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Have you completed the self-care checklist?

Self care

• Physical health

• Experts believe that exercise releases chemicals in your brain that make you feel good. Regular exercise, sleep and healthy food can boost your self-esteem and help you look and feel better, as well as improve your concentration.

• If possible, have you exercised lately and regularly?  

• Are you getting enough sleep? 

• Are you limiting your alcohol/caffeine/ junk food intake and eating healthily?

• Emotional health

• Students’ Union: A great way to meet new people is to join one of the societies and clubs at the Students’ Union.

• Meetup.com: Meetup is an online social networking portal that helps people to find and join groups unified by a common interest, such as books, music, film, health or politics. 

• Have you spoken to anyone about how you are feeling?

• Have you kept in touch with any positive people in your life?

• Have you told your GP how you are feeling? £ Hav 

• Have you accessed self-help on the internet?

• Have you looked at any of the following apps on your phone to help you?

• Pacifica: Daily tools for stress and anxiety alongside a supportive community – based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Meditation

• Happy Feed: A private journal for saving three moments each day, to help you appreciate the little things

• Headspace: Guided meditation sessions and mindfulness training.

• Breathe – Calming Reminders for Mindful Breathing: A mindfulness app that helps you stay calm and battle anxiety by sending you gentle, deep-breathing reminders throughout the day

• SAM: An application to help you understand and manage anxiety.

• Structure in your day

• Creating a daily routine allows you to work better, be more proficient and stay fulfilled. Sometimes, taking things in bite-sized pieces can feel less overwhelming. Try to start with small, achievable goals and work from there. 

• Do you have any structure to your day?

• Have you tried any mindfulness techniques?  

• Can you start or restart a hobby that you would enjoy?

• Other people  

• Caring for others is often an important part of keeping up relationships with people close to you. It can even bring you closer together.

• Have you helped someone out today?

• Richmond upon Thames Council for Voluntary Service: Your time, talents and passions can be matched from a database of over 300 local organisations.

• Do-it.org: A UK-wide database of volunteering opportunities – search by postcode and type of volunteering.

• The National Trust: Lots of opportunities both indoors and outdoors.

• The National Trust: Lots of opportunities both indoors and outdoors.

• Vinspired: Support for getting inspired and aimed specifically at young people.

• Timebank: Another database of volunteering opportunities