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Video: 5 Ways To Build Resilience

What you do, what you feel and what you think matters...

You can view a transcript of this video here.

This video has highlighted five key ways to build resilience, including:

  1. Staying connected to your friends and family, and talking about how you feel is a great way to help your emotional wellbeing
  2. A healthy balanced diet can improve your mood and increase your energy levels.
  3. Stay mentally active is also important; you can do this by completing any work set by your teachers and accessing online resources too
  4. Exercise is important because your physical health has a big impact on how you are feeling
  5. Getting enough sleep can help improve your mood

You can read more about how to build resilience and mental well-being on the NHS website.

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