Catch up with old friends
Make contact with an old friend you haven't seen for a while to arrange a catch up.
Make contact with an old friend you haven't seen for a while to arrange a catch up.
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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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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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 for help
Notice the moments you feel overwhelmed and ask someone for help. Even a quick chat can help you feel calmer.
Notice the moments you feel overwhelmed and ask someone for help. Even a quick chat can help you feel calmer.
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Play your favourite music
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.
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Discover your family history
Researching your family history is a great way to activate your mind, spend more time talking to your relatives and connect with your roots. Get started at the State Library of Queensland website.
Researching your family history is a great way to activate your mind, spend more time talking to your relatives and connect with your roots. Get started at the State Library of Queensland website.
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Get creative in the kitchen and try a new recipe
Fuel your body with a new, nutritious recipe. Check out the Healthier. Happier. website for free recipe inspiration.
Fuel your body with a new, nutritious recipe. Check out the Healthier. Happier. website for free recipe inspiration.
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Get some sun
Spend some time in the sun and observe how it feels on your skin (remembering to observe sun safety rules as well).
Spend some time in the sun and observe how it feels on your skin (remembering to observe sun safety rules as well).
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Play a board game
Switch off the TV after dinner and play board games with your family or house mates.
Switch off the TV after dinner and play board games with your family or house mates.
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Give yoga a go
Yoga focuses on strength, flexibility and breathing to boost your physical and mental wellbeing. Find a free online video and try it for yourself.
Yoga focuses on strength, flexibility and breathing to boost your physical and mental wellbeing. Find a free online video and try it for yourself.
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Just dance
Put on some music and bust a move. It will get both your heart and the bassline pumping. Dancing combines all the benefits of listening to music and exercising. It is an enjoyable way to be more physically active and is suitable for people of all fitness levels.
Put on some music and bust a move. It will get both your heart and the bassline pumping. Dancing combines all the benefits of listening to music and exercising. It is an enjoyable way to be more physically active and is suitable for people of all fitness levels.
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Put your phone away
Put your phone down when you're talking to people so it doesn’t distract you from your conversation. It will make them feel better too, knowing they have your full attention.
Put your phone down when you're talking to people so it doesn’t distract you from your conversation. It will make them feel better too, knowing they have your full attention.
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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