BBC Wellbeing Week

It can be hard to know where to start when it comes to your mental wellbeing, but there are lots of tools that can help.

The online communities offering hope – and the ones that harm
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Feeling stuck? A simple guide that can help get your life back on track
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Change Your Mind, Change Your Life. Video
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How to get help with mental health

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Visit BBC Action Line for details of mental health organisations offering information and support

Top tips for your wellbeing

Move to improve your mood

Joe Wicks' five-minute gentle stretch to help you feel calm. Video
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Mental Wellbeing
Running helps 'build up strong mindset' - Lindsey Burrow. Video, 00:01:38
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Athletics
Posted
12 May 2025
A quick high-impact routine to get your blood pumping. Video
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Mental Wellbeing
Posted
1 May 2024

The power of community

Dealing with life's challenges

Dealing with life's challenges

Why grief is not something you have to 'get over'

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'Having cancer is living through my biggest fear' Audio, 69 minutes
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BBC Radio 5 Live
How do you overcome a divorce and find love again? Audio
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BBC World Service
How to have a difficult conversation. Audio
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BBC Radio 4
'I hit rock bottom while trying to have a baby'
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Cambridgeshire
'The effect addiction has on people who love you is huge' Video
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BBC One

Everyday tips

'It's hugely important just to talk' Video
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Newcastle
Posted
12 May 2025
Practical ways to keep your worries under control. Video, 00:03:08
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BBC Radio 4
Posted
30 April 2024
How to help someone who is struggling. Video
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BBC Ideas
Three invaluable tools to boost your resilience. Video
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BBC Ideas
Habits to boost your wellbeing during the working day
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BBC Radio 4

How to help your kids

Teen mental health: When to seek help and what parents can do
Mental health problems are increasing in young people. How can their families support them? And when should professional help be sought?
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Health
Posted
4 May 2025
10 ways for your child to work through their worries
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CBeebies Parenting
Posted
16 May 2024
Coping with a child who won't go to school
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BBC Bitesize
Posted
11 March 2024
Everything you need to know about getting a CAMHS referral
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BBC Bitesize
Posted
10 April 2024
'It's vital for parents to be open about their own mental health'
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BBC Bitesize
Posted
1 May 2024
Tips to guide your child through a sensory meltdown
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CBeebies Parenting
Posted
21 May 2024
How to talk to your child when they feel anxious
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BBC Radio 4

Supporting your wellbeing

Wellbeing online

Wellbeing online

Lauren Mayberry: I'll keep speaking out despite internet hate

The Chvrches singer on the rape and death threats, and deepfake porn she's experienced just for doing her job

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Should I delete Instagram? Video, 15 minutes
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BBC Scotland
Are concerns about screentime backed up by evidence? Audio
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BBC Radio 4
What is online bullying and how you can deal with it
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BBC Bitesize

Looking after yourself

Five tips to improve how well you sleep
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BBC Radio 4
'I started to believe I could feel happy again': How photographing the weather has changed people's lives
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Weather
Posted
18 May 2025
How reaching out to a friend or neighbour can improve your health
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BBC Radio 4

Find your calm

How meditation can help your mood, memory and immune system
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BBC Radio 4
Take a mindful moment to relax with the dawn chorus. Video, 00:01:38
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BBC Two
Drift off to dreamland with the Shipping Forecast mixed to music. Audio
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BBC Radio 3 Unwind
Spend two hours in an immersive rainforest soundscape. Audio, 120 minutes
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BBC Radio 3 Unwind

Supporting teens and young people

Why is the age range 16-25 such a crucial time for mental health?

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How can parents help with exam stress?
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BBC Bitesize
Eating disorders: the warning signs and what to do about them
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BBC Bitesize
Advice for when your teen is struggling
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BBC Radio 4
'I get overwhelmed by the noises and crowds of school' Audio
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UK

Stories of hope

The Southampton wellbeing project supporting men. Video, 00:02:48
Southampton goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale visits a wellbeing project for male fans at St Mary's.
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Southampton
Posted
10 May 2025
The community gym aiming to change young lives. Video, 34 minutes
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BBC One
Available for 3 months
‘People tell me I seem too articulate to be schizophrenic’ Audio, 26 minutes
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
'The coping mechanisms I used to overcome self-harm' Video
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BBC Ideas
'How I supported my son's dream of studying music despite his illness' Audio, 28 minutes
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year

Culture change

'I used to try and be the toughest in the room'

Newcastle United's Callum Wilson on how seeking help for mental health challenges is becoming widespread in football

Get talking about mental health

What’s it really like on a mental health ward? Video, 47 minutes
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BBC Three
'There's still such a stigma to say you had psychosis' Video, 58 minutes
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BBC Two
Roman Kemp on the fight for better treatment for young people. Video, 58 minutes
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BBC Three
Musician James Arthur explores the roots of his fragile mental health. Video, 59 minutes
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BBC Three
‘When you have anxiety you are your own worst enemy’ Video, 59 minutes
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BBC One
Louis meets mums struggling after giving birth. Video, 58 minutes
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BBC Two

All about treatment

Inside the therapy room: BBC watches as three lives change
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Health
Posted
18 May 2025
Can AI therapists really be an alternative to human help?
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BBC InDepth
Posted
20 May 2025
How does therapy work? Video
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BBC Ideas
What do we know about psychiatric drugs? Audio
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
'I hit the fire alarm and evacuated an airport'
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Disability
Posted
19 May 2023

Changing world

How is climate change affecting our mental health?

Finding happiness

Five simple changes to help you maximise your happiness
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BBC Radio 4
What evidence is there that nature boosts our wellbeing? Audio, 28 minutes
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Can we really teach people to be happy? Audio
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BBC World Service
'Music accesses more parts of the brain than any other activity' Video
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BBC Ideas
How rain can make you happier and healthier
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Wales
Posted
28 May 2024

Escape the everyday with BBC iPlayer

Stacey & Joe
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BBC One
Amanda & Alan's Italian Job
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BBC One
Who’s going to win Race Across the World?
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BBC One
Cast off with Bob and Paul
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BBC Two

More on mental wellbeing from around the BBC

Bitesize Parents' Toolkit
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BBC Bitesize
BBC Sounds
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BBC Sounds
CBeebies Parenting
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CBeebies Parenting
BBC iPlayer
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BBC iPlayer
Children in Need
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BBC Children in Need