If things are getting too much for you and you feel you can’t cope, ask for help. Your family or friends may be able to offer practical help or a listening ear.
We are here for you as well; for those living in Bedfordshire, contact us here: yourwellbeingbedfordshire.org.uk/…/one-to-one-supp…/ (or click the contact us box on this Facebook page, top right)
and for MIND, who are offering online support during this current time: www.mind-blmk.org.uk/
Today Your Wellbeing is focusing on how we are all wonderfully unique
We are all different. Different in how we look, how we feel about things, what we think, the things we do, our perception of the world.
Some people make us laugh, or maybe laughingly groan at yet another of their joke 🙂
Some people are good at maths, others cook fantastic meals.
Some of us share our lifestyle with the people who live close to us, others live very differently.
We’re all different.
We're all unique
...It’s much healthier to accept that you’re unique than to wish you were more like someone else.
Feeling good about yourself boosts your confidence to learn new skills, visit new places and make new friends.
Good self-esteem helps you cope when life takes a difficult turn.
Be proud of who you are.
We all sometimes get tired or overwhelmed by how we feel or when things don’t go to plan. If things are getting too much for you and you feel you can’t cope, ask for help. Your family or friends may be able to offer practical help or a listening ear. We are here for you as well; for those living in Bedfordshire, contact us here: yourwellbeingbedfordshire.org.uk/…/one-to-one-supp…/ and for MIND, who are offering online support during this current time: www.mind-blmk.org.uk/ #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #KindnessMatters #MentalHealth ... See MoreSee Less
When we are asked how we are feeling we often say 'fine thanks'
...and maybe we are.
But sometimes, maybe we're not...
We don't want to bother people with how we really feel... Maybe see it as a sign of weakness to ask for help? Don't want to bother people with our issues?
It's good to talk especially if we feel isolated and lonely; maybe feeling that our normal coping strategies are not quite working. That things are not as they should be and you can't think of how to get back to a better place.
It happens to us all...even those people you may feel are strong and capable. I've been there. I know how it feels to keep it to yourself and also the feeling of having help!
I think we need to differentiate this from having a good moan! What it is, is asking for help, for a little bit of support.
So how are you really?
Talking about your feelings can help support good mental health and deal with times when you feel not quite on top of your thoughts and feelings.
Talking about your feelings isn’t a sign of weakness. It’s part of taking charge of your wellbeing and doing what you can to stay healthy.
If things are getting too much for you and you feel you can’t cope, ask for help. Your family or friends may be able to offer practical help or a listening ear.
We are here for you as well; for those living in Bedfordshire, contact us here: yourwellbeingbedfordshire.org.uk/…/one-to-one-supp…/ (Or click the button 'Contact us' top right of this page)
and for MIND, who are offering online support during this current time: www.mind-blmk.org.uk/
There are also national organisations that can help as well.
It's Mental Health Awareness Week and this free booklet to download from the Mental Health organisation gives lots of handy hints and tips of ways to support your mental health.
The theme for Mental Health Awareness Week is kindness.
We need to be kind to ourselves as well as kind to others.
We've seen so much kindness going on at BedsRCC...a lot of people are volunteering their time to help others.
I'm sure you are like me and get a real feel good buzz when doing something for others, especially when we see how grateful they are for those little acts of kindness.
You know you have made a difference in their lives.
So check in with your neighbour if you know they live on their own. Remembering the social distancing rules of course.
Saying hello to people or just a smile as we walk passed people can make such a difference to people...and to us!
Then remember to also be kind to yourself.
If you're having a sad day, instead of telling yourself you're having a bad day; ask yourself what you need. It may be that you are missing company or structure in your life.
Ask yourself “What would I say to a dear friend in a situation like this and how would I say it?”
Be kind to yourself.
Talk to your friends and family if you are finding it a struggle.
We are here for you as well; for those living in Bedfordshire, contact us here: yourwellbeingbedfordshire.org.uk/…/one-to-one-supp…/ (or click the button 'Contact Us' on webpage above right)
MIND are offering online support during this current time as well: www.mind-blmk.org.uk/
This week is *Mental Health Awareness* week. 18 - 24 May 2020 As the weeks in lockdown continue...keeping a routine is really helpful for our mental health.
It would be so easy to stay up late watching mindless TV (especially if you very been furloughed and have nothing planned for the next day)
The mornings then start later... And the spiral happens.
Keeping a routine in your day...so eating three meals a day at normal times and also going to bed and getting up at the same time is a great help for our body clock which has an impact on our health and wellbeing - and that includes our mental health as well.
We all sometimes get tired or overwhelmed by how we feel or when things don’t go to plan.
If things are getting too much for you and you feel you can’t cope, ask for help. Your family or friends may be able to offer practical help or a listening ear.
Timeline PhotosNow more than ever, Every Mind Matters. 💙
To access an NHS Mind Plan, visit everymindmatters.co.uk for extra support to help you deal with stress, boost your mood and help you feel on top of things.
