Healthy Foundations Magazine 2021

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also giving you a helpful new perspective on life and any challenges you’re facing. Write to Penfriends, PO Box 33460, London SW18 5YB with your name, prison number and name of prison to be sent the application forms.

SELF-SOOTHE WITH A MASSAGE

Give yourself a neck, shoulder and head massage. Start with your shoulders and gently massage the knots away. Work up your neck to your scalp and then give it a gentle massage with your fingertips.

FEAR SETTING

Stop your fears getting the better of you. Try this ‘fear setting’ technique: Define: What are the worst things could happen? Write these down in a list. Prevent: What steps can you take to prevent each fear from happening? Write these down in a list. Repair: If the worst happens, what steps can you take to fix the damage? Write these down in a list. Having done these three things it is common to feel less anxious and more in control. H E A LT H Y F O U N DAT I O N S 15


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