When Should You Buy Someone A Mentwell Card?

Well the answer is really any time! 

Just as you would buy your family and friends Christmas presents, birthday presents, condolence gifts, farewell gifts, going away gifts or when you would buy someone lunch because you know they’ve been having a tough time - go the extra mile and buy them a Mentwell card instead. This shows that you support them, that you love and care about them and that you want them to feel and be the best person that they can be. You can buy a present for Mum, a present for Dad, a present for a friend, for a colleague, an acquaintance, someone you fancy, someone you know if going through a tough time, the list is endless!

Any time that you would usually buy someone you love or care about a present like a kitchen appliance, a funny toy, a JB Hi Fi voucher etc, how about you give them a Mentwell voucher instead? Remember, whoever you’re sending it to can redeem it on over 60 service types including a tarot card session, a physio session they’ve been meaning to go to or maybe just to help with their existing psychology sessions. Maybe they just want a massage after a long week - it’s up to them, but who wouldn’t want the ability to feel better and be better for their loved ones around them?

The gift giving business is worth 1.5-2.5 BILLION dollars per year, and majority of that is going to material goods or superficial experiences. Do you really need another book that you won’t read? Do you really need that vase or picture frame? How was that hangover after the wine tasting session - keen to do that again?

This is a better solution to showing your care for someone in a whole hearted manner. To help someone to find pain solutions, self help methods or just to keep their body, mind and spirit aligned is the best present you could give anyone, ever. 

But there are a few things to think about. 

If you have a friend who has been down in the dumps for a number of months and you want to show them support, a Mentwell card is a great answer to your anxiety-inducing present shopping. However we ask that you understand that we can never fully comprehend what someone is going through, without human connection as part of the gift giving process. 

We have some recommendations for how you can gift someone a Mentwell card OR anything else for that matter with sensitivity and helpfulness. When you gift someone the card, we have some drop down options for what message to say to the person you’re gifting to. They include cute messages like:

1. Happy Birthday! Use this to take care of yourself - you deserve it!
2. I've been thinking of you and hope you can use this to get through this challenging period. Reach out if you need anything at all - I'm here for you.
3. Thank you for all your hard work - I hope this Mentwell card gives you everything you need :)

Be considerate when choosing the best option for your friend, acquaintance, family member or work colleague and then go the extra mile, reach out to them and ask them for a coffee. Ask if they want to catch up or how things are going with their work, with their family and help them by asking questions around what could be the cause of what’s making them feel unhappy. At Mentwell, we always come back to the 5 pillars - Physical and Mental health, Purpose, Relationships, Community, Spirituality - which one or more of these are lacking in your giftee's life? How can you ask more questions around this topic politely and with care?

Always calm yourself before seeing them, be neutral and receptive to them, ask questions, listen attentively and ask more questions. Give them a vote of confidence and support and if you want to suggest answers to their questions, ask them if it’s ok to do that. Sometimes people just want to vent and sometimes people don’t actually know or see any possible solutions to their problems. 

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