Wellbeing
Feelings of wellbeing are fundamental to the overall health of an individual, enabling them to successfully overcome difficulties and achieve what they want out of life.
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Introduction
Introduction
The mental health and wellbeing of our learners and staff are really important to us. As we start to adapt and return to office settings we are all dealing with the challenges of the 'new normal'.
It's useful to think about your overall wellbeing and mental fitness by focusing on these key areas:
Physical and Mental well-being
Social and Relationship well-being
Economic well-being
Scientists have discovered physiological evidence that suggests spending time in nature reduces stress, such as observed lowered heart rates and less time spent thinking about problems and stresses. Just taking a walk outside will help the brain produce endorphins, the neurotransmitters responsible for regulating mood. Both being outside and walking can work together to create positive changes in our overall state of mind.
Here you will find a range of articles and resources to help you to consider and improve your well-being. If experiences significant stress or concern please contact, please contact our confidential safeguarding email: Safeguarding@kaplan.co.uk. You will also find some useful links to support organisations at the bottom of this page .
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Physical and Mental Well-being
Physical and Mental Well-being
Physical well-being is the ability to maintain a healthy quality of life that allows us to get the most out of our daily activities without undue fatigue or physical stress. Here you will find a range of resources to help you to improve your physical well-being. Your mental well-being is about your thoughts and feelings and how you cope with the ups and downs of everyday life.
Good food choices
Good food choices
Every bite, chew and swallow can have an impact on brain function.
Even meat lovers will love these veggie recipes
Even meat lovers will love these veggie recipes
Swapping out meat even a few days a week has health benefits and good for your carbon footprint
Health benefits for a sober month
Health benefits for a sober month
Are you thinking of ditching the booze for a month or longer?
There is no shame in Anxiety
There is no shame in Anxiety
Kristen Bell explains there is no shame in Feelings of Anxiety and Depression from her personal experience
Managing Stress
Managing Stress
Mental health expert talks about managing stress when studying and becoming a life coach | Career Goals
Health benefits for a sober month
Health benefits for a sober month
Are you thinking of ditching booze for a month or longer??
Read
Read
If you prefer to read, there is a selection of articles below all discussing Physical and Mental well-being.
Social and Relationship Well-being
Social and Relationship Well-being
Social Well-being is a sense of belonging to a community and making a contribution to society. Surrounding yourself with a positive social network increases your self-esteem. ... Social wellness enables you to create boundaries that encourage communication, trust, and conflict management. Having good social wellness is critical to building emotional resilience.
Social Anxiety
Social Anxiety
Living with Social Anxiety by Mayim Bialik
Social Media addiction
Social Media addiction
A French TV star reveals her awakening to social media
Emotional Intelligence
Emotional Intelligence
This short video explains the value of building your emotional intelligence and will give you 5 steps to improve your skills.
Read
Read
If you prefer to read, have a look through the choice of resources below. There are tips for managing loneliness, tips for reducing stress, and many more to support Social and Relationship well-being.
What is Sexual Consent?
What is Sexual Consent?
Consent means actively agreeing to be sexual with someone. Any sexual activity without consent is rape or sexual assault. You get the final say over what happens with your body.
Consent means actively agreeing to be sexual with someone. Any sexual activity without consent is rape or sexual assault. You get the final say over what happens with your body.
Healthy relationships are all about respecting each other. You should feel loved, safe and free to be yourself, however disrespectful and unacceptable behaviour can come in many forms. It isn’t limited to just physical behaviour; it can also go way beyond that.
Healthy relationships are all about respecting each other. You should feel loved, safe and free to be yourself, however disrespectful and unacceptable behaviour can come in many forms. It isn’t limited to just physical behaviour; it can also go way beyond that.
If someone makes you do something you don’t want to, makes you feel scared, intimidated or tries controlling you, it’s not acceptable and is never OK.
If someone makes you do something you don’t want to, makes you feel scared, intimidated or tries controlling you, it’s not acceptable and is never OK.
Kaplan are here to help and support you.
Kaplan are here to help and support you.
What is Consent?
What is Consent?
What is consent? Assumptions about consent should never be an option.
What is Spiking? | Commons Home Affairs Committee
What is Spiking? | Commons Home Affairs Committee
Drink spiking has existed in the UK for many years but support for victims and prevention of the crime is lacking.
Revenge Porn
Revenge Porn
Zara MacDermott explores the grim reality of Revenge Porn.
Do
Do
We have selected some practical ideas to take your learning further and take control of your wellness. There are courses from The Open University that are fully online and self-paced at no cost. There is also a Quiz, Men's Health Support tools and Desk Yoga exercises to relieve stress.
Dates for your diary
Dates for your diary
Additional articles and resources
Additional articles and resources
Physical well-being
Freddie Flintoff reveals the eating disorder he has kept secret for over 20 years - BBC
20 MIN FULL BODY WORKOUT - Beginner Friendly | Davina McCall
Social well-being
Help yourself - 10 ways to boost your emotional wellbeing and mental health
Creative Healing: How art can help relieve stress and anxiety - Peterborough | Globalnews.ca
Wellbeing resources for adults | Domestic abuse and PTSD | Overcoming relationship trauma
Economic well-being
Credit Club | Get your FREE Credit Score, Credit Report & more
Energy mythbusting: Should you leave your heating on all day? - MSE
Sexual Consent
Useful Links & Support
Useful Links & Support
For any learner experiencing significant stress or concern, please contact our confidential safeguarding email: Safeguarding@kaplan.co.uk
For urgent and medical matters, we remind our learners to contact their GP or Dial 111/999 as appropriate.
The following helplines may also be of assistance:
NSPCC Helpline 0808 800 5000: advice for anyone who has concerns about the welfare of a young person or child
Samaritans: 116123: support with many forms of emotional distress and the line is available 24 hours a day, free of charge.
Or you can email via jo@samaritans.org.uk or text SHOUT to 85258
https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/ Mind provide a wide-range of services relating to mental health
https://www.brook.org.uk/ Brook charity offer both clinical sexual health services and education as well as wellbeing services for young people.
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/improve-mental-wellbeing/ The NHS offer advise on 5 steps to mental wellbeing
https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/coronavirus How to look after your mental health during the coronavirus outbreak
https://giveusashout.org/ Struggling to cope? When you text SHOUT to 85258, you are connected to a trained, empathetic and listening Shout Volunteer.
https://www.whatsupwitheveryone.com/ WUWE Create short mental wellbing videos through animation.
www.cwmt.org.uk a charity established in memory of Charlie Waller: the trust was founded by his family to educate young people about staying mentally well.
www.anxietyuk.org.uk a national charity run by people with lived experience of anxiety
www.addaction.org.uk which supports people to make positive changes around alcohol, drugs, mental health and wellbeing.
www.harmless.org.uk an organisation providing a range of service and coping strategies relating to self-harm
www.actionforhappiness.org a not for profit organisation committed to building a happier and more caring society
www.sleepio.com is an app for sleep management based on cognitive behavioural principles
www.moodpanda.com is an app-based platform allowing people to track their moods
https://thehappynewspaper.com/ The Happy News is a newspaper to celebrate all the good in the world and a platform to share postive and uplifting articles.
https://www.shoutoutuk.org/prevent/ Shout Out UK helps primary/secondary schools and colleges tackle extremism and radicalisation by using modern techniques to unite the classroom and build students’ critical thinking skills and emotional resilience.
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