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Positive Wellbeing is extremely important to enable us to feel good, and function effectively in our day to day life. This area of the hub will signpost you to a wealth of resources! Follow the links below.

Your Wellbeing is influenced by so many things in life, which can then affect your personal, social and work life. At the Hub we aim to provide resources that are practical and to support your Wellbeing. We understand that your Wellbeing can change depending upon what is happening in your life and in recognition of this, we have categorised a range of information and resources to support your needs.

There are so many amazing resources available to support your Wellbeing, and the Hub aims to host these to allow easy access. You will find signposts to websites and apps to support your Wellbeing journey.

Check out the videos from Wellbeing specialists, where they provide practical ideas to support your Wellbeing.

Understanding and Improving Your Wellbeing

What is Wellbeing?

We bring together like-minded people from all walks of life and help them take practical action, drawing on the latest scientific research. We are backed by leading experts from diverse fields including psychology, education, economics and social innovation.

Mood self-assessment - If you’re 16 or over, this mood self-assessment can help you better understand how you've been feeling recently

Explains how to improve and maintain your mental Wellbeing, whether you have a diagnosis of a mental health condition or not.

What self-compassion is. The three elements of self-compassion. What self-compassion is not & Tips for practice.

We offer personal stories, news-you-can-use, practical advice, and insights that speak to anyone from novice meditators looking for guidance to corporate managers exploring new ways to cultivate workplace engagement and fulfilment. Our audience learns from leaders in the field about effective techniques for mindful living, and the science that points to their benefits.

Understanding the requirement of wellness and the factors that influence this state, whether as an individual, community or nation, helps us to work together to improve the quality of our lifestyles.

Understanding Your Wellbeing

Maintaining and protecting your own Wellbeing and that of your staff is particularly important during this time. 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.

This leaflet aims to suggest introductions to alternative, healthier ways of coping, but like with anything else in real life, it’s not easy or a quick fix – it has to be worked consistently hard at, and the only certainty is that it takes a lot of practice, practice, practice!

If you’re 16 or over, this mood self-assessment can help you better understand how you've been feeling recently.

Personal Wellbeing is a particularly important dimension which we define as how satisfied we are with our lives, our sense that what we do in life is worthwhile, our day to day emotional experiences (happiness and anxiety) and our wider mental Wellbeing.

These are worrying and uncertain times. The coronavirus outbreak has changed daily life for us all in Scotland and has had a real impact on how many of us are feeling. It's OK to not feel yourself right now, and we have some great tips to help get you through it.

The Scottish Government’s ‘Clear Your Head’ campaign highlights the practical things people can do to help them feel better whilst continuing to stay at home, acknowledging these are worrying and uncertain times for many.

Around since 1923, SAMH is Scotland’s national mental health charity. Today, in over 60 communities we work with adults and young people providing mental health social care support, services in primary care, schools and further education, among others. These services together with our national programme work in See Me, respectme, suicide prevention and active living; inform our policy and campaign work to influence positive social change

Employment can bring its own pressures on your mental health. Being in paid employment is generally a good thing. It can be more than just a way of earning a living: it provides us with an identity, contact and friendship with other people, a way of putting structure in our lives and an opportunity to meet goals and to contribute.

Improving Your Wellbeing

On this page you can listen to a series of mental Wellbeing audio guides to help you boost your mood. You can listen to them privately, in your own time, to help you through feelings such as anxiety or a low mood.

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.

Understanding Your Levels of Anxiety

What is Anxiety?

The tips on this page should help you manage feelings of anxiety. But if your anxiety is affecting your daily life or causing you distress, you could consider seeking further support.

Find out more about anxiety - including the causes, the signs and symptoms and treatment options.

Understanding Your Levels of Anxiety

Answer the 5 questions in this interactive quiz to get top tips and advice for you
Now tailored for the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

Explains anxiety and panic attacks, including possible causes and how you can access treatment and support. Includes tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family.

How to Reduce Your Levels of Anxiety

Panic attacks can be frightening, but there are things you can do to help yourself cope. It could help to keep print these tips out and keep them somewhere easy to find.

Explains what stress is, what might cause it and how it can affect you. Includes information about ways you can help yourself and how to get support.

