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:
Not only does taking part in a fun run or charity exercise event get you moving, helping others also comes with bonus feel good benefits.
Not only does taking part in a fun run or charity exercise event get you moving, helping others also comes with bonus feel good benefits.
Join a community group and give your time to a worthy cause. It could be a sporting club, neighbourhood watch or even your local choir.
Join a community group and give your time to a worthy cause. It could be a sporting club, neighbourhood watch or even your local choir.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Make a conscious effort to say please and thank you to everyone. You'll be surprised at the positive response you get from such a simple act.
Make a conscious effort to say please and thank you to everyone. You'll be surprised at the positive response you get from such a simple act.
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.
Volunteer in an aged care facility and connect with the residents. Contact your local centres to find out what you could do. Or, just spend more time helping your own elderly family members or neighbours.
Volunteer in an aged care facility and connect with the residents. Contact your local centres to find out what you could do. Or, just spend more time helping your own elderly family members or neighbours.
Try smiling at a stranger as you pass by - you never know how much it could brighten their day!
Try smiling at a stranger as you pass by - you never know how much it could brighten their day!
Catch up with someone from another generation and talk about their experiences growing up. Check out #OldMate to connect with people of all ages in your area.
Catch up with someone from another generation and talk about their experiences growing up. Check out #OldMate to connect with people of all ages in your area.
