Help a neighbour
Offer to take out or bring in a neighbour's rubbish bins, or to help them with yard maintenance.
Offer to take out or bring in a neighbour's rubbish bins, or to help them with yard maintenance.
Activities for a stronger mental wellbeing
Strong mental wellbeing gives you resilience in the face of life’s challenges and is something we can all benefit from. Fortunately, you can improve your mental wellbeing by making small changes to your daily routine.
Build your personal mental wellbeing activity deck
Below, you’ll find a collection of daily activities you can do to improve your mental wellbeing, listed on cards. You can use these activity cards as a tool to help you improve your mental wellbeing:
- Select the activity cards you’d like to try and create a personal deck of mental wellbeing activities.
- Practise 2-3 of your chosen activities each day.
- Check in with how you are feeling in one month.
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Do something nice
Try performing a random act of kindness for someone and notice how that makes you feel.
Try performing a random act of kindness for someone and notice how that makes you feel.
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Collect coins for charity
Put small change to good use by collecting your loose coins in a 'giving' jar. When its full, donate it to a charity or community cause.
Put small change to good use by collecting your loose coins in a 'giving' jar. When its full, donate it to a charity or community cause.
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Think before you speak
Take a moment to pause before you speak to make sure your words are kind and positive.
Take a moment to pause before you speak to make sure your words are kind and positive.
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Send a handwritten letter
You might send a letter to say thank you, to celebrate a birthday, to accept an invitation, or even with a holiday card.
You might send a letter to say thank you, to celebrate a birthday, to accept an invitation, or even with a holiday card.
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Start a gratitude jar
Write down something you're grateful for each day and place it in an empty jar or container to reflect on at a later time. Get your whole family or workplace involved. When it's full, take turns to read aloud the things everyone is grateful for.
Write down something you're grateful for each day and place it in an empty jar or container to reflect on at a later time. Get your whole family or workplace involved. When it's full, take turns to read aloud the things everyone is grateful for.
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Ask 'how are you'?
Really listen to someone's response when you ask "how are you?". You may make a huge difference in their day.
Really listen to someone's response when you ask "how are you?". You may make a huge difference in their day.
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Share your gratitude
Try sharing something you are grateful for in conversation. Not only will you feel good, but you'll share your positivity with others too.
Try sharing something you are grateful for in conversation. Not only will you feel good, but you'll share your positivity with others too.
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Donate blood
Roll up your sleeves and donate blood. Your generous donation could help save three lives.
Roll up your sleeves and donate blood. Your generous donation could help save three lives.
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Offer support
Reach out to a friend or relative who may need support or company. A little human kindness can go a long way.
Reach out to a friend or relative who may need support or company. A little human kindness can go a long way.
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Say thank you
Say “thank you” to someone for something they’ve done for you. It could be in the moment, or for a kind deed in the past.
Say “thank you” to someone for something they’ve done for you. It could be in the moment, or for a kind deed in the past.
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Bring friends together
Introduce friends who you think might have something in common.
Introduce friends who you think might have something in common.
Need more support?
Practising your mental wellbeing activities regularly can help build your resilience so you bounce back faster when you’re feeling sad or down. But sometimes, you might need some professional help to feel better again. There are a range of services and organisations available to support you.
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