Suggestions for self-care
There’s a whole load of self-care ideas listed in Chapter Seven of #BeingWellInAcademia but here are some more suggestions.
Make looking after yourself a priority with these tools and tips. Browse through the list here to find resources that suit you best. If you’ve got any recommendations please add them in the comments!
Websites
These provide a range of tools, resources and guides to help you calm, collect and build confidence.
The Nourished Collective (for women in academia)
90+ self care strategies from the Anna Freud Centre
CLANGERS for all, everyday by Dr Phil Hammond
Buzzfeed’s 21 Self Care Rituals
Books
Confidence. The Journal: your year of positive thinking by Katie Piper
365 Days of Self-Care: A Journal by Jayne Hardy
This is for You: A creative toolkit for better self-care by Ellen M Bard
Self-care for the real world by Nadia Narain and Katia Narain Phillips
The CBT Workbook: change your life with cognitive behavioural therapy by Stephanie Fitzgerald
Making Space: creating boundaries in an ever-encroaching world by Jayne Hardy
The Wellbeing Journal: Creative Activities to Inspire in aid of MIND
No Mud, No Lotus: the art of transforming suffering by Thich Nhat Hanh
Radical Compassion by Tara Brach
The Self-Care Project by Jayne Hardy
Apps to boost your mood
Toolkits for self-validation
How to Grow During Times of Stress and Trauma
Further help
Mental wellbeing for Black folk
Mental Health Resources for the pandemic