Nurture

The New Zealand Ministry of Education provides a starting point on their website with a Wellbeing for Staff page. There are links to many other pages and it is worth checking out. If you are interested in having a look, click here to be redirected.

The Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand has some wonderful ideas we can all use as reminders to look after ourselves. Research has found that by incorporating five specific types of actions into each day we support our own wellness. They have posters and other merchandise which may be useful to put up in a staffroom (or on the fridge at home) as a gentle reminder. Check it out here.

Downtime Dice are an innovative wellbeing tool developed in Canterbury. They are completely different to anything I have seen elsewhere. The dice are based on the research-baked concept of downtime being healthy and good for us. Why not buy yourself a Downtime Dice and get some for those you love too! Their website explains the concept really well - click here to be redirected.