Your Mental Health First Aid Kit

This Morning’s medical expert Dr Zoe gives her tips for emotional wellbeing

- Zoe Williams

Hands up who knows where to find the first-aid kit at home or at work? But what about if you or someone you care about is struggling with mental health? Would you know where to begin? Most wouldn’t despite one in six of us is experiencing mental ill-health issues at any given time – including depression and anxiety. And it’s not just about management, or treatment when there is an issue. Prevention is crucial for all of us, as every single one of us has the potential to become unwell from a mental health point of view. We need to change the way we view mental health as a society and within our own communities. We should all be taking good care of our mental health in the same way that we should our physical health and working on either one will likely also help the other.

1 HEADPHONES

Create a playlist of songs that boosts your mood. What works for one person might be heavy rock, while for someone else it could be Disney songs, so if you don’t already know you might need to work out what’s best for you.

2 TRAINERS