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My Wellbeing

Taking steps to actively manage our own health is important and taking control of the following areas can help our health and wellbeing.

Wellbeing during Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Helpful guides and advise regarding Coronavirus including those concerned returning to the workplace.

 

Read more about Coronavirus COVID-19

 

Mental Wellbeing

Having good mental health allows us to cope with life's challenges.

 

Read more about Mental Wellbeing 

Menopause & Women health topics

Endometriosis - NHS page

Endometriosis - website

Prostate Cancer & Men health topics

Mens Health

Healthy Eating

It is recommended that we eat a wide range of foods to make sure we are getting a balanced diet and your body is receiving the nutrients it needs.

Fact sheet on Food and Mood

Bereavement/Grief

CiC Bereavement Information sheet

CiC Grief and loss Information sheet

Mind UK - helpful contacts during bereavement

AtaLoss helps bereaved people find support and wellbeing

Sleep and Insomnia

Fact sheet on Sleep and Insomnia

Mental Health - Better Sleep

Physical Activity

Not being physically active can increase our risk of developing heart or circulatory diseases and diabetes.

Domestic Abuse

Support and advise on domestic abuse.

Read more about Domestic Abuse

Finances

Current Training - Available on URLearn:

To improve our Financial Wellbeing, we all need a balance of the core building blocks of understanding money and our mindset towards it.

Led by qualified and experienced Certified Money Coaches, this course includes two foundation sessions to help understand our relationship with money; strategies and tactics to improve our habits; and then provides practical knowledge on the key elements of managing your everyday finances such as budgeting, managing debt, and where to get support if you are struggling.

***Both these sessions are delivered online via Microsoft Teams and all participants will be able to join and ask questions completely anonymously***

Foundation in Financial Wellbeing - 26th January 2023, Time - 10:00 – 11:00

As an introduction, we address the fact that it is difficult to talk about money and share the definition of financial wellbeing, how it contributes to financial resilience and ask participants to consider why it is beneficial to give financial wellbeing their attention.  We also explain that financial wellbeing can be achieved by working on goals, mindset, and financial habits. Working on one area alone will not create long lasting, transformational change.

Foundation in Personal Financial Planning - 1st March 2023, Time - 10:00 – 11:30

In this session, key areas we are focusing on are personal budgeting, taxation, borrowing, mortgages, and savings.  Throughout the presentation we explain in detail about tax codes, mention about credit cards, loans, and credit score, with regards to mortgages we focus on 1st time buyers, mortgages and moving house, and we also focus on personal savings allow and we give ideas to delegates about savings.

Debt Information from CIC

CiC - Mental health and cost of living pressures

CiC EAP -Legal Financial Services

CiC Money Pressures and Mental Health WO

 CiC-Making-time-to-save-Information-sheet

Guidance and Support from the Government See Work,Financial support and money

Gov website - Money Helper

Gov website - Help for Households

Mercer - Financial Tool Guide

Mercer - Financial Wellbeing

Education Support: financial support to teachers & education staff

Education Support: Guides, articles and videos on finances for teachers and education staff

Smoking

Smoking is one of the biggest causes of preventable deaths in the UK as it damages blood vessels and the toxins in cigarettes affect your body.

Alcohol

Drinking too much can put you at risk of developing heart and circulatory diseases and it can increases your risk of developing dementia or Type 2 diabetes.