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Seeking support from others
Identifying the symptoms of burnout
Learning to say no
Connection
- Tell the truth in your relationships.
- Catch critical, blaming, or self-victimizing thoughts.
- Have fun with someone you love. Forget about everything that feels like a problem and do something silly and childlike.
- Ask a friend to join a yoga studio with you, or invite them to jog with you on the beach.
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Communication as therapy
- Write down everything that’s weighing you down mentally and then burn it as a form of letting go.
- Write down everything you’ve learned from a difficult experience so you can see it as something useful and empowering instead of something to stress you out.
- Ap...
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Meditation tips for peace of mind
- Take 5 to 10 minutes for a simple seated meditation.
- Take 100 deep breaths, counting “and one,” “and two,” and so on, with “and” on the inhalations and the numbers on the exhalations.
- Take a meditative walk, focusing solel...
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Contribution
- Volunteer your time to help a charity you believe in.
- Volunteer at your local animal shelter.
- Do something kind for someone else without expecting anything in return.
- Leverage your passion to help someone else (i.e.: if you’re an aspiring designer, design a logo ...
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Solitude
- Schedule a date with yourself, a time when you don’t need to meet anyone else’s requests, and do something that feeds your mind and spirit.
- Sit in nature and let yourself simply be.
- Be your own best friend.
- Repeat some positive affirmations that help you feel presen...
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Creativity
- Engage in art therapy: paint or start a journal.
- Create a peace collage. Include images that make you feel relaxed and at ease.
- Take a walk with the sole intention of photographing beautiful things that make you feel at peace.
- Write a blog post about what gives you p...
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Finding friends
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