Wellbeing Bulletin
Resources, information and suggestions, offered as a support to help us find our way through this temporary new reality
The temporary new reality of Covid-19 is fraught with uncertainty. As Dr Tony Bates, Adjunct Professor of Psychology in UCD writes (paraphrased here): The world that normally feels reasonably safe and predictable suddenly doesn’t feel either safe or predictable anymore… Even the most resilient among us can easily feel anxious, depressed, angry. This doesn’t mean that we are weak; it means we are vulnerable. A crisis like Corona makes all of us aware of just how vulnerable we really are.
The following resources, information and suggestions are offered as a support to help us find our way through this temporary new reality.
A Well-Being Gift: Mountain Meditation from Caroline
Click here for a recording made for the staff and students of NCAD, for those who cannot make the Morning Mindfulness session and as a resource for weekends.
Click here for a recording of the Still Lake meditation. With thanks to Caroline.
Download some activities reccommended by the HR Team.
See Mental Health Ireland for information on wellbeing for families.
More Resources:
- The 7 C’s of Resilience
- Guide to Living with Worry and Anxiety amidst Global Uncertainty
- Face Covid – How to respond effectively to the Corona crisis, an article by Russ Harris
- Article penned by Dr. Tony Bates, Adjunct Professor of Psychology in UCD about coping with the uncertainty of Covid-19 – lengthy, but well worth a read.
- Advice on ways to maintain productivity and a sense of purpose while working in the home. https://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/6-simple-ways-have-more-productive-day.html
- Link to website below and document attached, both on ‘The 7 C’s of Resilience’, containing tips on preparing our children and teens to thrive through both good and challenging times.
http://www.fosteringresilience.com/7cs_parents.php - Link to paper by the Economic and Social Research Institute detailing how behavioural science can be used to help us cope with the various dimensions of this pandemic - hand washing, face touching, isolation, collective action, avoiding undesirable behaviours, crisis communication and risk perception. https://www.esri.ie/news/behavioural-science-can-be-used-to-fight-the-coronavirus
- Link to information on the other 4 of the ‘5 Ways to Wellbeing’ (in line with the exercise tips recently shared by Ms. O’Hare), to promote positive mental health in the face of the challenges posed by this pandemic.
https://www.mentalhealthireland.ie/five-ways-to-wellbeing/ - Following one of the ways to wellbeing – ‘helping others’, some ways to help:
- https://www.gofundme.com/f/feed-the-heroes
- Continuing to support your local / favourite charities online.
- Reaching out to establish links with the older members of your community now, before ‘cocooning’ is brought in, so that they know you are there to support them in the home.
- Supporting local businesses by buying from them online.
- Information on and resources for helping your child (junior / intermediate level) to cope with anxiety - https://www.turnaroundanxiety.com/
- Tips on working from home, https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/tips-working-from-home-jonathan-law/
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