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:
Challenge yourself to try one new thing each week. It could be a new recipe, hobby or even a new type of exercise.
Challenge yourself to try one new thing each week. It could be a new recipe, hobby or even a new type of exercise.
Head outside at night and spend time gazing at the stars. Search for constellations and shooting stars.
Head outside at night and spend time gazing at the stars. Search for constellations and shooting stars.
Listen to your favourite music playlist and notice how that makes you feel.
Listen to your favourite music playlist 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.
Look for opportunities in your day to stand up, instead of sitting down. If you work in an office, consider switching to a standing desk.
Look for opportunities in your day to stand up, instead of sitting down. If you work in an office, consider switching to a standing desk.
Doing things that connect you to the earth, like composting, can really help you feel good. Collect your food waste and add it to your bin to create rich soil for your garden.
Doing things that connect you to the earth, like composting, can really help you feel good. Collect your food waste and add it to your bin to create rich soil for your garden.
Go outside and spend time taking photos. You don't need a special camera to capture beautiful colours, textures and reflections.
Go outside and spend time taking photos. You don't need a special camera to capture beautiful colours, textures and reflections.
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.
Get creative with how you stay active. Try walking around whenever you are on the phone and get moving between TV ad breaks or episodes. Increasing your incidental exercise will help you keep active and feeling good.
Get creative with how you stay active. Try walking around whenever you are on the phone and get moving between TV ad breaks or episodes. Increasing your incidental exercise will help you keep active and feeling good.
Caffeine is a stimulant. It wakes you up in the morning, but can also keep you up at night. Try cutting out caffeine during day for a better night's sleep.
Caffeine is a stimulant. It wakes you up in the morning, but can also keep you up at night. Try cutting out caffeine during day for a better night's sleep.
Camp outside for a night in your backyard. Enjoy the stars, and experience your garden in a new way.
Camp outside for a night in your backyard. Enjoy the stars, and experience your garden in a new way.
Immerse yourself in a podcast in your area of interest. If you're not sure where to start, try the Queensland Health My Amazing Body podcast, which explores interesting, unknown and misunderstood parts of your body.
Immerse yourself in a podcast in your area of interest. If you're not sure where to start, try the Queensland Health My Amazing Body podcast, which explores interesting, unknown and misunderstood parts of your body.
