Join us in this episode where we discuss the importance of human connection, and what this now looks like for us as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Play video
Join us in this episode where we discuss the importance of human connection, and what this now looks like for us as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Recommended Activities

food

Virtual Cooking Classes

In response to the pandemic, chefs have turned their home kitchens into virtual classrooms - click here to see some of the online cooking classes on offer. Why not plan an evening with some friends, join a live stream together from your homes, and try cooking something new.

Click here to find out more

rise

Rise - Free Online Course for Couples

Staying close and connected as a partnership takes ongoing effort. During times of increased stress, this is truer than ever, as we tend to ‘protect ourselves’ by pushing loved ones away. This free online course delivers tools and frameworks for couples to enrich and strengthen their relationship on their own terms.

Click here to find out more

games

Online Group Games

Why not arrange an online games night with some friends and try some of these fun classics:

https://scattergoriesonline.net/

http://playingcards.io/

https://www.drumondpark.com
/articulate_cards

https://randomwordgenerator.com
/pictionary.php

Copy and paste these links into your browser to find out more.

Recommended Listening

celeste

Ted Talk: 10 ways to have a better conversation

Celeste Headlee has worked as a radio host for decades, and she knows the ingredients of a great conversation: Honesty, brevity, clarity and a healthy amount of listening. In this insightful talk, she shares 10 useful rules for having better conversations.

Click here to listen

happy pear

Podcast: The power of community

Dr Rangan Chatterjee, founder of the Feel Better Live More podcast talks with The Happy Pear brothers about how fundamental community is to our happiness and health. Their story is captivating and its impossible to not feel uplifted by this episode!

Click here to listen

unlocking us

Podcast: Loneliness and connection

Brene Brown talks with Dr. Vivek Murthy, a physician and the 19th Surgeon General of the United States, about loneliness and the physical and emotional toll that social disconnection takes on us. They talk about his new book, TOGETHER, and what it takes for each of us to tilt the world toward love and connection.

Click here to listen

Urgent Care

If you need urgent help please contact your doctor, or Imperial College Health Centre on 020 7584 6301.

You can also ask to see someone at the Accident and Emergency department of your nearest hospital. Information about your local A&E services can be found here - Find your nearest A&E - NHS (www.nhs.uk) Call 999 if you need help straight away

Other urgent out of hours mental health support

Samaritans - for people experience high levels of distress including suicidal feelings. Call 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org, this service is 24 hours.

Shout crisis text service - offers a 24 hour text service, free on all major mobile networks, for anyone in crisis anytime, anywhere. Text 'SHOUT' to 85258.

I need help with

Fitness to Study Procedure Inclusivity StatementStudent Mental Health Code of Practice and Guidelines

Let us know what you think

If you have any comments, thoughts, or encouraging stories you want to share with us as a result of this week's topic, or any of the Kind Mind Series, please email us at counselling@imperial.ac.uk.