#EveryMindMatters #Coronavirus #StayHomeSaveLives ... See MoreSee Less
Timeline PhotosIf you missed Dr Uzma Sarwar sharing her medical advice for keeping safe during #Ramadan this year on @InspireFMLuton you can listen to it here: ow.ly/dZoc50znHrk
Skip to 31 minutes for the start of the interview.
Please say if you are requesting help for yourself or on behalf of someone else. At the current time we are only funded to provide support for people living in Bedford, Bedford Borough and Central Bed...
Timeline PhotosThere are a wide range of NHS services available across the four-day Easter weekend. If you think you have symptoms of coronavirus visit www.111.nhs.uk/covid-19. Do not go to a GP, pharmacy or hospital. #StayHomeSaveLives ... See MoreSee Less
Do you know of people who are self isolating and who may need help with their health or wellbeing. You can request the support of one our team at the Your Wellbeing Bedfordshire website: yourwellbeingbedfordshire.org.uk/help/... See MoreSee Less
Please say if you are requesting help for yourself or on behalf of someone else. At the current time we are only funded to provide support for people living in Bedford, Bedford Borough and Central Bed...
As a huge number of volunteers answer the government's call to help the NHS, one group from Bedford say they could also do with a hand. The newly-formed Bedford Kindness is helping local vulnerable pe...
Your Wellbeing Bedfordshire
5 days ago
Have you been thinking about quitting smoking?
Maybe now is a good time to do it.
Smoking of any kind increases risk of getting Covid-19.
Did you also know that it lowers your immune system?
Also the repetitive hand to mouth movement increases the risk; this is due to the mouth and nose being routes for the virus to develop.
Even if you’ve smoked for many years it’s never too late to
Quitting brings benefits and reduces your risks at any age – for tips, tools and support to stop visit
www.nhs.uk/smokefree and
www.todayistheday.co.uk/
We all sometimes need a little help to get a plan together and support keep things on track.
We are here for you if you are living in Bedfordshire contact us: yourwellbeingbedfordshire.org.uk/…/one-to-one-supp…/
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1 week ago
As Mental Health Awareness Week is coming to drawing to the end...it doesn't mean that the support stops.
Mental Health Foundation chose this year's theme to be Kindness.
Have a look at their video here
youtu.be/Qcyc68d6OAk
If things are getting too much for you and you feel you can’t cope, ask for help. Your family or friends may be able to offer practical help or a listening ear.
We are here for you as well; for those living in Bedfordshire, contact us here: yourwellbeingbedfordshire.org.uk/…/one-to-one-supp…/
(or click the contact us box on this Facebook page, top right)
and for MIND, who are offering online support during this current time: www.mind-blmk.org.uk/
and some wonderful resources here
www.mentalhealth.org.uk/your-mental-health/looking-after-your-mental-health
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#KindnessMatters
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Your Wellbeing Bedfordshire
1 week ago
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week
Today Your Wellbeing is focusing on how we are all wonderfully unique
We are all different. Different in how we look, how we feel about things, what we think, the things we do, our perception of the world.
Some people make us laugh, or maybe laughingly groan at yet another of their joke 🙂
Some people are good at maths, others cook fantastic meals.
Some of us share our lifestyle with the people who live close to us, others live very differently.
We’re all different.
We're all unique
...It’s much healthier to accept that you’re unique than to wish you were more like someone else.
Feeling good about yourself boosts your confidence to learn new skills, visit new places and make new friends.
Good self-esteem helps you cope when life takes a difficult turn.
Be proud of who you are.
We all sometimes get tired or overwhelmed by how we feel or when things don’t go to plan.
If things are getting too much for you and you feel you can’t cope, ask for help. Your family or friends may be able to offer practical help or a listening ear.
We are here for you as well; for those living in Bedfordshire, contact us here: yourwellbeingbedfordshire.org.uk/…/one-to-one-supp…/
and for MIND, who are offering online support during this current time: www.mind-blmk.org.uk/
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
#KindnessMatters
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Your Wellbeing Bedfordshire
2 weeks ago
When we are asked how we are feeling we often say 'fine thanks'
...and maybe we are.
But sometimes, maybe we're not...
We don't want to bother people with how we really feel...
Maybe see it as a sign of weakness to ask for help?
Don't want to bother people with our issues?
It's good to talk especially if we feel isolated and lonely;
maybe feeling that our normal coping strategies are not quite working.
That things are not as they should be and you can't think of how to get back to a better place.
It happens to us all...even those people you may feel are strong and capable. I've been there. I know how it feels to keep it to yourself and also the feeling of having help!
I think we need to differentiate this from having a good moan!
What it is, is asking for help, for a little bit of support.
So how are you really?
Talking about your feelings can help support good mental health and deal with times when you feel not quite on top of your thoughts and feelings.
Talking about your feelings isn’t a sign of weakness. It’s part of taking charge of your wellbeing and doing what you can to stay healthy.
