Your Thumbs Up Round Up 10/10
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Published 10 Oct 2021 in Colleagues
Get Involved! We want our Colleagues to share all the incredible and fantastic Thumbs Up and Good News stories from across the Society. 👍
It's easy to take part, all you have to do is send through your entries to thumbsup@midcounties.coop with a sentence outlining why you’ve given yourself, your team or a team member a ‘thumbs up’ today and we will feature it on Colleagues Connect.
Today is World Mental Health Day - 🧠
World Mental Health Day 2021 is celebrated today and to raise awareness, have a look at some of our tips below for taking care of yourself.
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Talk about your feelings: this can help you stay in good mental health and deal with times when you feel troubled.
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Eat well: A diet that is good for your physical health is also good for your mental health.
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Drink sensibly: some people drink to deal with fear or loneliness, but the effect is only temporary. Drinking is not a good way to manage difficult feelings.
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Keep active: Regular exercise can boost your self-esteem and can help you concentrate, sleep and feel better.
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Keep in touch: the pandemic has meant we can’t always catch up with people face to face. Why not give them a call, drop them a note, or chat with them online instead. Keep the lines of communication open: it’s good for you!
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Ask for help: If things are getting too much for you and you feel you can’t cope, ask for help. You can also contact GroceryAid for support here or why not use the Everymind app? Click here to download.
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Take a break: a change of scene or a change of pace is good for your mental health. A few minutes can be enough to reduce stress levels.
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Do something you’re good at: What activities can you lose yourself in? What did you love doing in the past? Doing an activity you enjoy probably means you’re good at it. Achieving something boosts your self-esteem.
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Accept who you are: Feeling good about yourself boosts your confidence to learn new skills, visit new places and make new friends. Good self-esteem helps you cope when life takes a difficult turn.
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Care for others: caring for others is often an important part of keeping up relationships with people close to you.
Need some more tips?
- Crisis Intervention: How to take action when you think someone is in crisis - read the guide here.
- Quick tips on how you can invest in your Mental health - click here
Everymind is also hosting a webinar on Monday 11th October which you can sign up for here. The topic will be centred around this year's theme, 'Mental Health for All'.
Share what you are doing on World Mental Health Day!
There are many ways to improve your own mental health and wellbeing, from going for a walk or even reading a book. Why not share your activities with us to feature during our Thumbs Up Round Up next week?
Send in your entries to thumbsup@midcounties.coop
Your Latest Thumbs Up 👍
Well done to Fraser and the team at Wincombe Food on raising money for a new community Defibrillator. Bathing in beans - nice! 😊👍👏
On Saturday, Winchcombe Food fundraised for a new community defibrillator, where colleague, Fraser, sat in a bath of baked beans raising an incredible £461.63! He said, "It's the worst thing I have ever done in my life!". We didn't pick the warmest day for him to be honest and even decamping from the car park to the store's foyer did leave him rather chilly! Next time we will heat the beans a little! Following the challenge, all the beans went to a local pig farm to help prevent food waste. - Andrew at Winchcombe Food.
Well done for raising money for such a life saving cause Fraser - a great challenge!👏👍😀
"A little thank you for me and Ian from some happy customers who have got back from Rhodes, they couldn't thank us enough for sorting out their holiday, changing it over 3 times and giving them a step by step guide of what they needed to do to travel."
Well done to Natasha and Ian from Travel 👏👍😊
We celebrated Sara, our Little Adventures Room Manager 5 year service at Sutton Nursery! Sara works extremely hard & is a brilliant member of staff to have part of our team! If you ever need anything sorting or organising, she is the girl!
Thank you for all of your hard work, Sara, well done and congratulations! 😊👏👍
We supported the Rotary club big breakfast at the weekend. The Bidford Food store and the local team donated food to help them serve over 300 breakfasts to raise money for the local community. An amazing achievement, a big well done to Jack and the team at Bidford Food👏👍😊
Congratulations to Jeanette Shiels on her incredible 25-year service at Cox Green Food. Jeanette has spent all her 25 years working in the same store moving up from part-time CSA to Team Manager, wow. Well done Jeanette, enjoy it! 👏👍😊
Walsall Town Centre Food did a little fundraising event yesterday for more community Difribialtors. A name the teddy bear, guess how many sweets are in the jar and a football card. So far they have raised £65.00. Well done to Jodie and the team at Walsall Town Centre Food to raise funds for a great cause. 😊👍👏❤
Pendeford Post Office manager Michelle and her colleague Kanta have both been Post Office mails accredited today. Well done Michelle and Kanta 👏👍😊
Just had some clients return from a cruise sailing from Rome. After many sleepless nights, we got them there and back. What a lovely gesture and makes it all worthwhile seeing them beaming after having such a fantastic time. Tracyanne - Eveshem Travel. Well done Traceyanne, for helping to support our members and customers along the way, whatever the situation!👏👍 😊
All ready for our cake sale today and tomorrow all money raised going to Mind Charity - Sabrina at Littlehampton Nursery 👏👍😊
Huge congratulations to Janette from Childcare on receiving her 10 year service award, Thank you for all your hard work and commitment 👏👍😊
A big well done to Midcounties London Marathon Runners - you did it! (including Rupert Newman, Chief Retail Officer too!)
Raising over £10,000 for such a great cause - The Outward Bound Trust! 😊👍👏🏃♀️🎽🏃♂️
Kelly Marie-Mason, Senior Practitioner, Sutton Childcare
Stuart Newman, Head of Healthcare
Toby Moy, Commercial Analyst, Travel
Peter Lockey, Head of CCS Communications
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