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Module 6 of the Mental Health Literacy programme

Self-Help Approaches

Practical, evidence-based ways to look after your mental health every day: sleep, food, movement, emotions, connection, creativity and routine.

About 50 minutes, 4 lessons, 14 activities

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Self-Help Approaches

About this module

After exploring causes and stigma, this module turns to what we can do ourselves, every day. Self-help is not an indulgence; it is the daily maintenance that keeps our mental health strong and helps us recover from stress. You will learn the science and the practice of sleep hygiene, brain-friendly eating, movement and yoga, managing difficult emotions, social connection and seva, recreation and spirituality, journaling and music, and a healthy morning routine. You will finish by building your own personal self-care plan.

What you will learn

  • Explain why self-care is a necessity rather than an indulgence
  • Apply sleep hygiene principles and explain the two-way link between sleep and mental health
  • Describe how diet, hydration and physical activity affect mood, using Indian examples
  • Use simple techniques to recognise and regulate difficult emotions
  • Explain how connection, seva, recreation, journaling, music and routine support mental health
  • Recognise when self-help is not enough and professional support is needed

Syllabus

  1. 1

    Self-Care Foundations

    Why daily self-care matters, and what it includes.

    • Self-Help RoutinesVideo, 3 min
    • Self-Care Is Your SuperpowerReading, 2 min
  2. 2

    Caring for the Body

    Sleep, food and water, and movement.

    • Sleep: The FoundationReading, 3 min
    • Food, Water and the BrainReading, 3 min
    • Movement and YogaReading, 2 min
    • Practice Quiz: Body and MindPractice quiz, 5 min
  3. 3

    Caring for the Mind and Heart

    Emotions, connection, creativity and routine.

    • Understanding EmotionsVideo, 2 min
    • Understanding and Managing EmotionsReading, 3 min
    • Connection and SevaReading, 2 min
    • Your Inner World: Recreation, Journaling and MusicReading, 3 min
    • Starting the Day WellReading, 2 min
  4. 4

    Your Self-Care Plan

    Put it together, and know when self-help is not enough.

    • Build Your Self-Care PlanCheck-in, 5 min
    • Module Summary and When to Seek More HelpReading, 2 min
    • Graded Quiz: Self-Help ApproachesGraded quiz, 12 min

Earn your certificate

Pass the graded quiz in each of the twelve modules and the final assessment to receive a verifiable Certificate in Mental Health Literacy.

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