Support resources for challenging times
More than six months after the Covid-19 pandemic began many of us are feeling exhausted, anxious and overwhelmed. Now, more than ever, it’s so important to take some time to look after your wellbeing. King’s Fund have put together some useful resources, from ‘wellbeing plans’ to useful toolkits.
Click here to access.
They also offer some top tips for dealing with anxiety and encourage you to think about your breathing:
- Notice your breathing.
- In noticing your breathing connect with how you are feeling physically.
- Take a moment to take some deep and slow breaths in and out and count them as you do this.
- Ask yourself how aware you are of your breathing patterns.
- Our breathing helps inform us of how stressed and/or anxious we might be if we allow ourselves to notice it.
- A greater awareness of our breathing can help anchor ourselves in our roles as leaders in these difficult to navigate times.