Understanding Your Mental Health

What is Mental Health?

Information about depression, its symptoms and possible causes, and how you can access treatment and support. Includes tips on caring for yourself, and guidance for friends and family.

Talking therapies explained: For some problems and conditions, one type of talking therapy may be better than another. Different talking therapies also suit different people. This link includes a brief explanation of some common talking treatments and how they can help.

Understanding Your Mental Health

This mood self-assessment can help you better understand how you've been feeling recently.

Rethink - A recovery programme for depression.

A recovery programme for depression. This programme includes advice about using techniques that have been developed from health related research, but also includes things that people who have been depressed themselves have found useful.

This resource includes a range of content designed to give you more information about mental health, and to help you to look after your mental health. You will podcasts, videos, inspiring stories and information about getting help if you're struggling.

How to Support Your Mental Health

An Introductory Self-Help Course in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. This mini 7-step self-help course includes an introduction to techniques which could be useful for everyone

An evidence based treatment used to tackle practical problems in low mood or anxiety. It works by tackling one problem at a time and developing a specific action. This is done by developing as many solutions as possible and evaluating each solution before choosing one to implement.

Digital booklet with information on how to cope when things are difficult. Developing your resilience to allow you to cope with life’s struggles.

Tips for coping with depression, including strategies to use if you are feeling low.

Learn more about mental illness and about living with mental illness. We improve the lives of people severely affected by mental illness through our network of local groups and services, expert information and successful campaigning. Our goal is to make sure everyone affected by severe mental illness has a good quality of life.

Understanding and Supporting Mental Illness

What is Mental Illness?

Depression: Keeping Hope Alive. A Guide for Family and Friends. This booklet sets out how you can gain an understanding of depression, so that you can both help the person about whom you are concerned and experience less worry and uncertainty.

Recognising Mental Illness

We're a campaign to change the way people think and act about mental health problems.

Information on how to persuade someone to see their GP. Includes a factsheet with suggestions on how to begin the conversation.

How to Support Mental Illness

An Introductory Self-Help Course in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. This mini 7-step self-help course includes an introduction to techniques which could be useful for everyone.

If you are thinking about taking mental health medication, here is some general information which might help.

Whatever you're going through, a Samaritan will face it with you. We're here 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Blurt exists to make a difference to anyone affected by depression. Being diagnosed can be overwhelming – there’s a lot to learn and plenty of prejudice to battle. Telling people is tough, and not everyone will understand. That’s why we’re here for you, whenever you need us, for anything at all.

Apps

Mindfulness Based Approaches

This clinical reference app is intended as a reference source and is for the use of those interested or engaged with the Mindfulness Based Approaches within NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Mindfulness

Reduce stress in work and personal life, gradually eliminate anxiety, have more and better sleeping hours, help yourself to concentrate, see how your health improves, and reach happiness in any area of your life with the meditation exercises and techniques we have created for you.

Mindfulness: Being Human

These meditations are suitable for all. Whether you’re a beginner or someone had some experience to meditation already.
This app draws on both Western psychology as well as Eastern mindfulness practices.

Yoga for Beginners | Mind+Body

Yoga is a great way to relax and melt the stress away.
Beginner friendly yoga workouts that are easy to learn and perform.
Workout anytime, anywhere. Apple Health integration to track workouts, calories and weight. All workouts are 100% Free!

Happyfeed: Gratitude Journal

Gratitude journaling can boost your happiness by 10%, plus you'll be building a beautiful feed of happy memories. See how this simple self-care habit can enhance your mood and help you feel more mindful during tough times.

Insight Timer – Meditation App

The number 1 free meditation app. Guided meditations and talks led by the world's top meditation and mindfulness experts, neuroscientists, psychologists and teachers from Stanford, Harvard, the University of Oxford and more.

Practical strategies

Check out the videos below from Wellbeing specialists, where they provide practical ideas to support your Wellbeing.

Sign up for a free online event to hear why your Wellbeing is important and listen to practical strategies to support your Wellbeing.

Marie-Claire Donnelly: Wellness Techniques

Stan Godek: Message to ELC workers

Jan Barclay, Mediation and Mindfulness Teacher

Free e-Book by Dr Emma Hepburn

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