If things are getting too much for you and you feel you can’t cope, ask for help. Your family or friends may be able to offer practical help or a listening ear.
We are here for you as well; for those living in Bedfordshire, contact us here: yourwellbeingbedfordshire.org.uk/…/one-to-one-supp…/
(Or click the button 'Contact us' top right of this page)
and for MIND, who are offering online support during this current time: www.mind-blmk.org.uk/
There are also national organisations that can help as well.
mentalhealth-uk.org/
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Mental Health UK - Forward Together
mentalhealth-uk.org
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Your Wellbeing Bedfordshire
2 weeks ago
It's Mental Health Awareness Week and this free booklet to download from the Mental Health organisation gives lots of handy hints and tips of ways to support your mental health.
How to look after your Mental Health
www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/how-to-mental-health
www.mentalhealth.org.uk/sites/default/files/How%20to...mental%20health.pdf
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How to look after your mental health
www.mentalhealth.org.uk
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2 weeks ago
Mental Health Awareness Week
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2 weeks ago
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week
MIND have put together a little Mental Health Bingo Sheet 🙂
Can you get a full house?
How long will you give yourself?
Are you confident you can do it in that time?
What could you do if you felt you are not able to get a full house?
Make the outcomes that you choose realistic.
Small achievable steps are accumulative.
Maybe you want to choose 1-2 things to do to start with. Or give yourself a little bit longer.
If you're struggling and would like some help...click the Contact Us button on the right of this page. ... See MoreSee Less
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Your Wellbeing Bedfordshire
2 weeks ago
The theme for Mental Health Awareness Week is kindness.
We need to be kind to ourselves as well as kind to others.
We've seen so much kindness going on at BedsRCC...a lot of people are volunteering their time to help others.
I'm sure you are like me and get a real feel good buzz when doing something for others, especially when we see how grateful they are for those little acts of kindness.
You know you have made a difference in their lives.
So check in with your neighbour if you know they live on their own. Remembering the social distancing rules of course.
Saying hello to people or just a smile as we walk passed people can make such a difference to people...and to us!
Then remember to also be kind to yourself.
If you're having a sad day, instead of telling yourself you're having a bad day; ask yourself what you need. It may be that you are missing company or structure in your life.
Ask yourself
“What would I say to a dear friend in a situation like this and how would I say it?”
Be kind to yourself.
Talk to your friends and family if you are finding it a struggle.
We are here for you as well; for those living in Bedfordshire, contact us here: yourwellbeingbedfordshire.org.uk/…/one-to-one-supp…/
(or click the button 'Contact Us' on webpage above right)
MIND are offering online support during this current time as well: www.mind-blmk.org.uk/
#kindnessmatters #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
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Mental Health Awareness Week 2020
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2 weeks ago
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2 weeks ago
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2 weeks ago
This week is *Mental Health Awareness* week.
18 - 24 May 2020
As the weeks in lockdown continue...keeping a routine is really helpful for our mental health.
It would be so easy to stay up late watching mindless TV (especially if you very been furloughed and have nothing planned for the next day)
The mornings then start later...
And the spiral happens.
Keeping a routine in your day...so eating three meals a day at normal times and also going to bed and getting up at the same time is a great help for our body clock which has an impact on our health and wellbeing - and that includes our mental health as well.
We all sometimes get tired or overwhelmed by how we feel or when things don’t go to plan.
If things are getting too much for you and you feel you can’t cope, ask for help. Your family or friends may be able to offer practical help or a listening ear.
We are here for you as well for those living in Bedfordshire, contact us here: yourwellbeingbedfordshire.org.uk/help/one-to-one-support-request/
and for MIND, who are offering online support during this time: www.mind-blmk.org.uk/ ... See MoreSee Less
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1 month ago
Timeline PhotosNow more than ever, Every Mind Matters. 💙
To access an NHS Mind Plan, visit everymindmatters.co.uk for extra support to help you deal with stress, boost your mood and help you feel on top of things.
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1 month ago
Timeline PhotosIf you missed Dr Uzma Sarwar sharing her medical advice for keeping safe during #Ramadan this year on @InspireFMLuton you can listen to it here: ow.ly/dZoc50znHrk
Skip to 31 minutes for the start of the interview.
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1 month ago
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2 months ago
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2 months ago
Bedfordshire pharmacies Easter opening hours
All pharmacies have been asked to open from 2pm until 5pm on Good Friday and Easter Monday with some pharmacies extending these hours.
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2 months ago
Timeline PhotosThere are a wide range of NHS services available across the four-day Easter weekend. If you think you have symptoms of coronavirus visit www.111.nhs.uk/covid-19. Do not go to a GP, pharmacy or hospital. #StayHomeSaveLives ... See MoreSee Less
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2 months ago
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Vet Q&A: Can pets catch Coronavirus?
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2 months ago
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2 months ago
#BedfordKindness was featured on Anglia news yesterday. It's really good to be working alongside such a great new community initiative in Bedford.
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Bedford volunteers help fight coronavirus with kindness
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