Thriving in uncertainty: Promoting wellbeing in our bodymind Professor Helen Payne University of Hertfordshire H.L.Payne@herts.ac.uk
2 Young graduate
3 Persistent bodily symptoms: 26-35% Primary care; 50% Hospital and 1 in 5 GP visits
4 Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS)
5 Stress 1
6 Stress 2
7 Stress 3 50% of mental health concerns established by 14 years, 75% by 24 years. Poor Mental Health peaks 18-25 yrs 92% of students identify as experienced mental distress (Unite Students, 2016) 12% -20% report a mental health problem (NUS, 2013) More severe mental health concerns amongst university students than non-university peers (Auerbach et al., 2016)
8 Uncertainty
9 Thriving
10 The BodyMind Approach (TBMA)
11 Stress responses: Fight, Flight
12 Faint, Fold, Freeze
13 Happy Hormones
14, 15 Wellbeing in balance
16, 17, 18 The key to balance
19 Breathe
20 The Resilience to Thrive