Part of our continuing series on mental health

 

Stress is a serious and debilitating condition that can affect anyone at any time in life. one of the most reported effects of stress is  inability to relax and often disturbed sleep.

Youth Work can be a stressful profession and to help combat some of that stress i thought i would point you in the direction of some guided relaxation audio recording and some soothing music, all provided free from various sources. mostly american universities who seem to be on top of the curve when it comes to resources of this kind.

from Dartmouth relaxation visualisation and soothing music

MIT health offers some great sleep aids

NYU has a bunch of interesting audios to try

Mental health Foundation has some really good podcasts on, Mindfulness, relaxation, exercise and others.

McGill has a good collection for relaxation and meditation

 

If you have any resources you think should be added to the list or any other mental health issues we should look at msg us in the comments below or tweet @youthworker