March 2024
Page updated: 27/02/2024
March 2024
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1 Build on new ideas. |
2 Look for new reasons to be hopeful, even in difficult times. |
3 Change your normal routine and see how you feel. |
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4 Do something outdoors, walk, run, relax, explore. |
5 Try a new radio station or TV show. |
6 Make a list of all the joys in your life and keep adding to it. |
7 Share your feelings with someone you trust. |
8 Set yourself a goal, including small steps to reach this goal. |
9 Challenge negative thoughts. |
10 Take an action to be kind to nature and care for our planet. |
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11 Have an early night. |
12 Take a photo of something that brings you joy and share it. |
13 Create a playlist of songs you enjoy. |
14 Find a calming, positive phrase to use when you’re feeling low. |
15 Smile at people you see. |
16 Pause, sit for 5 minutes and breathe. |
17 Organise a virtual ‘tea break’ with colleagues or friends. |
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18 Bring a favourite memory to mind. |
19 Make time to do nothing today. |
20 Send an uplifting message to someone you can’t be with. |
21 Get outside, move around, and help clear your thoughts. |
22 Run a bubble bath or take a long shower. |
23 Eat mindfully, appreciate the taste, smell and texture of your food. |
24 Mentally scan your body and notice what you are feeling. |
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25 Focus your attention on the good things. |
26 Take three calming, deep breaths at regular times throughout the day |
27 Ask a friend what they have enjoyed recently. |
28 Free up time by cancelling unnecessary plans. |
29 Spend time with loved ones. |
30 Make a thoughtful gift for someone. |
31 Enjoy your favourite drink. |
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Remember, it is ‘ok’ to not be ‘ok’.
The Health & Wellbeing page offers advice and support, or contact one of Your Mental Health First Aiders for a confidential conversation.
To download your March self-care calendar, click here
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