National Wellness Month

What is National Wellness Month?

National Wellness Month is celebrated every August. This month encourages the practice of selfcare, building healthy habits and prioritising your mental, physical and emotional wellbeing. This important campaign was begun in 2018 by Live Love Spa. Following this, it has now grown into a widely supported celebration of forming sustainable habits.

For more information on National Wellness Month and to join the movement click here.

How to celebrate?

You can get involved National Wellness Month in a multitude of ways so here are just a few examples:

Incorporate a regular exercise routine – 30 minutes of daily exercise is recommended to benefit not only your physical health but your mental health too!
Begin a journal – this can help with practicing mindfulness and manage your emotions, combatting the stress of everyday life.
Spend time away from technology – put your phone down and spend some time outside because this can do wonders for your mental wellbeing, whether you choose to connect with friends and family for finding time to go on a walk by yourself.
Form better sleep habits – getting enough sleep can improve brain function, boost mood and helps our physical health, take this August as an opportunity to make it a priority.
Healthy eating – shaping a healthy, balanced diet can improve physical health and mental health while fast food may be easily accessible, a home cooked meal goes a long way.

Why is it important?

Many people get stuck in the monotony of everyday life, forgetting to prioritise their wellbeing, National Wellness Month draws awareness to the importance of prioritising self-care. It is important not to neglect your emotional and mental wellbeing to manage stress better, form healthier relationships and be more content in day-to-day life. Similarly, prioritising physical health will allow individuals to have more energy and feel better internally. Overall, engaging in small acts of wellness each day and to building healthy routines can improve your quality of life.

Further Information

TELUS Health

We’d like to take this opportunity to inform you of our employee assistance programme, TELUS Health. At Perfect Care we understand the importance of making your wellbeing a priority. And TELUS Health can help with this, with an abundance of fantastic resources available to benefit you. From a phone helpline to 5 free counselling sessions to store discounts, find out how TELUS can support you by clicking he r e.

TELUS is free for all our staff! If you’d like to join please email tilly.brown@dalecare.co.uk for your invitation email.

Care Workers Charity

The Care Workers Charity is an admirable organisation that support all care workers everywhere. There is a range of features available on the website to support you as well as many ways to get involved with the charity. From fundraising to activity days, click here to learn more.