Infectious disease outbreaks, like the current coronavirus (COVID-19), can be scary and can affect our mental health. While it is important to stay informed, there are also many things we can do to support and manage our wellbeing during such times.

I’ve put together some tips we hope will help you, your friends, and your family to look after your mental health at a time when there is much discussion of potential threats to our physical health.

0:00 Introduction: Taking care of mental health as a nation: How to get through the Covid pandemic mentally fit
0:28 Who is Pete Cann?
1:02 Looking after your mental health while you have to stay at home
1:21 Be in touch with other people regularly; on the phone, social media, and email
1:28 Create a new daily routine and make sure you prioritize looking after yourself
1:42 Make sure your wider health is well taken care of
1:52 Try to avoid speculation and look up reputable sources on the outbreak
2:05 Follow hygiene advice such as washing your hands, sanitizing, and wearing your masks
2:53 Make a personal financial plan that fits your current situation
3:38 Try to stay connected
4:30 Talk to your children about the pandemic
5:20 Try to anticipate distress
6:00 Try not to make assumptions
6:10 Try to manage how you follow the outbreak in the media 
6:30 Looking after your mental health as lockdown eases

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❓ WHO IS PETE?

My name’s Pete Cann my laughter yoga friends know me as Pete Cann the Laughter Man #thelaughterman​​​​​. A couple of years ago I discovered the health, happiness, and wealth benefits that laughter can bring, and now I’ve made it my life mission to bring laughter to the whole wide world.

Yes everyone can laugh and everyone does, but making laughter a part of your everyday habit is something surprising that NOT everyone does.

When was the last time you had a really good laugh? I’m talking about a laugh where your jaw ached from grinning so much, your stomach felt like you’d pulled a thousand crunches and tears were streaming down your face and, just for that moment you didn’t have a care in the world.

Can you remember just how fantastic a good laugh feels? If someone could bottle that laughter lift feeling the world would be a happier and healthier place, right? Well, guess what, Laughter Yoga can give you all of these feelings, each and every time you practice it.

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