Resources: Mental Wellbeing During Covid-19

• Read: Where to get your official Covid-19 advice: NHS Direct, World Health Organisation and Gov.Uk

• Read: Here’s what businesses in Penrith and the surrounding area are offering during Covid-19

• Read: Here’s where you can apply to volunteer to help people in Cumbria during Covid-19

• Read: Here’s a guide about menstural cycles and mental health (Yoppie)

• Read: Here’s a guide about helping your teen look after their mental health (MyTutor)

• Read: Seven Ways to Look After Your Mental Health with your community (Semble)

• Download: Free Mindfulness Apps recommendations (including guided meditation) - we recommend Insight Timer

• Read: How to Deal with Feelings of Overwhelm Around Coronavirus - Gabriella Treanor (or listen below)

• Read: Coronavirus and your Mental Health (Blurt)

• Read: Coronavirus and Emotional Reactions (London Trauma Specialists)

• Read: Coronavirus and your Wellbeing (Mind)

• Watch: An Astronauts Guide to Self Isolation - via Youtube

• Read: Dealing with Coronavirus Anxiety (Anna Mathur)

• Do: Resilience in Challenging Times

• Do: Six Therapeutic Art Projects to help you relax and destress (My Modern Met)

• Read: Coronavirus Wellness Resources to Help You Stay Positive (Calm Moment)

• Read: I Spent A Year In Space and I Have Tips on Isolation to Share (Telegraph)

• Do: Free morning meditation with Vitality Retreat - via Facebook Live

• Read: Think About the Best Case Scenario: How To Handle Coronavirus Anxiety (Guardian)

• Read: The Secret of Calm: How to De-stress (Guardian)

• Watch: Some Good News - Youtube channel

• Read: How to avoid going stir-crazy during lockdown (Guardian)

• Read: Coronavirus: Why it’s ok if your emotions are a rollercoaster right now (Metro)

• Read: Why you should ignore all that Coronavirus Inspired Productivity Pressure (Chronicle)

• Read: Is It Selfish, Shallow, or Frivolous to Worry About Our Own State of Mind During a Time of World Crisis? (Gretchen Rubin)

Mental Health Awareness Week 2020 - Be Kind

Here's 10 creative kindness resources to inspire you, put together during Mental Health Awareness Week 2020: 

• Read the Kindness Matters Guide (Mental Health Foundation)

• Get your little ones to join the #dogoodfromhome challenge

• Perform a Random Act of Kindness for your community

• Can't decide how to be kind today? Let this generator do it for you!

• Watch this spoken word poem on the topic of kindness - or this one

• Watch this TED talk about the magic of kindness

• Read 25 ways to be kind to yourself (and do them all!)

• Enjoy this Loving-Kindness meditation

• Read these stories about the kindness of strangers

• Meet nine people who are changing the world through art and kindness