Winter Wellbeing

The aim of the booklet is to offer ideas for self care and wellbeing in winter. Please dip in as suits your needs.

Below the download you will find the contents of the booklet and the pages you can find them.

Booklet Contents

Support and resources

• Glasgow Helps – 4

• No Wrong Door – 7

• A Local Information System for Scotland ALISS – 8

• Home Energy Scotland – 9

Tools which can help ground us when life feels overwhelming

• Finger holds for managing difficult emotions – 10

• Tips for Living in the Now – 11

• Finding joy in everyday – 12

General tips for wellbeing in Winter

• Looking after antibiotics so they can look after you – 14

• Wee tips that can help lift your mood when the clocks change in winter – 16

• Tips to beat festive stress – 18

• Ideas to help reduce the suffering caused by grief and loss – 20

• Picking up the pieces when the person you were caring for dies – 22

• Tips to restore your personal energy levels – 27

• Ideas to help avoid compassion fatigue and burn out – 32

• Tips to stay warm when the weather is colder – 34

• Tips to bring more Coorie into your life – 36

Ideas for wellbeing as we go into 2025 and beyond

• Tips for visualisation – 38

• Goal setting snakes and ladder – 40

• Journaling – 42

• Healthier routines for wellbeing – 44

• Selfcare tips – 46

• Unpaid carers wellbeing matters too – 48

• Tips to regain a sense of purpose – 52

• Tips to increase confidence and self-belief – 54

• Tips to acquire new skills – 57

• Tips to develop your connections with others – 61

• Tips to bring more love into your life – 63