IDEAS Team

10/09/2026

Today is World Su***de Prevention Day 💙

Please reach out if you need support. Here is a list of organisations that can help. No matter how hard things are right now, you can get better with the right support. You are not alone. Please share this so others know where to turn. You never know who it could help.

02/09/2026

Wellbeing Wednesday

Sharing this month’s calendar from Action for happiness - Self Care September!

National Help line
0800 111 4191.
www.wellbeing hub.scot

Taking care of yourself isn't selfish - it's essential. Join us for Self-Care September and discover small daily actions to help you feel calmer, stay resilient and show up for others too https://actionforhappiness.org/self-care-september

05/08/2026

Wellbeing Wednesday

Sharing this month’s calendar from Action for happiness - Altruistic August!

National Help line
0800 111 4191.
www.wellbeing hub.scot

15/07/2026

Wellbeing Wednesday

Loss can affect us all in many ways. This might be a bereavement after the death of a loved one. But can also mean the loss of a relationship or of skills and abilities from changes in health.

A good model for highlighting what helps us cope with a loss is the dual process model. This lovely graphic illustrates this well.

Successfully navigating a loss involves oscillating between focusing on the loss and expressing feelings whilst also engaging in life and doing things that matter.

Difficulties in loss occur when we get stuck in only one aspect of the model.

National Help line
0800 111 4191.
www.wellbeing hub.scot

08/07/2026

Wellbeing Wednesday

Looking for wellbeing tips - why not try “Jump back July” with Action for Happiness.

National Help line
0800 111 4191.
www.wellbeing hub.scot

01/07/2026

Wellbeing Wednesday

Life feels better when we get to spend time with “our people”. The ones who get us and are there for us during life’s challenges, as well as life’s celebrations.

National Help line
0800 111 4191.
www.wellbeing hub.scot

24/06/2026

Highlighting a great resource for care homes in Scotland to use for reminiscence activities.

Consider trying out if you have any residents with a previous career in nursing. We would love to hear any feedback as well

24/06/2026

Wellbeing Wednesday

The window of tolerance is a model that IDEAS 💡 team use a lot in their work. We all have one. We do our best work when we are in our window 🪟 of tolerance, we also feel emotionally regulated and calm. But at times when we detect a threat we can become hyper aroused, often feeling overwhelmed, anxious or angry ( fight or flight) Or hypo aroused, when we feel numb and withdrawn ( freeze).

It can help to recognise when we are no longer in our window of tolerance and to know what strategies can help us to become more regulated again.

National Help line
0800 111 4191.
www.wellbeing hub.scot

17/06/2026

Wellbeing Wednesday

Those of you who have attended training will know that the IDEAS 💡 team love an iceberg analogy. So had to share this one.

Following on from last weeks post on kindness. Today is a reminder that what we see in others around us is only the tip of the iceberg and we don’t always know what things they might be experiencing in their personal life e.g loss, chronic pain or relationship difficulties.

National Help line
0800 111 4191.
www.wellbeing hub.scot

10/06/2026

Wellbeing Wednesday

A reminder today that small acts of kindness produce a ripple effect and can make a big
difference to those on the receiving end. As well as positively impacting the givers of kindness too.

Look 👀 out for those ripples today and see if there is any opportunity to do something kind for someone else.