Wellbeing
What is wellbeing?
Wellbeing is “the state of being comfortable, healthy or happy” and includes things such as:
- how satisfied people are with their life as a whole
- their sense of purpose
- how in control they feel
What is the difference between mental health and wellbeing?
We all have mental health. But not all of us live with good mental health. Living with a mental ill health condition affects people in different ways. During the pandemic, many people report that their mental health has suffered with symptoms of anxiety and/or depression.
Mental ill health conditions include anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and bipolar disorder.
How Well-Mind can help you to promote wellbeing
Do you have a mental health and wellbeing delivery plan?
Contact us if you would like to discuss drawing one up
Here at Well-Mind we can support you to manage wellbeing proactively and minimise the impact of mental ill health on work and life.
Having a wellbeing policy can help reduce sickness absence, promote a healthy work culture and increase job retention.
At Well-Mind, we can work with you to develop a Wellbeing Strategy that aims to promote wellbeing within the organisation, develop managers’ skills and knowledge so they can have effective mental health and wellbeing discussions with their team members.
We can help you build employees’ confidence to have open conversations and help those with mental ill-health to thrive in their role.
We can provide Mental Health First Aid training, Mental Health Champions training and Mental Health Refresher training, which covers stress and how this can be managed. The courses also cover how to promote wellbeing at work or in the community.
How to improve your own wellbeing
Making small changes to everyday life can help boost your wellbeing. Action for Happiness have put together 10 Keys to Happier Living so you can improve your daily wellbeing. This can be trying a different activity, or doing something you already love, to create a happier day to day life. They use the acronym of “Great Dream” to identify the 10 Keys to Happier Living that, through research, have proven to consistently make life happier and more fulfilling.
10 Keys to Happier Living
Mental Health First Aid England have created a 10 Keys to Happier Living plan in partnership with Action for Happiness to give you ways to make everyday life happier:
View Mental Health First Aid Englands ' 10 Keys to Happiness' here
Giving
Holding out a helping hand makes other people happy and will make you feel happier too.
Give it a go:
- Share your skills or offer support
- Ask friends, family or colleagues how they are and listen without judgement
Relating
The people around you offer a valuable pool of support so it’s important to put time into strengthening those connections.
Give it a go:
- Meet up with someone you haven’t seen in a while
- Turn off distractions to chat with friends or family about your day
Exercising
Regular activity will provide an endorphin boost and increase confidence.
Give it a go:
- Find an activity that suits you and your schedule
- Swap the car on short journeys and cycle or walk to work
Awareness
Taking time to switch off autopilot and ‘be in the moment’ is a great tool to combat stress.
Give it a go:
- Pay attention to your senses — what can you see, hear or feel around you?
- Choose a regular point in the day to reflect
Trying Out
Learning new things is stimulating and can help to lift your mood.
Give it a go:
- Take on a new role at work or school
- Try out a new hobby, club or activity that interests you
Direction
Working towards positive, realistic goals can provide motivation and structure.
Give it a go:
- Choose a goal that is meaningful to you, not what someone else expects of you
- Remember to celebrate progress along the way
Resilience
Although we can’t always choose what happens to us, we can often choose our own response to what happens.
Give it a go:
- Find an outlet such as talking to friends or writing it down
- Take action to improve your resilience skills
Emotions
Positive emotions can build up a buffer against stress and even lead to lasting changes in the brain to help maintain wellbeing.
Give it a go:
- Take time to notice what you’re grateful for and focus on the good aspects of any situation
- Set aside time to have fun
Acceptance
No one is perfect. Longing to be someone different gets in the way of making the most of our own happiness.
Give it a go:
- Be kind to yourself when things go wrong
- Shift the focus away from what you don’t have and can’t do, to what you have and can do
Meaning
People who have meaning in their lives experience less stress, anxiety and depression.
Give it a go:
- Prioritise the activities, people and beliefs that bring you the strongest sense of purpose
- Volunteer for a cause, be part of a team, notice how your actions make a difference for others
Talk to us today about how we can help you support your employee's wellbeing
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