Wellbeing Services GGC

Do you know what your VALUES are? And have you been managing to live in accordance with them recently?

Value based actions have a big part to play in how we feel - for more information take a watch of this video:

Values Versus Goals In Acceptance And Commitment Therapy Values are the foundation of Acceptance and commitment therapy which is also known as ACT. In this video I will explain what are values, how they differ from...

FearFree FearFree is a national domestic abuse service for survivors of domestic abuse in Scotland

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Our updated schedule beginning this week. A few new classes starting.

Get yourself along.

We can’t control what happens around us, but we can choose how we respond. Join us for Meaningful May and focus on the things that matter ❤️

https://actionforhappiness.org/meaningful-may

Upcoming Mindfulness art sessions with live music in April at The Language Hub & The Cafe Hub 🖌🎶🎨🙂

Saturday 20th April
Tuesday 30th April
Both sessions from 2pm to 4pm

Bi-weekly community group allowing individuals aged 16+ to meet for mindful art sessions that will be accompanied by live music, food & beverages.🙂

For more info and to sign up link is below:

https://thelanguagehub.co.uk/mindfulness-through-music-and-art/

Funded by Glasgow Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund

Govanhill Baths Wellbeing Programme 'All our Wellbeing Programme activities are FREE and open to adults living within a mile of Govanhill who are not currently employed (or are on low income) and not in full-time education. Refugees and asylum-seekers are welcome to attend from anywhere in the city.'

Take a look at the current programme in the link >>>

Wellbeing, Arts & Health: Whats On - Govanhill Baths Built around the needs of our community, we provide a safe and supportive space to learn together, be creative and try something new. Whether you’re looking to be more active, meet new people, try something relaxing or increase your self confidence we hope to have something for everyone to take pa...

We need YOUR HELP! We have a mountain of craft supplies thanks to some very generous donations from members of our community 💛🧡🩷 But - we're pretty short on storage 😬😑🫣

We need to make a dent in our supplies ASAP - so we would love for a few of you to join us - and the MILK Makers - on the afternoon of Saturday 16th March.

We'll set up some craft stations for making bunting / pom poms / cards / artwork (if you have a particular skill or idea, please let us know), etc. We'll keep you hydrated with tea and filter coffee - hopefully, we can collectively produce some lovely handmade stock for our Mini Milk Market ♻️ and free up some space!

📧Limited spaces - [email protected]
This is a free event - with all crafts donated to Milk's Market on March 23rd.

👋 Hope your day is going well!?

Want to learn a bit more about CBT? Check out this video that explains the basic principles:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4tAHKn6Sz4

If you want to try using CBT strategies to manage some of your difficulties then sign-up to our next course: https://www.wellbeing-glasgow.org.uk/nohardfeelings

Thought Emotion Action Cycle CBT A visual explanation of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy's Thought- Emotion- Action cycle.

😴Does your head hit the pillow and your mind start racing? Is it stopping you from getting a good nights sleep despite feeling tired? Take a look at the tips in this short video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FulTaDhEtDY

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16-24 year olds in Glasgow can access FREE mental health support on
Just sign up and access your anonymous, online mental health support.
No waiting lists, so you can take control of your mental health today 👇
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Your mental health matters. If you're feeling overwhelmed or need someone to talk to, our services can help you on the way to feeling better. https://nhs24.info/mental-health-services

Leave a ❤️ for this wonderful Monday morning reminder!

Wishing you a happy and healthy week ahead 🙏🏾

Free mindfulness class starting soon! 🌱

Mindfulness for Health and Well-being
The Zen Centre is offering free Mindfulness classes. We will learn some simple but effective mindfulness techniques to help you manage your everyday life, deal with stress and pain, improve your concentration and focussing skills, and boost your general health and wellbeing.
The course is free and starts on Monday 5th February. Sessions are face to face (Glasgow city centre, Cloud Water Zen Centre, 82 Mitchell St, Glasgow G1 3NA) starting in October. Every Monday between 4.30 – 5.45pm over 8 weeks.
Anyone interested should call: 07432 014620 or email: [email protected]

🎊 Happy New Year from all of us at Gilded Lily! 🎉

We hope everyone had a lovely festive season & we are excited to get started with 2024! All of our usual programs will be starting back up next week including our Positive Vibes Changes Lives weekly workshops on Tuesdays 10am-12pm 💖 January activities listed below:

