ACE Activity

ACE your day - every day - with ACE Activities.

Plan and DO activities every day which give you a sense of Achievement, Connection & Enjoyment

Aim for a healthy life balance:  Achieve, Connect, Enjoy.


How to ace your day!

Our mood can be greatly affected by what we do, when, and with whom.

In order to maintain a healthy sense of wellbeing, we need to balance what we do.  We can use the acronym ACE to help us remember:

• ACHIEVE - work, chores, study
• CONNECT -  with friends, family, community
• ENJOY - play, fun, pleasure
  
  

When we feel stressed, we often spend more time doing things that help us achieve, but less of enjoyment and connecting with others.   When we feel depressed, we withdraw and isolate ourselves and do much less, and when we feel anxious, we tend to avoid places or people where we feel anxious.

Make time for yourself each day - relaxation, fun, enjoyment. Create a healthy balance - allow time for activities which give you a sense of achievement, those that give a sense of connecting with and of being close to others, and of a sense of enjoyment.

These activities affect our brain chemistry by acting directly on the release of neuro-transmitters, and are our natural anti-stress and anti-depressants.

• Achievement stimulates dopamine
• Purposeful activity stimulates serotonin
• Connecting with other people stimulates oxytocin
• Exercise stimulates endorphins

Therefore, making sure we keep doing these ACE activities every day, will help us overcome our problems.

• Keep an ACE Log to help you keep track
• Or use the Weekly Planner

The BACE acronym includes looking after your body

• BODY CARE - exercise, healthy eating and drinking, rest
• ACHIEVE - work, chores and study
• CONNECT WITH OTHERS - friends, family and community
• ENJOY - play, fun, pleasure

Use these BACE log sheets and diaries to keep you on track:

• BACE Weekly Diary - am, pm, eve
• BACE Weekly Diary
• BACE Daily Diary

ACE Activity:  This page as PDF

BACES:  Steps to positive mental health

Nature As Therapy

ACE: Achieve, Connect, Enjoy - short video

ACE Activity - longer video

The Battery:  Lift vs Drop activities

Learn effective skills online -  The Decider Skills For Self Help online course.