We want to use this Mental Health Awareness Week to celebrate the power and importance of community. ✨
Being part of a safe, positive community is vital for our mental health and wellbeing. We thrive when we have strong connections with other people and supportive communities that remind us, we are not alone. Communities can provide a sense of belonging, safety, support in hard times, and give us a sense purpose. These are our tips on how to keep your mental health positive after work hours:
Tip Number One: Colouring 🎨
Colouring has been proven to help improve the mindfulness of someone due to them being able to relax and take their mind off the things that ae happening in their life around them. Being able to do colouring after work means that you can wind down, destress and forget about the things happening at work, to help improve your mental health surrounding work-related issues. One place that has a good selection of colouring books for adults is in Waterstones, many different styles to allow everyone the opportunity to colour and destress from the day!
Secret Garden: An Inky Treasure Hunt and Colouring Book (Paperback) – £10.99
Disneyland Parks Colouring Book (Paperback) – £9.99
Large Print Colour & Frame – Mindfulness (Colouring Book for Adults) – £6.99
Tip Number Two: Self Care ✨
Taking time for self-care can have a powerful impact on your mental health, helping you feel calmer, more balanced, and recharged. Simple rituals like using a chamomile hydrating face mask can soothe your skin while encouraging relaxation. Lighting a sandalwood and jasmine candle creates a peaceful atmosphere that helps ease anxiety and boost your mood. To wind down at the end of the day, a few spritzes of pillow spray from Savers can promote better sleep and help quiet a busy mind. 🕯💤
Derma V10 Lavender Pillow Spray 30ml – £1.00
Glade Candle Sandalwood & Jasmine 120g – £1.99
Garnier Moisture Bomb Chamomile Hydrating Face Sheet Mask – £2.19
Tip Three: Reading 📚
Reading allows you to distract your mind from the stresses that are happening around you and allows you to escape normality. By reading the correct book for you it means that you will be able to relate to the characters and connect with them. This can you to connect with your emotional side and understand how you are feeling. WHSmith’s have a wide range of different books with lots of different genres for you to be able to escape reality and connect with a character on an emotional level.
Great Big Beautiful Life – £16.99
King of Envy – £4.99
Fearless – £8.49
Tip Number Four: Game 🎮
By taking part in doing an active game like pickleball it will allow your brain to release different endorphins through your body to reduce the level of stress that you are feeling and helping your body and mind. Not only does it help your mental health it will also help your mental health it will mean that you can engage with either the people you work with or other around you. Poundland has a great selection of different games either are physically or mentally challenging to help relax and occupy your mind after a stressful day at work.
Tip Number Five: Walking 🥾
It is proven that going for a walk either a long or short helps to release endorphins within your body which are chemicals that make you feel good and help reduce he symptoms of anxiety and depression. So by going for a walk after work for any length of time it will allow you to destress after work and process everything that as happened. Clarks Shoes have got amazing footwear if you are wanting to do some hiking to destress after the day at work.
ATL Trek Up Waterproof Black Leather – £120.00
ATL Trek Run GORE-TEX Black – £120.00
Tivoli Walk Light Pink Combination – £80.00