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Depression: what you can do in the workplace sources

School leaders - do you make time to talk

Esterling, B. A., L’Abate, L., Murray, E. J., & Pennebaker, J. W. (1999). Empirical foundations for writing in prevention and psychotherapy: Mental and physical health outcomes. Clinical Psychology Review, 19, 79–96.
Frattaroli, J. (2006). Experimental disclosure and its moderators: a meta-analysis. Psychological bulletin, 132(6), 823.
James, C., Drake, J. E., & Winner, E. (2018). Expression versus distraction: An investigation of contrasting emotion regulation strategies when drawing, writing, talking, and thinking.Empirical Studies of the Arts, 36(2), 162-179.
Lyubomirsky, S., Sousa, L., & Dickerhoof, R. (2006). The costs and benefits of writing, talking, and thinking about life’s triumphs and defeats. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 90, 692–708.
Pennebaker, J. W., & Graybeal, A. (2001). Patterns of natural language use: Disclosure, personality, and social integration. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 10, 90–93.
Pennebaker, J. W., Mayne, T. J., & Francis, M. E. (1997). Linguistic predictors of adaptive bereavement. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 72, 863–871
Singer, J. A. (2004). Narrative identity and meaning making across the adult lifespan: An introduction. Journal of Personality, 72, 437–459.
Smyth, J. M., True, N., & Souto, J. (2001). Effects of writing about traumatic experiences: The necessity for narrative structuring. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 20, 161–172.
Swinkels, A., & Giuliano, T. A. (1995). The measurement and conceptualization of mood awareness: Monitoring and labeling one’s mood states. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 21, 934–949.
Tamir, D. I., & Mitchell, J. P. (2012). Disclosing information about the self is intrinsically rewarding. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 109, 8038–8043.

Building blocks of good mental health sources

Dealing with illness sources

Nuffield Health, A guide to self-kindness and compassion: https://www.nuffieldhealth.com/article/a-guide-to-self-kindness-and-compassion
NHS, Eat well: https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/
Healthline, 10 Reasons Why Good Sleep Is Important: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/10-reasons-why-good-sleep-is-important
UK Government, Taking sick leave: https://www.gov.uk/taking-sick-leave
National Education Union, Attendance Management: https://neu.org.uk/advice/attendance-management
UK Government, Reasonable adjustments for workers with disabilities or health conditions: https://www.gov.uk/reasonable-adjustments-for-disabled-workers
National Education Union, Teachers’ sick pay and sick leave entitlement: https://neu.org.uk/advice/teachers-sick-pay-and-sick-leave-entitlement
UK Government, Statutory Sick Pay: https://www.gov.uk/statutory-sick-pay

Long Covid sources

NICE, COVID-19 rapid guideline: managing the long-term effects of COVID-19: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng188
MedRxiv, Risk factors for long COVID: analyses of 10 longitudinal studies and electric health records in the UK: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.06.24.21259277v2
NHS, Long-term effects of coronavirus (long COVID): https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/long-term-effects-of-coronavirus-long-covid/
World Health Organization, #HealthyAtHome: Healthy Diet: https://www.who.int/campaigns/connecting-the-world-to-combat-coronavirus/healthyathome/healthyathome---healthy-diet
The Guardian, I rested my way to recovery from long COVID. I urge others to do the same: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jun/21/long-covid-recovery-coronavirus
BMJ, Physical inactivity is associated with a higher risk for severe COVID-19 outcomes: a study in 48 440 adult patients: https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2021/04/07/bjsports-2021-104080
NHS, How to look after yourself at home if you have coronavirus (COVID-19): https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/self-isolation-and-treatment/how-to-treat-symptoms-at-home/

Guide to meditation sources

Headspace (2021). What is mindfulness? [online]. Headspace. [Viewed 10 August 2021]. Available from: https://www.headspace.com/meditation-101/what-is-meditation

Tang, Y.-Y. et al. (2009). Central and autonomic nervous system interaction is altered by short-term meditation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the USA [online]. 106(22), 8865-8870. [Viewed 12 August 2021]. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2690030/

Kozasa, E.H. et al. (2012). Meditation training increases brain efficiency in an attention task. NeuroImage [online]. 59(1), 745-749. [Viewed 12 August 2021]. Available from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811911007531

Mayo Clinic (2021). Meditation: A simple, fast way to reduce stress [online]. Mayo Clinic. [Viewed 10 August 2021]. Available from: https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/meditation/in-depth/meditation/art-20045858

Education Support’s Teacher Wellbeing Index 2020

Choi, Y., Karremans, J.C. and Barendregt, H. (2010). The happy face of mindfulness: Mindfulness meditation is associated with perceptions of happiness as rated by outside observers. Journal of Positive Psychology [online].7(1), 30-35. [Viewed 13 August 2021]. Available from: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17439760.2011.626788

