FREE Mental Health Micro Guide #2

Welcome!

Thank you for joining us. It’s great that you’re here!

This guide is all about asking for help act work using resources that:

• are safe

• are accessible

• could lift a life

• could save a life

As always, get in touch. Ask questions. Push. Nudge. Suggest.

Let’s “know better, do better”. Together.

There are 4 sections weekly:

• The Question

• The Time-Saver

• The Checklist

• The Pause Portal (A Beautiful Self-Care Tool)

Use them. Share them. Air them.

Right. Let’s dive in.

The Question: How do I ask for help at work?

Mind found that 1 in 5 employees feared speaking up about mental health.

Let alone asking for help at work.

So here’s a 4 minute video guide to asking for help in the workplace...

…and what’s important if someone asks you for help too…

(fwd is aiming to have all video content accompanied with a descriptive transcript so that we can benefit from the wisdom and character of all who engage. The descriptive transcript can be found under the video in Youtube.)

The Time-Saver: Asking for Help

Save time with this One Click Wonder, all the key resources in one place - just one click away.

Open and save your own pdf version to keep and to share around the office - link under the image.

This is part of a series. Interested in versions you can print without emptying the printer cartridge? Or interested in versions with your company logo on? Get in touch.

The Checklist: the P.L.A.N. for asking for help at work

1. P is for people

   Who are you going to raise this with?

2. L is for for List

   What do you want to say, why and what outcomes you want from the

   conversation?

3. A is for Approach

   Have a face to face meeting if you can. It's easier and direct, so you're not waiting around for online replies. For example, message the person to ask for some time in their diary to discuss something private.

4. N for Notes and next steps

   Refer to your notes to make sure you don't miss anything, and voice to the other person what you'd like to happen next.

I use these steps for most of the conversations I need to have. It has always helped me make conversations clear - even if they can’t be easy.

It can help you too.

The Pause Portal: Self-Care Gratitude Guide

From the springs and ponds on Burnicombe and Lower Heltor, the water tumbles down the steep sides of Bridford Wood through bluebells and wild garlic in April and May, flowing eventually into the River Teign. Wrens sing at the top of their voices over the constant sound of water.

Here is 90 seconds of that magic with a gratitude exercise.

Steady your breathing, noticing each breath.

Notice the water flowing towards you.

What good things are flowing your way? What are you looking forward to?

(It could be a holiday, a new experience, a new purchase or a new opportunity)

Say them out loud or note them in your mind, saying thank you for each one.

Try it and see what difference it makes to you.

(fwd is aiming to have all video content accompanied with a descriptive transcript so that we can benefit from the wisdom and character of all who engage. The descriptive transcript can be found under the video in Youtube.)

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That’s all for this week.

Until next week, let’s keep moving fwd…