Psychological Wellness

People who work in healthcare are unique – brave, compassionate, capable of enduring long stretches in a stressful environment while producing a high degree of quality patient care – but this does not mean they are immune to the effects of this stress. Build your mental strength and emotional resilience.

Pre-Traumatic Stress

Click here to learn more about this condition.

Traumatic Stress Disorder

This is a common side effect of emergency medical work, but can be managed. Click here.

Five Stages of Stress

Understand the five stages of stress and learn to manage it better. Click here.

Compassion Fatigue

Compassion Fatigue is extreme exhaustion experienced by healthcare workers. Click here.

Warning Signs of Stress

Life on the frontline of a national disaster is tough - and not just for you. Click here.

Burnout Explained

Exhausted? Drained? You may need to start taking care of your needs. Click here.

Don’t Let Stress Get You Down

Click here to read some evidence-based strategies to help frontline workers build resilience during the pandemic.

Self-Care is Never Selfish

Self-care is essential for your own wellbeing and your ability to help your patients. Click here.

Self-Care Checklist

Have you touched base with yourself today? Click here for a checklist to monitor your mental health.

Stay Strong in Your Vocation

Staying strong in a time of stress is a key life skill. This is the time to nurture it. Click here.

Mindfulness Explained

Everyone is telling you to be mindful – but what does it actually mean? Click here.

Practise Mindful Breathing

Click here for a step-by-step guide to breathing techniques to lower stress levels.

Keep Perspective in Turbulent Times

Click here for some tips on how to keep perspective during turbulent times.

30:3:30 Approach to Self-Care

Click here for some suggestions on how to incorporate self-care into your everyday life.

3 Questions to Ask During COVID-19

Click here for 3 questions to ask yourself during COVID-19 that will help you keep calm and shift your focus.

At the Heart is Your Health

Use exercise to build your resilience in the face of daily challenges. A once-in-a-lifetime pandemic brings unique challenges – read how what you eat makes a difference.

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Explore Relationship Wellness Guidelines

Due to the nature of the pandemic, we are expected to practice physical distancing. Social support builds you up and gives you the strength to carry on. But the outbreak of coronavirus has changed the way in which we interact with our family, friends and colleagues.

Click here for some guidelines