12 Days of Wellmas with Step One

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The importance of self-care over the festive season is being highlighted here at Step One, as our Christmas fairy takes over our social media to provide you with 12 ways to look after your mental health this Christmas.

From Sunday the 12th of December, she will be spreading the message of self-care on our social media pages to anyone struggling with their mental health over Christmas. She wants to remind everyone of the need to look after both physical and mental wellbeing as it can be difficult for many people.

The background of the social media posts will be accompanied by Step One’s Senior Business Services Manager, Amanda Malcolm, who will be singing an updated carol, the 12 Days of Wellmas. We encourage you to sing along with us too as the lyrics will be captioned in each post!

The Twelve Days of Wellmas

On the 1st day of Christmas, my true self gave to me – A winter walk by the sea
On the 2nd day of Christmas, my true self gave to me – Two cups of tea
On the 3rd day of Christmas, my true self gave to me – Three indoor plants
On the 4th day of Christmas, my true self gave to me – Four bubble baths
On the 5th day of Christmas, my true self gave to me – Five calling friends
On the 6th day of Christmas, my true self gave to me – Six Christmas movies
On the 7th day of Christmas, my true self gave to me – Seven pages of reading
On the 8th day of Christmas, my true self gave to me – Eight hours sleeping
On the 9th day of Christmas, my true self gave to me – Nine minutes of yoga
On the 10th day of Christmas, my true self gave to me – Ten cakes a baking
On the 11th day of Christmas, my true self gave to me – Eleven minutes of dancing
On the 12th day of Christmas, my true self gave to me – Twelve tech free hours

Help us spread the word of self-care this Christmas by sharing and liking our upcoming posts!

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