LIFEMAPS Activities
To Build Positive Mental Health
L is for Learning
Learning something new is challenging and exciting.
Gaining new skills or activities that STRETCH not STRESS us
are good for mental health. r
Challenge: How do you fit TEN HORSES into NINE STABLES?
Learning CAN be fun - join Jenny as she makes the Ulster traybake "Fifteens"
I is for Intrinsic Motivation
Intrinsic Motivation is doing something that you want to do FOR YOU. Not because you have to.
Answers on a Postcard lol.

F is for Flow
Flow activities are activities you become totally engrossed in, so much so that you can loose sense of place and time.
E is for Emotions
We all experience a range of emotions each and evey day.
You may be happy that you woke up before your alarm yet within 40 minutes be frustrated that the bus is late.
Being in touch with our emotions and how we feel is key in building our mental health.
Check out our mood meter below - how you are feeling right in this moment?
Che Óg shares his rap on love...
If you are overwhelmed with an emotion this exercise can help ...
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Matthew faces his fears and learns to dance.
What an accomplishment - you've got the moves!
P is for Purpose.
Having a clear sense of purpose in the world adds to our feeling of well being. if your purpose adds to the lives of others it tends to have more meaning. This is being "other regarding" - thinking of others not just yourself.
In order to keep to your purpose
Pause throughout the day and ask
Is what Im doing now bringing me closer to my purpose
or further away?
Now come up with your own mantra - my purpose is .... my feelings are ... I will do .... as a .... person
S is for Social Connections
Having strong relationships with others is a key part of having good mental health.
Relationships fulfil our basic needs such as
feeling valued, loved and listened to.