Self-Care Resources
Mental Health Education and Resources
Education for Mental Health Conditions (A-Z): We provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. We campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding.
Calming/Anxiety Relief
Virtual Calming Room: Resources for online tools and strategies for managing emotions and feelings in positive ways
How to Calm Anxiety: If you struggle with anxiety, know that you are not alone. Here are some resources and education on what anxiety looks like and whatt we can do about it.
Tired but Wired: Feeling “Tired But Wired” is a common symptom of anxiety disorder, including Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and Anxiety Attacks and Panic Disorder. This article explains the relationship between anxiety and feeling tired but wired.
Sleep Resources
Sleep.org: At Sleep.org, our mission is to provide informative, evidence-based content and recommendations about sleep health, science, and products.
Mindfulness Resources
Chronic Pain Resources
Educational Links for Chronic Pain Resources: Resources for from the Institute for Chronic Pain
Being Unsympathetic-Mind's Secret Weapon for Chronic Pain (video): People often think about chronic pain as only benefitting from medical treatment and interventions. Jessica Pullins focuses on an essential strategy for lowering pain-related distress: being “unsympathetic.” In this case, “unsympathetic” refers to the Sympathetic Nervous System, the part of the Autonomic Nervous System responsible for the Fight or Flight (or Freeze) Response.
Pain Toolkit and Resources: These links and resources have been compiled and put together by the team at the Pain Toolkit for your reference and what we believe will help you in the self management of your pain.
List of Alternative and Complementary Therapies: Explains the different types of complementary and alternative therapies, what they're used for and possible side effects.