Category: Wellbeing Week

5 Ways for Keeping Connected!

2nd November 2020 / Mariam Zarif / 0 Comments

It’s Wellbeing Week!

Connection with others can be a really important factor in our health and happiness. With a new lockdown approaching, we wanted to share some tips for keeping connected.

These are just a few of our favourites, but you can find more at the KCLSU Wellbeing Hub along with loads of events and activities to help promote wellbeing.

1) Have a Cook Along/Bake Off

Cooking and baking can help us eat well and since Thursday might see the return of banana bread and sourdough starters, why not make it social? Trade recipes with friends or even all try making the same thing (Great British Bake-Off style). Pros: No judges and you get to eat what you make!

2) Book or craft clubs

Good for those of us who are getting a bit of Zoom fatigue. Reading and crafts can give you that much needed screen free time and if you like you can join a club to add that social element. Check out the KCL Book Club here.

3) Text a compliment to a friend

I’ll admit to taking this one straight from the Wellbeing Hub. Sometimes the best things can be the simplest ones, and this can be a great way to boost your own wellbeing and that of others!

4) Get involved with the King’s Community

Meeting new people and making new friends has been extra tough this year, but there’s still plenty of ways to get connected online through societies, ResiLife events and King’s Sport Move Your Mind.

5) Share or learn a skill

So maybe you can play guitar, but fancy learning how to code? Swapping a skill with a friend can be a fantastic way to connect and learn something new. You could also try taking an online class instead to learn a new skill together.

6) I know I said 5…

But lastly, taking some time to connect with our own feelings and emotions can also promote wellbeing. Remember it’s OK to have bad days and to reach out for support.

About the Residence Welfare Lead Team

We’re a group of friendly, trained volunteers who live in the King’s Residences to support with student welfare.

Our duty hours are between 8PM – 8AM on weekdays and 24 hours on the weekend. We can be reached over text, phone or email and you can find our contact details around the residence as well as on our webpages here.

Everything You Need to Know About the Positive Peers

20th October 2020 / King's Residences / 0 Comments

Post contributed by Helen Kursten-Holmes, Positive Peer Supervisor

The Positive Peers are a student-led volunteer group that sits within KCLSU Wellbeing. We aim to enhance the personal and collective wellbeing of King’s College London students by giving evidence-based information to improve student mental health and wellbeing, sharing experiences and connecting each other with helpful resources. We organise a variety of interactive events and workshops throughout the year that all students can participate in. Through our projects and events, we seek to promote, support and celebrate the wellbeing of students at King’s and to create a healthier and happier community. The Positive Peers team is divided into 3 main strands, each led by Positive Peer Supervisors. The strands comprise of Peer Run-Support, Peer Health Education, and Engagement and Online Support.

The Peer-Run Support strand delivers one-to-one and group support for students experiencing mental health difficulties. This includes Positive Minds, a 4-week course to support students experiencing low mood and mild depression. We will be launching this course in November, so if you’re feeling a bit low and finding university difficult, you can attend our peer support group Positive Minds or reach out for a one-to-one chat with us. Alongside this, we also offer wellbeing checks where we interact with new students to support their transition to university and to highlight KCLSU Wellbeing resources and other essential services. During Welcome 2020, the Positive Peers spoke to over 100 new King’s students in our one-to-one virtual King’s Check-in sessions. These sessions were offered to new students to make sure that they had everything they needed to get started and thrive at King’s.

The Peer Health Education strand leads on education and outreach through delivering workshops and facilitating initiatives about mental health and wellbeing, online, on campus, in residence halls, and for specific student groups. This strand’s activities include wellbeing checks, Cooking and Conversation, which is a cooking workshop in partnership with King’s Residences where students learn a new healthy recipe while getting to know other students, and our 3 part programme, Thrive. This 3 week course gives students the support to learn strategies that can promote positive wellbeing and equips them with the tools and activities that can be included in their daily routine so that they can flourish. Thrive is one of our most popular courses and in light of the pandemic, we have been delivering it virtually. To join our next Thrive programme starting in November, sign up for it using our Eventbrite page.

