Your Mental Health Toolkit

Mindful Tips ● Mood Mixes ● Personal Stories ● Motivation

We know we can’t solve all your troubles, but we can give you tools to help.

Whether it is everyday tips, sounds to relax your mind, strategies to cope with parenting right now or films to get you talking, we are here to help you look after yourself and your loved ones.

Welcome to Headroom

Alex Scott introduces the new mental health toolkit.

Reasons To Stay Alive

Listen. Matt Haig’s honest and ultimately uplifting memoir, read by Carl Prekopp.
The UK Sleep Census

Read. Find out your personalised 'sleep score' by taking part in the UK Sleep Census.
Fearne Cotton: Nine things we learned when she spoke to Joe Wicks

Read. Fearne Cotton opens up about panic attacks, 70s music and why she has daily cold showers.
'I was always good at putting on a front'

Listen. 'Hooked' podcast host Melissa Rice opens up about anxiety and addiction.

Tidy House. Tidy Mind.

Read. How decluttering your home can help create a calm mind.
Are we getting breakfast all wrong?

Read. Will going back into the office affect our breakfast routines?
The Happiness Half Hour

Listen. How to hack your happiness with simple, science-based strategies.
Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley

Listen. How fermented foods maybe the key to a healthy body and mind.

Roman Kemp: Our Silent Emergency

Watch. Roman Kemp explores the mental health and suicide crisis affecting young men.
Back on the Psych Ward

Watch. Stacey Dooley follows the staff at Springfield Hospital as they look after patients in a pandemic.
Ugly Me: My Life with Body Dysmorphia

Watch. A documentary following 29-year-old Liane's struggle to conquer her body dysmorphia.
Jesy Nelson: Odd One Out

Watch. Little Mix star Jesy Nelson goes on a journey of rehabilitation as she opens up about abuse she has suffered.

All Day Happy

Hours of mood-boosting music mixes from across BBC Sounds.
Radio 1's Chill Mix

Planet Earth's most soothing musical vibes.
Radio 1's Motivate Me Mix

Perrie, Jade and Leigh-Anne share the music that gets them motivated.
All Day Mindful

Hours of music to work on your wellbeing and help your day move smoothly

Yorkshire Walks

Watch. Shanaz Gulzar takes time out to indulge in Wensleydale and its wonderful vistas.
Take Me to Your Happy Place

Listen. Winterwatch's Gillian Burke shares the music that helps her unwind.
Five nature documentaries to get you excited for spring

Read and Listen. Five beautiful documentaries to inspire your next outdoor adventure.
Lose Yourself With...Maria Chiara Argirò

Listen. Maria Chiara Argirò invites you on a musical guided tour of Rome.

How To Have a Better Brain

Listen. Why a good night's sleep will boost your brain power.
Mindful Soundscapes

Listen. An escape to the sea with two hours of lapping waves.
Sleep: Freedom to Think

Listen. Leading neuroscientist Russell Foster on how to "take control of your sleep."
The Sleeping Forecast

Listen. Relaxing instrumental tunes paired with Radio 4's Shipping Forecast.

Right Here Right Now

Listen. After a year like no other, how has the pandemic affected young people?
Career Advice

Read. How to kick-start your own solo business – from those who’ve already done it
What Health Anxiety Feels Like

Listen. Hayley and Cherelle chat to Dr Punam Krishan about living with health anxiety
15 of the best 'rainy day movies'

Read. Ali Plumb's top films for rainy days, Sundays and holidays.

Front Row Get Creative - Jessie Brennan

Watch. A fun 'blind drawing' challenge to try with a friend.
'How walking 3000 miles helped my depression'

Listen. The 3000-mile walk that changed Jake's outlook on life.
Make your own jumping frog

Get creative. Practice mindFOLDness with this interactive origami frog.
Couch to 5K

Read. A 9 week plan to get you moving.

Creating a support network for your family

Read. Tips for creating a supportive network of family and friends.
How to help your child deal with 'big' emotions

Read. Tips to help your child talk about uncomfortable feelings.
Calming Sounds

Listen. Soothing noise to help your little one get to sleep.
Back to school: What if my child is struggling?

Read. How to help your child adjust to going back to school.

Happy Heads

Local BBC radio stations working with children’s mental health organisations where you live.
All in the Mind

Radio 4 explores the limits and potential of the human mind.
How to focus

Listen. Conductor Kalena Bovell and pro skier Lorraine Huber on how to ‘get in the zone'.
The Cabin Fever Podcast

The place where the real disability talk happens. Interviews, life hacks and things you don't say out loud.

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