Living Well with a Long-term Physical Health Condition

The Living Well with a Long-term Physical Health Condition webinar is for anyone who has a long-term physical health condition. You may have been recently diagnosed or you may be living with your LTC for a long time – this webinar is for everyone regardless of what stage you are at or the difficulties that you are experiencing.

This webinar explores how symptoms of stress, low mood and anxiety may impact on your long-term condition directly and indirectly, as well as how the long-term condition can impact symptoms of stress, low mood and anxiety. 

During the webinar we will look at the importance of including pleasurable and relaxing activities to manage stress and explore a range of possible activities that can be tried, we also go through some mindfulness examples with you. In addition, we look at practical strategies of energy management (spoon theory), scheduling and the importance of self-compassion. 

Key topics covered: 

• The link between physical and mental health: An overview of the relationship between our physical and mental health and how they can influence each other.
• Stress, low mood and anxiety and the impact on long-term conditions: An overview of direct and indirect impact of mental health on long-term health conditions. 
• Stress management techniques & mindfulness taster: An overview of different relaxation techniques to manage stress.
• Energy Management including spoon theory: Tips to manage time/energy better using scheduling and ways to understand our energy levels better. 
• Self-compassion: The importance of self-compassion in managing, adjusting and understanding how you are impacted by by your long-term health condition
• How to access further support: Further information on how to access immediate support during a crisis and how to self-refer to HPFT Talking Therapies.

If you require any additional support registering for any of our webinars, please email: hpft.iaptwebinars@nhs.net.