This episode revisits strategies to recharge your mental health: Medical and Nursing students share the things they’ve been doing during lockdown to look after their mental wellbeing.

Listen to Episode 1 for more information on the ‘coping reservoir’ model, based on this publication:

Dunn, L.B, Iglewicz, M.D. & Moutier, C. (2008). A Conceptual Model of Medical Student Well-Being: Promoting Resilience and Preventing Burnout. Academic Psychiatry, 32(1), 44-53. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18270280/

The comments about Velcro, Teflon, and paying attention to positive experiences were from this book:

Hanson, R. Resilient: Find your inner strength. Rider, 2018.

Based on the following publications:

Lyubomirsky, S., Sheldon, K. M. & Schkade, D. (2005). Pursuing Happiness: The Architecture of Sustainable Change. Review of General Psychology, 9(2), 111–131. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2018-70034-003

Rozin, P. & Royzman, E. B. (2001). Negativity bias, negativity dominance, and contagion. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 5(4), 296–320. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2001-09004-002

If you need support, here are a few of our recommendations:

University of Liverpool Student Support Services (for nursing, allied health and other students at the University of Liverpool) https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/studentsupport/

School of Medicine Wellbeing Team (for medical students at the University of Liverpool) wellbeing.mbchb@liverpool.ac.uk

Employee Assistance Programme (for staff at the University of Liverpool) https://staff.liverpool.ac.uk/our-workplace-and-community/support-and-development/employee-assistance-programme/)

NHS Staff Support Line https://people.nhs.uk/help/
Samaritans free phoneline: 116 123 jo@samaritans.org www.samaritans.org