The Engagement and Online Support strand runs the team’s digital outreach by creating accessible communications for all students (including those not on campus) to improve their wellbeing and promote the team’s activities. The digital team also creates the monthly Positive Peers newsletter, detailing our recent news and campaigns, upcoming events and wellbeing tips. You can read our October newsletter by clicking here. The team also writes blog posts for the KCLSU website and each blog post delves into a variety of wellbeing topics, tips and themes, our most recent one is Settling in at University. In addition to this, we have a podcast and lots of content on social media to help boost wellbeing and increase awareness of mental health and wellbeing events and concepts. For Wellbeing Week (2^nd November – 6^th November), we are organising a Positive Peers Instagram takeover of Project X’s Instagram and collaborating with Big Pitch Energy on a competition that will be open to all King’s students, staff and alumni, where you can win £50 and be featured on our newsletter. So, make sure you keep an eye out on our socials for more information about how you can take part!

We hope to see you at our upcoming events and if you have any questions, our inbox and social media are always open so feel free to get in touch.

Visit our website: www.kclsu.org/help/wellbeing/positivepeers

Email us: positivepeers@kcl.ac.uk

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Winter Wellbeing Week

27th November 2017 / Wojciech Adamczyk / 0 Comments

With the winter season now upon us, King’s Wellbeing invites you to join us for Winter Wellbeing Week 2017, taking place from the 4^th to the 8^th of December. We’ll have a crafternoon to raise money for national mental health charity Mind, with craft activities, festive snacks, winter wellbeing tips and a workshop led by Knit’s College London. There will also be a ‘Reflect and Connect’ workshop, helping you to take stock of this past year and set goals for 2018 and a Student Minds Look After Your Mate workshop.

Times and Locations

Winter Wellbeing Crafternoon: Wednesday the 6^th of December, 12.00-15.00, KCLSU Macadam Lobby, Temple Street entrance, Strand Campus

Reflect and Connect: Looking Back to Move Forwards: Thursday the 7^th of December 16.00-17.30, Guy’s Hodgkin Building Classroom 12, Guy’s Campus

Look After Your Mate: Thursday the 7^th of December – 11.00-14.00, Henriette Raphael House 3.18, Guy’s Campus

Workshops can be booked here

Keep warm and we hope to see you there!

Wellbeing Week 2016

15th October 2016 / Yasmin Mortuza

Next week is Wellbeing Week. It’s time to take a break and attend our events, planned specifically to nurture your mind, body and soul.

Your social life and workload can easily get in the way of keeping healthy, but it’s important to take the time out to think about your wellbeing. Click here for some handy tips from the King’s Wellbeing Team.

Here’s what’s happening this week:

Smoothie Bikes
Make your own healthy smoothie and work out at the same time! Choose from a wide range of healthy ingredients and use your own manpower to blend it all into a tasty treat. Guaranteed to give you a boost and improve your physical and mental wellbeing.

Your Happy Space

This fun, interactive session will discuss the importance of creating a space full of wellbeing around you. *Spoiler alert!* Crafting may be required.

Mindfulness Walks

Join King’s Wellbeing Coordinator, Julia Haas, on a mindfulness walk around your neighbourhood. Julia will talk you through the importance of being aware of your surroundings and keeping your physical and mental health on track.

Hula Hoop Competitions
When’s the last time you took to a Hula Hoop? Show us your skills at the Wellbeing Week Hula Hoop competition. Join your BeActivators and compete to win prizes.

Inflatable Bubble Football and 5-aside League Sign up
Have you attended 5-aside league on Saturdays? Grab your team and head to the Astro Turf near Moonraker point for the official sign up. Why not try Inflatable Bubble Football while you’re there!

Film night: He Named me Malala

We’ll be concluding Wellbeing Week with an open film night at Stamford Street Apartments Lecture Theatre. Join us for popcorn and a screening of He Named me Malala, an intimate portrait of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai. Open to all residents, but make sure you reserve your ticket ASAP as numbers are limited.

RA Events

Your RAs and Wardens are planning their own Wellbeing themed events in your residence. Join your Facebook group for more information, or ask them about their event when you pass them in the hall.

Make sure you also check out the BeActive Timetable, these sessions are free and on your doorstep! There’s no need to spend money on a fancy gym membership when you’re BeActivators are nearby.

Don’t forget to join the conversation on Twitter and Facebook and remember to tag your Wellbeing Week photos and videos with #kingsresilife and #wellbeingweek.

Category: Wellbeing Week

5 Ways for Keeping Connected!

Everything You Need to Know About the Positive Peers

Winter Wellbeing Week

Wellbeing Week 2016

Next week is Wellbeing Week. It’s time to take a break and attend our events, planned specifically to nurture your mind, body and soul.

Your social life and workload can easily get in the way of keeping healthy, but it’s important to take the time out to think about your wellbeing. Click here for some handy tips from the King’s Wellbeing Team.

Here’s what’s happening this week:

Residence Facebook Groups

BeActive Timetable

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