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Mental health can affect your daily life, relationships, and even physical health. Challenge the effects:听

• Think, Write, Talk: Think about what's been occupying your mind, taking up space, and making you feel not so great - maybe it's a pervasive negative thought you have. Write it out and get your thoughts on paper -听 including a strength you possess that helps you reframe and get through these times. Then talk to someone about what you鈥檙e struggling with and be honest - whether it be a friend or professional, have a genuine conversation about how you are feeling and what you need.听

• Rest: It requires more than just sleeping.听you need. Staying busy is easy, but resting has become a challenge. Pick 2 ways you plan to rest this week and reflect on whether it helped you bring a feeling of control back to both your body and mind.听

Resilience means knowing how to cope in spite of setbacks, or barriers, or limited resources. Practice emotional strength:听

• Dig Deep with Self-care: Take care of yourself, yes this absolutely includes finding time to eat, sleep, and exercise and it also requires more than tending to your basic needs, it includes nurturing yourself with love and appreciation. Self-care is power, it is 鈥渁n act of self-preservation鈥� and buffers against stressful life events. , see what you want to include more of.听
• Savor the Positive: Spend 10 minutes bringing yourself into the moment to fully enjoy a present positive experience, spend time reminiscing about a past positive experience, think about what you're looking forward to, or appreciate and acknowledge what鈥檚 going well in your life. You may also choose to do something that completely captures and engages your attention - something you can lose yourself in, rather than something that lets you tune out.听

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Stress is defined as the way we respond to our environment or an event that happens; how we perceive a situation. Challenge your perceptions:

• Conquer Your Fears: What actions have you been putting off because you鈥檙e worried about what might happen? . In the 鈥楧efine鈥� column list out some of your biggest worries at the moment. In the 鈥楶revent鈥欌�� column, write out what you might be able to do to prevent each thing from happening. In the 鈥楻epair鈥� column brainstorm things you could do to fix it if your worry came true.

• Reframe Stressors: Since stress is a perception, we can perceive it as a threat or challenge. Turn a stressor or problem into a challenge: pick something that鈥檚 causing you stress and ask yourself how you can change the way you think about it. and identify where you may be getting stuck. How can you approach your stressor as a challenge/opportunity to learn and grow? What would you do differently? Write it down.

Time is elastic, it will stretch to accommodate what you choose to put in it. Determine where you spend your time and what matters:听

• Fast From Media: Staying on task can be challenging when you are surrounded by constant distractions, just one click away. Go on a media fast for 2+ hours. See what it鈥檚 like to unplug from all electronics for a couple hours during your day. That includes your laptop, phone, TV,听 really anything that connects you to the outside world. Or maybe you want to try cutting out social media for 1 week. See how much time you have to dedicate to other components of your life, and how it improves your mental focus.
  
  
• Focus, One thing at a Time: Multitasking is less productive than doing a single thing at a time.听 Juggling multiple tasks cuts down on productivity and makes it harder to hone in on the important details. It's more about energy and attention management than time management. Make checklists and short-term goals - write down the top priorities for each day and address those things first. Set a time limit for each task: if you plan to do something for a certain amount of time, set an alarm to make sure you follow through. Give your full attention to what needs to get done and focus on staying present.听

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