Supporting My Own Wellbeing
With so much of our focus being on the young people we support, our own mental wellbeing can find itself towards the end of the list of our priorities. So how do we may time to pay attention and recognise when things are maybe not as they should be? Here’s a list of articles by our Headstrong partners Mind & Soul Foundation to help.
What You Need To Know
Your Anxiety Is Not A Flaw
What is anxiety and how does it sit alongside our faith? Dr Kate Middleton explains more.
The Anxiety Tap
An article by Will Van Der Hart around how to turn off the anxiety tap when we need to.
Learning to Lament
Dr Kate Middleton talks about how to let ourselves feel negative emotions.
How to manage a season of prolonged stress
How do we manage when a season of stress seems to go on and on? Here's Dr Kate Middleton with some tips.
Supporting Other People's Mental Health
Supporting others who are struggling can be an incredibly hard and demanding role. So how can we support ourselves to do that well?
Top 10 Tips If You're Struggling To Sleep
Will Van Der Hart from the Mind & Soul Foundation gives us some great tips we can try if we are struggling to get to sleep.
The Theology Of Mental Health
Will Van Der Hart talks about what the Bible actually says about mental health and how we should respond.
Stressed out??
Dr Kate Middleton shares some key tips for managing stress levels
Three steps when you're feeling anxious
Dr Will Van de Hart gives us some brilliant steps to try when we feel anxious
How to care for your mental health this autumn/winter
Here's some really practical ways to look after yourself this autumn/winter
Reflective Content
Open me- He is more than enough
Reflective devotional. In the face of failure, we don't need to be perfect, our God is enough.
Open me- He comes through
Reflective devotional. God always comes through for us, even when we feel out of control
Open me- He restores my soul
Short reflective devotional for youth leaders based on Psalm 23