Fast & Easy Ways to Improve Your Mental Health

• Give something - (It doesn't have to be big - you can give approval, an encouraging text, a dollar, a chance)

• When worry hits, say out loud: I will not worry about the things I cannot control. Sounds simple, but doing this involves your thinking, hearing and speaking so it's a triple whammy against anxiety.

• Go outside and touch the earth or the grass or a tree or a plant. (I don't have a scholarly article about why this helps, I only know from experience that it truly does.)

• Turn off all social media for eight hours. (Or start with thirty minutes if that feels more doable.)