🪷 Tues 9th - Bullet Journaling with Vickie

🪷 Tues 16th - Tartan Felting with Vickie

🪷 Tues 23rd - Yoga with Barah

🪷 Tues 30th - Wellbeing Craft Weaving with Cathy

All workshops are free however booking is essential as spaces are limited. If you are interested in joining any of these, please register your space by contacting Kam Kaur:

[email protected]
07763 894241

Your mental health still matters at Christmas. 💚

Christmas can be a joyful time. It can also be lonely or stressful. It can even be a combination of these things at once.

If you're struggling over Christmas, know that you're not alone. Remember that these helplines are here, when you need someone to talk to who will listen, without judgement, and help you find your way through.

An illustrated advent for your mind: what are your glass and rubber balls?

Is the juggle mounting? Does the to do list seem like an impossible mountain to climb? There’s only so much we can juggle, and sometimes we need to drop some balls so we can focus on what’s really important.

The problem is we tend to see doing it all as being successful, while letting balls drop is a failure. Let’s reframe this….. dropping the less important stuff lets you focus and spend time doing what’s really important….. dropping balls can be a huge achievement. All have us have limited capacity and brain space, so there’s only so much we can keep up in the air at one time.

We looked at shaking it off in a previous post, but how do we know what balls to drop? Sometimes you need to actively think about this so let’s bring it back to what’s really important to help with this. Which balls really matter to you and/ or it would really matter or make a difference to you or those you love if you dropped. These are your glass balls. You want to hold on to them because they are important.

Now which balls don’t really matter- which would make very little difference if you dropped them (and in fact might make things a bit better as you can focus on those important glass balls?). These are your rubber balls- dropping them doesn’t really matter you can let them bounce away. They can always be found and picked up later if you need to.

None of us can juggle everything and sometimes letting balls drop is not a failure. Actually it can be a huge success and be beneficial to you and your mind, freeing up time and brain space for what really matters.

What rubber balls could you let bounce this Christmas?

An illustrated advent for your mind: This image is adapted from my second book ‘A Toolkit for Happiness’. Today’s simple, but often hard to implement idea, is incorporate breaks and rest into your day.

Christmas is often a really busy time of year, with a to do lists longer than Santa’s list. Today’s idea for wellbeing seems really simple, but often it requires a big shift in mindset to let you do it.

Breaks and rests throughout the day are vital for wellbeing. They allow our body and brain to Down regulate, reduce stress, and help support healthy brain and body functioning. They improve our cognition functioning, help us work and function better, and longer term support our mental health and wellbeing. There even evidence that getting up from your desk for 5 minutes every hour during the workday improves wellbeing!

But our own beliefs can get in the way as we believe we should be productive and view rest as luxury or something to feel guilty about. Actually they are necessary for our health and happiness.

Here’s some ideas to help you incorporate rest period into your day:

⭐️ Mark breaks or rest periods off in your diary so you take them and, if working remotely, you will not be disturbed.

⭐️Set a timer every hour to get up for a few minutes and just even walk round the house or office to get a cuppa.

⭐️Agree to have a break with someone else- you are more likely to do it.

⭐️Get outside.

⭐️schedule in ‘to don’t’ time when nothing can be added to your calendar

⭐️Mini breathing breaks. Take a few slow breaths and ground yourself

⭐️Take time to reflect during the day. What have you achieved, what are your priorities.

⭐️If you have children plan activities they can do themselves so you can sit down for a few minutes ( has great ones)

⭐️Shift your view of downtime from something to feel guilty about to a necessity to look after your mind and body.

⭐️Take technology out of the pictures- it increases your stress response.

⭐️Plan activities that relax you as an integral part of your day, not an add on

In what ways can you shift your mindset around rest, or find way to include rest in your day?

Our holiday opening hours: 0141 232 2555

In a Crisis? Contact your GP or if out of hours 111.
In an emergency? contact 999.
https://www.wellbeing-glasgow.org.uk/crisis-information

Directory of support over the festive period:
https://www.gcvs.org.uk/blog/festive-directory-2023-24/?mc_cid=a839155792&mc_eid=a82960f1e1

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