3 Ways To Add To Your Mental Health Toolbox

 Therapy 

If society can change how we look at going to therapy, we all will be happier in life. It would be best to look at your therapist in the same mindset as hiring a personal trainer. You don’t know what you don’t know. Only someone who is trained and skilled in this area can help guide you. 

Take time when looking for the right therapist for you. Therapy is like any other profession, where there are individuals with specific skill sets, you may not need some practice. You also want to take your time because you might not connect on a human-to-human connection with a therapist. 

If this happens, don’t get discouraged. Accept that it happened and move forward, finding the next therapist to try.

Exercise  

Get moving, get your heart rate going and get sweating! Adding 5-6 days of exercise into your week doesn’t mean you need to join a gym or buy a monthly membership somewhere. The act of throwing on a pair of shoes, popping in your headphones and getting 30+ minutes of walking in where you live is sufficient enough to start.

The endorphins created when moving are our body’s natural way of changing your mood for the better—however, the creation of endorphins isn’t the only reason to start moving for your mental health.  

The act of getting more exercise can trigger new thoughts and goals within you. The desire to eat healthier is one. By doing this, your gut and brain will benefit from eating cleaner foods and getting away from the highly processed, high sugars and fatty foods that are so common in our diets. 

Morning routine 

Every morning you start with a blank slate. 6-8hrs of sleep, physically and emotionally getting away from all that’s going bad in life, start each morning with a plan to better yourself. Find a set time to wake up each day, making sure you don’t feel rushed and stressed. Leave your phone alone until your whole routine is completed, making the morning entirely about you.

What can be part of a morning routine?

  • meditation
  • journaling
  • affirmations
  • reading
  • stretching
  • goal setting
  • peace and quiet

As you can see, your mental health toolbox won’t be filled with anything that doesn’t already come into your daily life. That is the beautiful thing about our mental health; we can work on it every day without having to change who we are.

It is also important to point out the correlation between physical health and mental health. They are not two separate areas competing for your time. Instead, they work together, feeding off the positives and negative daily actions made. 

So take some time today and think about a few areas you start focusing on each day to better your mental health. 

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