Happy Space
What is a Happy Space?
Happy Space is somewhere you can go to be calm, relaxed, safe, and stress-free.
What is a healthy habit?
healthy habits is something you can do regularly to keep your mind, body, and emotions strong
What is positive self-talk?
positive self-talk is using kind and encouraging words to yourself to help build confidence and ensure a healthy mindset
What is mental health?
Mental health is your overall emotional, psychological, and social well-being.
TRUE OR FALSE:
Everyone has their own version of their Happy Space because different things make us all happy
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE:
Healthy habits only have to do with your stomach.
False! Your entire body!
TRUE OR FALSE:
If I tell myself positive things, eventually I may believe them
True
TRUE OR FALSE:
Mental health is only how actions affect you.
False! it is everything to do with what goes on in your head! Your thoughts, your feelings, and how things make you feel.
Name things that can be in your happy space
Lamps, lights, pillows, plushies, books, windows, plants
How many hours of sleep do you need a night to stay healthy?
8 hours
Negative self-talk is very unhealthy and will eventually cause you to________?_______
believe negative things about yourself that are not true!
Name a way mental health matters in business
Mental health matters in business because you must be your best self to accomplish what you need to do! Having good mental health will allow you to be more productive, more creative and make good decisions!”
What do the colors blues and purples usually make people feel?
Calm, relaxed
Bad habits are _______ and can result in something bad.
Risky
Name a tool from your tool kit and say how it helps your mental health?
positive self-talk card: being kind to your mind helps build confidence
healthy habit journal: keeping track of being healthy keeps you accountable
stress ball: If you are feeling stressed, anxious, or worried, you can squeeze the ball to help make your negative feelings go away. To keep our minds strong, it's important to notice when we our minds are feeling good and do our best to make stress and negative thoughts go away.
mirror: reading affirmations out loud to yourself is good practice of believing the words you are saying
What does it mean to be strong at Girl’s Inc.?
At Girls Inc. We believe that being STRONG means we want all girls to maintain their physical, emotional, and physical well-being.