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If the word research makes you cringe or yawn, keep reading!
"Hidden Brain explores the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior and questions that lie at the heart of our complex and changing world."
This podcast offers a ton of self-care and wellness information from a research perspective.
This is exciting information about how our brains work. It offers a fresh perspective and encourages reflection!
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"Secrets are the currency of intimacy. They reflect our darkest thoughts, brightest hopes, and every emotion in between. They’re deeply personal, but extremely relatable. They allow us to feel alone, together.
For over a decade, millions of people from all over the world have been anonymously sharing their secrets with Frank Warren, founder of the community art project, PostSecret. Each postcard submission is a unique work of art handmade by people who needed to share and release their secret into the world." https://museumofus.org/exhibits/post-secret
What the heck are coping skills?
What the heck are coping skills?
Coping skills are simply creative and healthy ways to
manage and maintain mental health.
There are different types of coping skills.
Coping skills help manage emotions and how to express them.
Coping skills help problem solve and brainstorm options.
Coping skills help make meaning out of a tough situation or experience.
Coping skills help change thought patterns and beliefs.
Coping skills help build connections by seeking support and being honest.
Need some ideas to get started?
Need some ideas to get started?
Give these ideas a go!
Give these ideas a go!
Hiking
Exercise
Put on fake tattoos
Write (poetry, stories, journal)
Scribble/doodle on paper
Be with other people
Watch a favorite TV show
Hydrate
Go see a movie
Do a word-search or crossword
Do schoolwork
Play a musical instrument
Paint your nails, do your make-up or hair
Sing
Study the sky
Punch a pillow
Put Band-Aids where you want to cut
Let yourself cry
Take a hot shower or relaxing bath
Play with a pet
Go shopping
Clean something
Knit or sew
Read a good book
Listen to music
Use aromatherapy (candle, lotion, room spray)
Meditate
Go somewhere very public
Bake cookies
Create a vision board
Paint or draw
Rip paper into itty bitty pieces
Shoot hoops, kick a ball
Make a card
Plan your dream room
Hug a pillow or stuffed animal
Hyperfocus on something like a rock, hand, etc.
Dance
Make hot chocolate, a milkshake or a smoothie
Play with modeling clay or Play-Doh
Build a pillow fort
Go for a nice long drive
Complete something you’ve been putting off
Draw on yourself with a marker
Take up a new hobby
Look up recipes, cook a meal
Go outside for 15 minutes
Search online for new songs/artists
Make a list of goals for the day/week/month
Perform a random act of kindness
Teach your pet a new trick
Learn a new language
Move EVERYTHING in your room to a new spot
Try to do handstands, cartwheels or backbends
Practice yoga
Hug a friend or family member
Reading
Gardening
Walking
Running
Yoga
Riding a bicycle
Driving
Riding a motorcycle
Fishing
Create or build something
Pray
Make a list of blessings in your life
Read something faith-affirming
Go to a friend’s house
Jump on a trampoline
Watch an old, happy movie
Contact the 988 LifeLine (Text to 988)
Talk to someone close to you
Ride a bicycle
Feed the ducks, birds or squirrels
Color
Memorize a poem, play or song
Stretch
Search for ridiculous things on the internet
“Shop” online (without buying anything)
Color coordinate your wardrobe
Watch fish or bird or squirrel or pet
Make a playlist of your favorite songs
Play the “15 Minute Game” (Avoid something for 15 minutes, when time is up start again)
Plan your dinner/vacay/weekend/other event
Plant some seeds
Hunt for your perfect home or car online
Try to make as many words out of your full name as possible
Sort through/edit your pictures
Play with a balloon
Give yourself a facial
Play with a favorite childhood toy
Start collecting something
Play a video/computer game
Clean up trash at your local park
Look at yourlifeyourvoice.org
Text or call a friend
Write yourself an “I love you because...” letter
Look up new words and use them
Rearrange furniture
Write a letter to someone that you may never send
Smile at five people
Play with your little brother/sister/niece/nephew
Go for a walk (with or without a friend)
Put a puzzle together
Clean your room/closet
Get together with friends to play frisbee, soccer or basketball
Or your own ideas!
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