Your mind matters

Why is resilience important? Resilient people still experience stress, setbacks, and difficult emotion, however resilience empowers them to adapt to a situation and move forward. It's important for both your career and personal life - it's what gives people the emotional strength to cope with trauma, adversity, and hardship.

The value of mistakes

Mistakes are proof of trying new things and reaching out the comfort zone whether this be learning a brand new subject or teaching yourself to rollerskate.

What can you take away from this? Expect them as part of the process of development, and keep in mind they could lead to something extraordinary!

Mistakes allow you to learn more than what you would if you got everything right first time.

Relationships Everyone has their own individual opinions on how relationships work. Some key things to remember in a relationship are to make sure you (no matter what) are feeling: supported, safe, happy, trusted and loved. If you are doubting any of these things, the best thing you can do is reach out and talk, as hard as that can sometimes be. Stress management

Firstly, learn to recognise the signs of stress: irritability and anger, trouble sleeping, eating changes, neglecting responsibilities... If these things start to happen you can tackle the stress in numerous ways: talking about stressful situations will put things in perspective, physical activity is an essential stress reliever whether it's a walk or going to the gym, and learning mindfulness...

How to use mindfulness

Mindfulness is where you focus on being intensely aware of what you're feeling in the moment, without judgement. It helps relax the body and mind and help reduce stress. This could involve: walking meditation, focusing on your breathing, or writing. For advice, guidance and tips on mindfulness, scan below.

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