Since this month is mental health awareness month, I am starting a series of blog posts on mental health. Today's focus is on mental wellness see if any of these tips from Poppy Jamie could be useful for you. After her tips you will find a list of songs you can dance to right now to put a smile on your face.
5 Tips To Boost Your Mental Health
From Happy Not Perfect
By Poppy Jamie
1. Hit Reset on Your Habits: When we consciously decide to wake up to our autopilot patterns, only then can we choose to bend and shift them. List three habits you’ve set-and-forgotten that you would like to reset into better ones. Mine are looking at Instagram first thing in the morning and when I’m bored, saying “I’m sorry” when I have nothing to apologize for, and eating when I’m stressed.
2. Start Micro-Energizing: Right now, are you slumped over, head down, staring at your phone or laptop? If so, you’re more likely to be self-critical and reactive to a threat because our thinking is influenced by our physical bodies and vice versa. Try these micro-energizers to help build healthier thought habits:
Stand up
Do ten jumping jacks
Dance to your favorite song
Stretch your arms over your head
3. Tone Your Vagus Nerve: Belly breathing stimulates the vagus nerve, which controls the parasympathetic nervous system and regulates your heart rate and mood. Researchers in Switzerland have found that a well-toned vagus nerve can reduce inflammation, treat depression and PTSD, and tamp down stress and anxiety. All of these benefits can be accessed just through breathing.
4. Change Your Words, Change Your Narrative: Use language to your advantage and retell your past story in a way that empowers you. This is a very powerful exercise because your brain believes everything you tell it. Replace unhelpful words like “failure,” “screwup,” and “disaster” with the word “unexpected.”
5. Use the Friend POV: Have you noticed that we always know how a friend should handle their situation, but we’re stumped when it comes to our own? When we are talking to ourselves, our emotional brain is activated but when we’re advising a friend, our analytical brain is activated. Practice using the third-party friend voice in aspects of your life you may be struggling with.
If you choose to start micro-energizing here is a list of various songs you can dance to:
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