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STRESS LESS

How do I support my mental and emotional health?

There are many ways to help reduce our feelings of stress to improve our health and how we feel.
We're all different and there isn't a one size fits all approach.
See the information below to find the support that works for you.

Rethink run fortnightly drop-in session to support your mental health: Call 0117 377 2255 for more information.
Click here for services that run next door at The Healthy Living Centre

Moodzone

NHS audio - anxiety
NHS audio - unhelpful thinking
NHS audio - low mood and depression

Vitaminds Bristol Mental Health Services
Vitaminds Workshops and groups Workshops and Groups
If you are on the Vitaminds waiting list you can enroll on The Wellbeing College courses

Mind Information & Support
5 ways to wellbeing guide 5 steps to mental wellbeing
Guide to wellbeing taking Steps to living well
Free counselling service Knowle West health association
Woman Kind 1:1 Sessions 1 to 1 counselling
Woman Kind Group Sessions
Low-cost counselling Costs - Affordable & Low Cost Counselling
Changes mental health weekly support groups
Dr Andrew Morrice's sleep well resources Sleep Resources
MIND sleep and mental health
MIND sleep support Tips to improve your sleep
Dr Andrew Morrice's relax resources Relax Resources
NHS bedtime yoga meditation Bedtime meditation video
Free app for sleep, anxiety and stress Insight timer

MOVE MORE

How do I support my physical health and fitness?

We all know that being active has huge benefits for our mind and body
We often don't exercise because we think we aren't fit enough or have negative feelings about exercising or are experiencing pain or have had bad experiences in the past

Below are some very simple, small steps we can take to move a little bit more each day

The Healthy Living Centre have walking groups, movement classes and a movement health coach to help you work out a plan for you.

You can call them to find out more 0117 377 2255 or Check out what activities they are running

Local classes What's on
Filwood Community Centre All Activities
Redcatch Community Centre Whats on
Dr Andrew Morrice's Move resources Move Resources
NHS guide Get active

EAT & LIVE WELL

How do I feel better with diet and lifestyle choices?

Food matters to our health and wellbeing. Eating a healthy diet helps both our physical and mental health beyond losing weight.

Here are some resources to help begin to make healthier choices for yourself.

NHS Better Health Better Health
There is also a free app you can download Lose weight
BBC Healthy Eating All our healthy recipes
The Doctor's Kitchen Recipes The Doctors Kitchen
Dr Andrew Morrice's Eat well resources
Penny Brohn recipes to support cancer Recipes
Bristol Drug's Project Get Support
Bristol ROADS drug and alcohol support Bristol ROADS
Filwood monthly market 1st Saturday of the month Filwood Community Market
Keep up to date with the latest research from Professor Tim Spector ZOE podcast Long Episodes
Try the 30+ diversity challenge: start to include 30+ different fruits, vegetables, herbs and spices every week Dietary Diversity 30 a week Rainbow Challenge

CONNECT MORE

How do I feel better by connecting with others, my community and nature?

When we have time to connect with other people, nature and our interests it can help us to feel better and improve our health.

Doing things we love, being creative, connecting with friends and people we don't know, being in green spaces and connecting with ideas, the arts, sciences, music, dancing and more has shown to have enormous benefits for us.

These activities help shift us into a 'being' mind rather than 'doing' mind, they reduce stress hormones, help us relax, focus, concentrate, get into a flow state, improve our sleep and are often fun, make us laugh, think, learn, play.