Wellbeing

Your hub for essential wellbeing information.

Wellbeing is generally considered to be about feeling good and functioning well. This can include things like life satisfaction and experiencing pleasant emotions, as well as having a sense of purpose and positive relationships with others.  

Mental health refers to a spectrum of experience, from mental wellness through to mental illness, in addition to wellbeing.  

Wellbeing impacts mental health, but mental health is more than wellbeing and it's also more than the absence of mental illness. Rather, mental health is made up of both wellbeing and the impact of mental illness.

Wellbeing and mindfulness tips from our students

On this episode of the Manchester Voices podcast, three of our students – Khadijat, Dorsa and Dara – talk about the wellbeing and mindfulness techniques they find helpful. Their tips are the kind of advice they wish they’d had when starting university, and they hope it will be useful to you. Listen below:

Online wellbeing support

You can now access a range of wellbeing support, including counselling, accommodation and financial guidance, and support tailored to your programme of study or research, through My Manchester.

Check out the video below for more:

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Wellbeing resources

Your wellbeing is important, and we want to make sure that you feel supported while at university. We’ve put together a collection of resources of things you can do to proactively improve your wellbeing.

If you need more support or find that these activities aren’t helping, use the links below to find information on what you might consider next.