Cold splash
Splashing cold water on your face from, say, a sink or a bowl has two main effects on your system →
-
-
5-4-3-2-1 grounding
Use this grounding technique to mindfully take in the details of your surroundings using each of your senses →
-
Practice S.T.O.P.
Signs that you’re at risk of acting from either your survival brain or emotional brain, not from your learning brain →
-
Tame the thought monster
Ask yourself, have I bought into this thought before? Is this an old and familiar pattern? →
-
Practice grounding
Keep a container of your preferred snack nearby to use this strategy when experiencing a stressor →
-
Hand-on-heart exercise
Practice compassion through this exercise whenever or wherever you are, including at work →
-
G.I.V.E. C.A.R.E.
When you find yourself questioning your ability to bounce back, know that you can do something different, and it is okay if you make mistakes as you learn →
-
Practice during calm periods
Having this repertoire of stress-relieving exercises at your fingertips will help to ensure that challenging moments will be more manageable →
-
Take a pause
Whether you can spare five minutes, five hours, or five days, you can work towards having helpful mental health tools on hand regardless of time →
-
Cope in the moment
If you are at work and experiencing stress or overwhelming emotions, it can be difficult to cope with them in the moment →
-
Refill your own pitcher
The thing about clichés is that they’re most often true. Without your oxygen flow, it can feel like you’re suffocating →
-
The feelings machine
Learning about the stress response cycle is an important step in helping people build their tool kit of positive mental health practices →
-
The power of scheduling positive activities
How small, intentional changes can boost your mood and create positive patterns in your daily life →