• 17.05.23

BaseKit’s top tips for good mental health and wellbeing

Hands making heart shape

Here at BaseKit, the mental health and wellbeing of our team is our priority. Having shortened our working week to just 36 hours, as well as frequent check in’s through Spill, we’re always striving to ensure our colleagues are feeling their best, and we’re doing all we can to help if they’re not.

In time for 2023’s Mental Health Awareness Week, we asked everyone for some tips on how to ensure they keep their mental health and wellbeing in check. We wanted to share these, to try and help those who may be struggling, or, just need some extra help day to day to feel good….

Keep active

It’s scientifically proven that by performing some sort of exercise makes you feel better. But we all know that doing this can sometimes be a struggle. We’d suggest just starting off small, whether this is just a 10 minute light jog around the block, to walking 20 minutes on the cross trainer at the gym, as soon as you get your body moving, those happy endorphins will start to kick in and the big challenge you thought was ahead of you, becomes easier to conquer.

“Going out for a run always puts me in a positive headspace. Even if it’s raining or cold and I really don’t want to go, I always feel better afterwards. Building time into my routine to do this at least a couple of times a week has been a real game changer.”

“I’ve always really struggled to find exercise I loved doing ever since I quit team sports after university, it’s taken me time, but I realised I was always putting pressure on myself. Just setting myself little goals to head to the gym one or two times a week, I found that easing my way back into it helped, now I’m there four/five times a week doing different classes. I feel my brain getting foggy even if I miss a day so I make sure I keep this up, even if it’s for only 20 minutes.”

Get outdoors

Spending time in nature can have a real positive impact on your mental health. Whether this is tending to a small flower box in your window, to visiting your allotment, walking through your local park or sitting in your garden. Any amount of time doing this is good for us, and a lot of the team here at BaseKit love it!

“I find a huge benefit in my own mental health is taking my dogs out for a bit of fresh air, it helps clear the mind”.

“I’ve recently got into gardening, not in a huge way, but just planting a few herbs here and there, and heading to the garden centre to find nice plants to put in our beds. It really takes my mind away from everything, and gives me time to focus on something so relaxing.”

Be kind to your mind

Work and life can sometimes become overwhelming, and you can find yourself feeling lonely and not sure what to do to escape that feeling. This is why taking time out, and being kind to your mind is super important. Whether that’s taking yourself away from your desk in your working day to focus on something else, or starting your day with some mindfulness techniques.

Everyone here at BaseKit has the opportunity to step away if they feel overloaded, with weekly free yoga classes, and monthly team quizzes. We also work with Spill, to ensure that everyone has the chance to reach out to a therapist to discuss their feelings if it’s getting a bit too much.

“Meditating each morning is a great way to keep me centred and present. With two small kids my life can be quite stressful and hectic. A daily meditation is an act of kindness to myself, and really important to my mental health.”

“Don’t drink when you’re feeling low. We often drink/party to reward ourselves, but when we aren’t in the best place that budget could be better used on some self care. A therapy session costs less than a typical night out in my experience.”

“I often fall into the trap of just not taking a break. With two small children to tend to early mornings and evenings I feel pressure to keep ploughing through lunch to get everything done in a typical day. However… I have found that if I just step outside with a cup of coffee and “breathe” for five mins, it makes me feel better, and more efficient!”

“I find that going outside for a walk, or changing up my scenery helps alleviate mental stresses that build up. If this isn’t possible, yoga, meditation or simply taking a few deep breaths help calm my mind.”

If you are struggling, we’ve found that these websites are really helpful and full of advice and tips on what you can do for better mental wellbeing:

Mental Health Foundation – https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/

Mind – https://www.mind.org.uk/

Samaritans – samaritans.org

Calm – https://www.thecalmzone.net/

“There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t.” – John Green, Author.

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners. View more
Cookies settings
Accept
Privacy & Cookie policy
Privacy & Cookies policy
Cookies list
Cookie name Active
Privacy Policy

  1. Introduction This privacy policy sets out how we use and protect any information that you provide to BaseKit. We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Any personal information you provide when using our products or services will only be used in accordance with this policy. Note that this policy does not cover how we use and protect information provided to us from website builder customers. If you are a Go Sitebuilder customer, please see the Go Sitebuilder Privacy Policy. If you are a customer of another company that offers BaseKit’s website builder, please see the company’s privacy policy available via their website. We may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from January 2019.  

2. What information we collect We may collect the information you provide when you get in touch with us via the website, email, or phone.
  • You transfer your information to us via the website by filling in and submitting a form. We offer a number of different forms to help you find out more about the products and services we offer.
  • We have a number of different email addresses you can use to contact us. If you’re not sure which one to use then we recommend you send an email to support@basekit.com
  • We don’t provide a central phone number but BaseKit team members may provide their direct phone number for you to contact them.
 

3. How we use the information The information that we collect and store about you is primarily used to help us to stay in touch with you to provide our products and services. However, we may also use your information:
  • To improve our products and services
  • To send promotional email communications about special offers, news, product updates or other information which we think you may find interesting
  • To contact you for market research purposes
Note that we will only use your information as described in 3 and 4 above when you have explicitly opted in to receive such communications. You may opt out of these communications at any time by clicking the Unsubscribe link in any email or by sending a request to support@basekit.com  

4. Storing your personal data We store the data we collect using third party tools such as CRMs and databases. Any data we store is only accessible directly by a small number of authorised staff. The third parties that we use may store your data in locations outside of the EEA. We carefully review each supplier to ensure they handle data in line with this policy. We will store your data for as long as you remain a customer of BaseKit, or where you have actively been in contact with us about our products and services. We will keep data for up to 5 years if you’re not a customer or if we don’t hear from you.  

5. Security We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic, and managerial processes to secure and safeguard the data we collect and store. The transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure and we cannot guarantee the security of data sent to us electronically. The transmission of data is entirely at your own risk.  

6. How we use cookies A cookie is a small file which allows websites and apps to identify individual users and store information about each user’s preferences. A cookie does not give access to any more information than a user chooses to provide. We use cookies:
  • To identify where visitors to the website came from
  • To identify the content that is being viewed
The third party suppliers that we work with may also use cookies for similar purposes. We carefully review each supplier to ensure they handle data in line with this policy. You may choose to enable or disable cookies. Most web browsers automatically enable cookies, but you can usually modify a browser’s settings to disable cookies if you prefer. If you disable cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of our websites.  

7. Disclosing your information We may disclose your information to third party suppliers that we work with to provide our products and services. We carefully review each supplier to ensure they handle data in line with this policy. We may also disclose your information where we are required to do so by law.  

8. Controlling your personal information You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:
  • When providing any information to BaseKit via this website, you may opt in to receive promotional email communications.
  • If you receive a promotional email, you may opt out by clicking the Unsubscribe link at the bottom of the email.
  • At any time you can opt out of promotional email communications by sending a request to support@basekit.com
  • If you would like us to delete all the information we have collected about you, send a request to support@basekit.com
  • If you would like to otherwise restrict the use of the information we have collected about you, send a request to support@basekit.com
  • Should you wish to access the information we hold about you, please send a request to support@basekit.com
Save settings
Cookies settings