To help you stay well, we at Suffolk Mind use an ‘organising idea’ that we all have physical and emotional needs and a set of skills and resources that we’re born with to meet those needs. This is referred to as the Emotional Needs & Resources Model. We have 12 physical and emotional needs. Sleep is one of those needs.
We all need the right amount of sleep in a 24 hour period, about eight hours for the average adult and less as we get older. What can we do to get better sleep? Here are some pointers which experts recommend:
- Learn and practice relaxation exercises to help you to go off to sleep more easily.
- Work on addressing unmet emotional needs – so that there is less to worry about!
- Have regular going to bed and getting times – and stick to them.
- Cut down on caffeine in the second half of the day.
- Avoid watching TV or internet surfing in the two hours before we go to bed.
- Avoid using smartphones in bed.
Workplace Wellbeing Trainer, Sue Gray explains how to meet your need for sleep during this current pandemic.
You can also download a helpful graphic with tips and advice on how to meet this need below.
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We're calling for people to connect with others during lockdown by writing letters, picking up the phone, or shouting over the fence to your neighbours to try & halt the decline in our mental health.
To help with this, we've launched a new PenPal scheme so you can send us a letter and we'll get back to you. See more details here: www.suffolkmind.org.uk/news/connect-with-each-other-during-lockdown-to-halt-decline-in-mental-hea...
Connect with each other during lockdown to halt decline in mental health - Suffolk Mind
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Suffolk Mind has issued a plea to local people to write letters, telephone people they haven’t spoken to for a while, shout to neighbours over garden fences, or do whatever they can to connect with others to try and halt the decline in our mental health due to lockdown. For those that would like t...We're so pleased to be working alongside Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust to be offering support to the amazing professionals who are doing such a vital job on the frontline. www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/nsft-suffolk-mind-mental-health-support-7071474
New mental health support for frontline coronavirus staff
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NSFT has launched a new mental health support system for health and care staff during the coronavirus pandemic.Are you looking for a lockdown challenge? Why not take on 100 Miles for Suffolk Mind? Run, walk, hop or dance your way to completing the miles. Lola the dog has been loving the challenge! giving.suffolkmind.org.uk/events-and-challenges/100-miles-for-suffolk-mind
A huge thank you to Tesco Extra for raising an amazing £772.92 in food vouchers for our Housing Projects. Lizzy, our Fundraising Coordinator happily picked them up last night. Thank you.
Are you children struggling to sleep at the moment? Our Children and Young People’s Facilitator, Louise Harris talks about the importance of sleep and how she has helped her five-year-old to get better sleep during the pandemic. www.suffolkmind.org.uk/meeting-our-childrens-need-for-sleep-during-lockdown/
Mums Matter is a new six week course that has been designed for mums in the Ipswich area who are experiencing mental health challenges in the perinatal period. If you have symptoms such as worrying thoughts, anxiety and postnatal depression, we can help: https://www.suffolkmind.org.uk/services/mums-matter/
With the clocks going back this weekend, the latest blog from @SuffolkMind's @jonneal_UK, which focuses on helping our #mentalhealth over the winter months, is a must read.
Check it out at https://www.keepmovingsuffolk.com/the-clocks-are-going-back/
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A huge thank you to Councillor James Finch for choosing Suffolk Mind as the Chairman's Charity of the Year. It has been a fantastic 18 months.
Happy Birthday for Sunday Lee. Thank you for asking people to support Suffolk Mind.
Do you want to come and join our team? We're looking for enthusiastic and dedicated part time support workers who can support our tenants by providing high levels of one-to-one support with all aspects of daily living. Visit our website for details: https://www.suffolkmind.org.uk/get-involved/job-vacancies/
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