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Manage Stress

Gardening for Mental Health and Well-Being

Gardening can help lighten mood and reduce stress levels

Be Social

Connect With Loved Ones Remotely

Make video calls more meaningful with these simple tips

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Manage Stress

Brighten Someone’s Day With Kindness

Helping others may improve your mood and sense of connection

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Manage Stress

Setting Healthy Boundaries With Others

Honoring your limits takes practice — and yields rewards!

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Eat Right

Anti-Inflammatory Foods for Brain Health

Eat more of these brain foods to help support your memory and concentration

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Manage Stress

Overcome the Stigma of Seeing a Therapist

Challenge misconceptions you may have about getting counseling

Engage Your Brain

Use Memory Chunking to Help Recall Recipes

Mentally group ingredients together and start cooking

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Ongoing Exercise

Track Your Workouts to Stay Motivated

Setting goals and charting your progress can help keep you accountable

Ongoing Exercise

Exercise Daily to Improve Your Mood

Get fit and feel better with daily exercise like power walking or dancing

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Engage Your Brain

Memorize Numbers Using Chunking Technique

Break down phone numbers into smaller groups to commit them to memory

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Ongoing Exercise

Walk Outside for a Healthier You

Do it to try to reduce stress and boost mood with fresh air and exercise

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Ongoing Exercise

Yoga for Stress Relief and Mental Health

This ancient practice has benefits for the body and mind

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Manage Stress

Invest in Experiences Not Things

Spending on experiences can bring more joy in the long run

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Engage Your Brain

Make a Personal Bucket List With Purpose

Create a list that brings joy and fulfillment with meaningful goals and activities

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Manage Stress

Write Down Happy Memories to Savor Them

Journaling can help you recall happy moments and feel more positive

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Manage Stress

Make Small Talk With Others for Connection

Chitchat isn’t idle! It can help forge new relationships and ease loneliness

Activity Batches

Engage Your Brain

Keep Learning for Brain Health

7 Staying Sharp activities you can try to challenge your mind

Be Social

Elevate Your Social Game

7 Staying Sharp activities that make spending time with others easy and fun

Restorative Sleep

7 Staying Sharp activities to help you make restorative sleep a priority

Mindful

Manage Stress

'Just Like Me' Compassion Practice

This guided visualization practice invites us to look at how we are similar

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Manage Stress

Mindfulness Practice: Soften-Soothe-Allow

Bring awareness to the presence of pain or difficulty in your body

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Manage Stress

A Basic Meditation to Tame Your Inner Critic

An exercise for confronting the nagging voice in your head

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Meditations

A small boat on calm water at sunset with the text "Slow Breathing 15 mins"

Slow Breathing Meditation for 15 Minutes

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A forest with tall trees with the text "Thoughts 10 mins"

Thoughts Meditation for 10 Minutes

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A body of water and mountains at sunset with the text "Expanding Awareness 5 mins"

Expanding Awareness Meditation for 5 Minutes

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