Shen, H., Chen, M. and Cui, D. (2020). Biological mechanism study of meditation and its application in mental disorders. General Psychiatry [online]. 33(4). [Viewed 13 August 2021]. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7359050/

Blair, S.N. et al. (1986). Health promotion for educators: Impact on absenteeism. Preventive Medicine [online]. 15(2), 166-175. [Viewed 12 August 2021]. Available from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0091743586900861

Bubnis, D. (2020). Which Type of Meditation Is Right for Me? [online]. Healthline. [Viewed 11 August 2021]. Available from: https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/types-of-meditation

Bishop, S.R. et al. (2004). Mindfulness: A proposed operational definition. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice [online]. 11(3), 230-241. [Viewed 11 August 2021]. Available from: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2004-15972-002

Menezes, C.B. and Bizarro, L. (2015). Effects of focused meditation on difficulties in emotion regulation and trait anxiety. Psychology & Neuroscience [online]. 8(3), 350-365. [Viewed 11 August 2021]. Available from: https://psycnet.apa.org/buy/2015-32557-001
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Yogandha (2021). What are the best essential oils for meditation? [online]. Yogandha. [Viewed 11 August 2021]. Available from: https://yogandha.com/blogs/the-mindful-essential-oils-edit/what-are-the-best-essential-oils-for-meditation

Cohen, J.A., Laskowski, C. And Rambur, B.A. (2018). The Experience of Movement Meditation: A Dance of Rhythmic Paradox and Time. International Journal of Human Caring [online]. 12(3). [Viewed 11 August 2021]. Available from: https://connect.springerpub.com/content/sgrijhc/12/3/65.abstract

Lynch, J. et al. (2019). Mantra meditation for mental health in the general population: A systematic review. European Journal of Integrative Medicine [online]. 23, 101-108. [Viewed 11 August 2021]. Available from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876382018304591

Orme-Johnson, D.W. and Barnes, V.A. (2014). Effects of the Transcendental Meditation Technique on Trait Anxiety: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine [online]. 20(5). [Viewed 11 August 2021]. Available from: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/acm.2013.0204

McCallie, M.S., Blum, C.M. and Hood, C.J. (2008). Progressive Muscle Relaxation. Journal of Human Behaviour in the Social Environment [online]. 13(3), 51-66. [Viewed 11 August 2021]. Available from: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J137v13n03_04

Hutcherson, C.A., Seppala, E.M. and Gross, J.J. (2008). Loving-kindness meditation increases social connectedness. Emotion [online]. 8(5), 720-724. [Viewed 11 August 2021]. Available from: https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fa0013237

Harvard Health (2021). Benefits of Mindfulness [online]. HelpGuide. [Viewed 11 August 2021]. Available from: https://www.helpguide.org/harvard/benefits-of-mindfulness.htm

Loucks, E.B. et al. (2015). Mindfulness and Cardiovascular Disease Risk: State of the Evidence, Plausible Mechanisms, and Theoretical Framework. Current Cardiology Reports [online]. 17(112). [Viewed 11 August 2021]. Available from: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11886-015-0668-7

Coffey, K.A., Hartman, M. And Frederickson, B.L. (2010). Deconstructing Mindfulness and Constructing Mental Health: Understanding Mindfulness and its Mechanisms of Action. Mindfulness [online]. 1, 235-253. [Viewed 11 August 2021]. Available from: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12671-010-0033-2

Scott, E. (2020). How to Start a Focused Meditation Practice [online]. Very Well Mind. [Viewed 12 August 2021]. Available from: https://www.verywellmind.com/practice-focused-meditation-3144785

Mayo Clinic (2021). Meditation: A simple, fast way to reduce stress [online]. Mayo Clinic. [Viewed 12 August 2021]. Available from: https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/meditation/in-depth/meditation/art-20045858

Schmidt, S. (2013). Opening Up Meditation for Science: The Development of a Meditation Classification System. In: Schmidt, S. and Walach, H. (eds). Meditation – Neuroscientific Approaches and Philosophical Applications. Springer: New York.

Strada, J. (2020). Vizualization Meditation Actually Encourages an Active Mind – Here’s How It’s Done [online]. Well + Good. [Viewed 12 August 2021]. Available from: https://www.wellandgood.com/visualization-meditation/M

MindTools (2021). Vizualization [online]. MindTools. [Viewed 12 August 2021]. Available from: https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newHTE_81.htm

Stress risk assessments sources

https://www.hse.gov.uk/stress/risk-assessment.htm

https://www.hse.gov.uk/stress/standards/index.htm

https://employeebenefits.co.uk/stress-risk-assessments-the-why-what-when-how/

https://www.cipd.co.uk/knowledge/culture/well-being/stress-factsheet#gref

https://neu.org.uk/advice/stress-risk-assessment

https://neu.org.uk/advice/tackling-stress

https://www.educationsupport.org.uk/media/zoga2r13/teacher-wellbeing-index-2022.pdf