LibGuides: Digital accessibility: Wellbeing

Meditation

Headspace
A simple to use meditation app. Meditation has been shown to help people stress less, focus more and even sleep better. Headspace is meditation made simple. It will teach you the life-changing skills of meditation and mindfulness in just a few minutes a day.

Podcasts

Wellbeing podcasts
Podcasts for your wellbeing from the Mental Health Foundation

Mindfulness

Watch this short mindful breathing exercise video on YouTube from Every Mind Matters
Mindfulness can help us enjoy life more and understand ourselves better. You can take steps to develop it in your own life.
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Yoga and tai-chi can also help with developing awareness of your breathing

Dealing with distractions

Cold Turkey
A distraction blocker app. This is ideal for those who find it hard to concentrate on one task . Cold Turkey allows you to block sites such as social media sites whilst in study time:

Student interest groups

Join a group with similar interests
Choose from a variety of topic areas:
Academic: creative writing society
Common Interest: baking
Cultural: Albanian Society
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Faith: First love society
Liberation: Students Against State Violence (SASVI)
Political Campaigns And Causes: Environmental Society
Student Media: Smoke Radio and the Wells Street Journal

Student counselling

Professionally trained counsellors happy to talk about what's bothering you
Inability to study
Poor concentration
Depression
Relationship problems
Bereavement
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Email:
counselling@westminster.ac.uk

Blabla time

Hosted by coach Dr. Sandra Gaudenzi, this podcast helps with the little and big challenges of student life and invites you to listen to your internal “blabla”, and hopefully, learn from it!

Mixing practical advice, coaching exercises and visualisations, it offers a moment of self-discovery that is soothing and deeply transformative.

Find it for free on the following streaming services:

The NHS has useful advice for wellbeing

Trying out new things could help you feel more positive and able to get the most out of life

5 steps to mental wellbeing
Connect with other people
Be physically active
Learn new skills
Give to others
Pay attention to the present moment
Depression and anxiety self-assessment quiz
This can help you better understand how you've been feeling recently
With each question, think about how you've been feeling over the last 2 weeks
Mental wellbeing audio guides
Check how you're feeling, with the mood self-assessment and listen to a doctor explaining what you can do to help yourself cope with
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low mood and depression
anxiety control training
sleep problems
low confidence and assertiveness
unhelpful thinking
10 stress busters
The first step to feeling better is to identify the cause
"In life, there's always a solution to a problem," says Professor Cary Cooper, an occupational health expert at the University of Lancaster
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The keys to good stress management are building emotional strength, being in control of your situation,
having a good social network, and adopting a positive outlook
Breathing exercises for stress
This calming breathing technique for stress, anxiety and panic takes just a few minutes and can be done anywhere
Exercise for depression
Regular exercise can boost your mood if you have depression
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Exercise should be something you enjoy; otherwise, it will be hard to find the motivation to do it regularly.

NHS out-of-hours services for medical help

Medical assistance 6.30pm to 8am - weekdays, all day at weekends and bank holidays.
How to contact your GP surgery
Urgent medical care
Urgent dental treatment
Life-threatening emergencies

Interfaith advisors at Westminster

A compassionate space with confidential contact in times of difficulty
One-to-one pastoral and spiritual support
Appointments online or by phone
See also quiet or contemplation and prayer rooms listed at each site
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Meditation and mindfulness support

Report and Support

Look out for each other
Tell us if you have experienced or witnessed the following:
Bullying and harassment
Discrimination
Hate crime
Sexual misconduct

Student wellbeing

Support during challenging times
Concerned, worried or in need of specialist support?
Having trouble settling into university life?
Need to register with a doctor?
Need to get your jab?
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At risk from domestic violence?
Need protection from forced marriage?
Need homeless support?
Email: student-wellbeing@westminster.ac.uk

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Digital accessibility: Wellbeing

Wellbeing