Camp is a wonderful and exciting place to work, but can also have an impact on your sense of wellbeing too. Building self-care into your routine at camp can greatly improve resilience and prevent burnout.
Establish a healthy mind at camp.
There are 7 activities necessary for optimum mental health:
- Downtime
- Play time
- Sleep time
- Time in
- Focus time
- Physical time
- Connecting time
Ways to deal with anxiety.
- Write them down
- Set aside 'worry time'
- Don't dwell during the day
- Challenge your thoughts
- Make a plan and carry it out
- Accept the worries you cannot control, and move on
- Focus on the present
- Spend time in nature
- Move your body
- Connect with people and talk about how you feel
- Get quality sleep and rest
- Try to eat a healthier diet