Emotional First Aid Kit: 45 cards for self-care

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Emotional Map: Having an overall goal for moving through this time with as much ease as possible can be beneficial. However, sometimes, you may have an emotional emergency and just like responding to a physical emergency, having the right Emotional First Aid Kit can help.

This box of booklets with advice for 20 of life’s toughest psychological situations is useful, wise and kind. Emma has an amazing talent for making evidence-based psychology easy to understand and simple to put into practice. The high-waisted Kamm pants have a dedicated following, a versatile silhouette that flatters every body shape.

All these activities affect the feel- good factor within your brain and will help you to develop a sense of wellbeing and calm. There couldn’t be a better time than October 2020, the Mental Health Month, to build one for ourselves. Create a list of activities you can do to improve your mood – what usually makes you feel better, it could be doing a hobby, chatting to someone or just taking a walk. It’s important to have these tools and techniques close to hand when you might be experiencing an emotional emergency. Emotional Self-check-in Tool: It can be helpful to engage in activities that help you identify your feelings so you can take steps that promote wellness: journal writing, art projects, meditation, or talking to trusted friends.

This kit is a collection of what some of the wisest, most thoughtful people might say to us if they were next to us in our times of need. A woman who understands both practicality and style, Kamm resides in a minimalist wooden house by the sea and makes a trouser so perfect it has become cult. Start to think about what tools you think would be helpful to get you through a difficult emotional time. Dr Emma Hepburn is a clinical psychologist and neuropsychologist with over 15 years experience of working with and treating mental health difficulties in both the public and private sector. One of the easiest ways to be reminded of this is to keep a visual card showing steps to mindful breathing.A grounding object such as a polished pebble or a small ball – just squeezing the ball or moving the pebble around in your hand, paying attention to your physical reaction can help calm emotions. Her brilliant, accessible illustrations bring understanding to all the tricks and twists of our complicated brains. What a brilliant tool to use with new parents whose children have joined them via adoption, to really delve deep into the enormous emotional impact this has on the new parents.

Something calming like music, coping statements, colouring sheets and pencils, scented hand cream, a fidget toy or a game. Inspirational reading – many people find comfort in reading positive memes, inspirational stories, poems or prayers, what are your favourite ones? She is passionate about bringing psychology and evidence-based mental health information beyond the clinic room to a wider audience and encouraging people to proactively look after their mental health.Have an object in your hand and think about the situation that’s causing you to feel low, anxious or stressed and rate it out of 10. Intricate details; a shirt with a butter crust collar, and harmonious colour combinations; chestnut and earth tone florals are best appreciated up close. Keep a list of names and contact numbers of people who care about you and can cheer you up, so you can reach out to them. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Emergencies include: "I can't sleep", "I'm in the wrong job", "I might be turning into an addict", "I'm so envious", "I don't know how to make friends", "I might never find the right partner".

In a world of white noise it is often hard to hear – or even find – the mental health support you need. To enable personalised advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies.A box of wise emergency advice for 20 key psychological situations, including: Friendship, Love, Sex, Work and Self. Every person is unique and will need different items and ways to feel calm, soothed and ready to take on life's challenges.