbour

who may be lonely

Ask those you care

about if you can help

Help out at your local

community centre

Help someone who is ill by taking their

dog for a walk

Find out about

volunteering opportunitie

s

Five Ways to Well-being Mental Health Awareness Week 6-10 October 2014