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Eat Cara Cara oranges often, write down your worries, phone a friend, try new things. Swim in uncertainty with open arms like a whale, be really messy and undone and appreciate those who WANT to stick around for that, dress up when you can, take adaptogens to support long-term stress/mood stability, eat turmeric rice instead of regular, listen to perfume Genius's new album, do your taxes (unfortunately, it's proven to reduce stress) Take milk thistle to support liver detoxification, call upon God for your troubles, find your favorite hummus or garlic dip, cry as much as you need to, burn that cape around your body, self preservation doesn't always constitute liberation. Listen to your favorite tunes and anytime you stumble across an unknown word in a book, article, song etc... look it up.
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Obviously we’re all so different, but that also means it’s hard to give advice because how we process stress / how it manifests physically / how we soothe it can vary so much from person to person, and even season to season. I’ve learned to take advice and TRY EVERYTHING until I find what works for me. In my experience it’s better to try 10 different things to weed out what works for you than to pick & choose what you think will work. Just try whatever is feasible from what we recommend!
Okay, rec time:
Microdose gummies were a huge help for me in certain seasons. I am not a person that wants to get high; I don’t have anything against it, just don’t do it myself. The microdose is so so so low that you don’t feel it. If anything, the ones I took felt like a light melatonin feeling. Helped me calm down a lot and often helped me sleep.
Baths were huge in certain seasons. Add some salt, dim the lights, play some ambient sounds or your fav calm album, and fully submerge into the void.
Long drives are how I make sense of life‘s puzzles. I often take the long way home if I think the extra time will help me arrive at a calmer state. I always find myself enjoying the local traffic, getting to really look at my surroundings, using red lights to breathe and refocus my thoughts.
3 practical things that are relatively easy to do. I think anxiety / stress rob you of your time and energy. I’ve spent so much of my life under stress only to get through the very thing that stressed me and realize that I had nothing to worry about. I lost days, weeks, maybe months to stress and anxiousness. At this point in my life I’m very aggressive about not living life with stress or anxiety in the drivers seat. It’s my life to enjoy and I only get one and I want as much of it as possible to be filled with joy / happiness / peace. Hope that helps! Sending you good thoughts + prayers + vibes.
Apr 10, 2024
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- eat food that u like (bonus points if u cook a recipe, I find it very therapeutic)
- dont procrastinate on cleaning - do it at the start of ur day and end of ur day (also therapeutic)
- move ur body!! dance, walk, run, stretch!!!!!!!! it’ll help regulate ur parasympathetic nervous system
- cold showers stimulate neural pathway development :)
- be careful with what songs u listen to, make sure the lyrics aren’t..erm condescending bc I believe words u tell urself/listen to are very powerful.
- pursue long-form media & hobbies to refocus ur attention span perhaps into a book, a feel-good movie/tv show OR paint, journal, sew clothes, make a bracelet.
- explore ur city! pottery classes, farmers markets, botanical gardens, thrift stores, new park, new food spots
- always indulge in ur appearance even if u aren’t going anywhere. Wear clean clothes, brush ur hair, be hygienic, indulge in skincare. :)
May 8, 2024
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ie. water, air, sunshine, pruning, noise
water:
- take a shower
- go swiming
- drink 8 oz.
air:
- go on a walk
- open the windows
sunshine:
- get some rays, helps with dopamine!
- consume some vitamin c
- smile at strangers
pruning:
- clean up your space
- take care of pending grooming tasks (haircut, paint nails, etc.)
- do a task you've been avoiding
Noise: (fun fact plants grow better when you talk to them or play music!)
- listen to a podcast you love
- sing a song
- give a friend a call
Jan 15, 2025
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1. Ground your senses, grab a potent oil, candle, tea, food etc. Take a deep breath and inhale the scent. Tap in the scent using bilateral stimulation, alternating tapping on your shoulders or thighs, continue breathing until you feel grounded in the essence of that smell/ sensory experience.
2. Get out a piece of paper and draw as many spirals, circles, abstract objects as possible until you get lost in the art of fluidity and not thought.
3. Rinse yourself with water, splash your face, take a shower, dip your fingers in a bowl and dab water on your heart, forehead and shoulders. Remind yourself no matter what, you are here and that is sacred.
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flax pita bread wrap, TOOM garlic dip (whole foods) spinach, tomatoes, Rotisserie chicken shredded, Load it, fold it + and you are good to go.
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