This time around we’re chatting with Dr Carolyne Keenan, a registered psychologist with a passion for sharing mental health information outside the clinic room and a regular contributor to Life Hacks on BBC Radio One.

Hi, Carolyne! If you could recommend One Good Thing everyone can do to improve their mental health, what would it be?

Treat yourself like a baby – strip all your self-care back and look after yourself as if you were looking after a small baby. I have five pillars to this: nutrition, hydration, sleep, fresh air, movement.

Why is treating yourself like a baby your One Good Thing?

There has been a real commodification of self-care over the last decade. There are apps, pills, greens powders, courses, programmes and hundreds of people on social media talking about it. The bottom line is if we aren’t nailing the basics, the rest won’t really make the difference we want it to.

Good point! OK, so how do we do it?

Focus on the basic needs we have for optimal health. Colourful, less-processed foods to support a healthy gut and boost mood, enough water to hydrate our bodies to reduce brain fog and fatigue, sleep for rest and repair, fresh air to boost health and connect with nature and movement to relieve physical tension and improve circulation.

One Good Thing: why you should treat yourself like a baby