Happy Thursday! Here is an amazing guided meditation for anxiety and stress 💛 🌷 : buff.ly/2UNYsiV

“Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable. When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary.” — Fred Rogers 💛 🌷

Sometimes we may feel that our experiences alienate us. During these times you must remember just how many people are going through what you are going through. Rather than resorting to rationalizing every emotion, it can be helpful to recognize the present moment.💛 🌷

Happy Fourth of July! We hope you find time today to relax and spend time with loved ones. 💛 🌷

“If we start being honest about our pain, our anger, and our shortcomings instead of pretending they don’t exist, then maybe we’ll leave the world a better place than we found it.” – Russell Wilson

Journaling sounds simple right? Write down what your going through and it is supposed to help, but the amount of possibilities you have with a piece of paper and a pen can be overwhelming. Learn more about getting started with this video! 💛 🌷 buff.ly/3hiBsBl

Mental health is experienced by even the most successful people. The reality is that mental illness has no standard face or identity. Learn more about the connection between mental health and creativity 💛 🌷 : buff.ly/3qOMstb

"Up to 80 percent of those treated for depression show an improvement in their symptoms generally within four to six weeks of beginning treatment. (NIH)" Everyone has the right to be heard. 💛 🌷

"What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, and more unashamed conversation." - Glenn Close 💛 🌷

Regular exercise has been shown to lower the level of stress hormones. It also helps release endorphins, which are chemicals that improve your mood! 💛 🌷

Take out the trash. Literally and metaphorically- write down all the stressors and negative feelings you are experiencing on a piece of paper and throw it away. Then write new positive thoughts to replace the negative ones. Regain control :) 💛 🌷

“Hope is that thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us if we have the courage to reach for it and to work for it and to fight for it.” —Barack Obama. 💛 🌷

During times of stress and anxiety, simply moving can serve your mental wellbeing. The attached yoga walkthrough focuses on breathing techniques and spinal work that will assist you in moments of stress. 💛🌷 buff.ly/2UzaPeV

Our words really do make a difference in how we experience the world. In the mental health and self improvement world, affirmations are short, encouraging statements that you can use to develop a more positive frame of mind. 💛🌷 buff.ly/2T6JJ1W

“To share your weakness is to make yourself vulnerable; to make yourself vulnerable is to show your strength.”― Criss Jami 💛 🌷

It can be difficult to see loved ones experiencing mental illness, however there are things we can do to be a mental health advocate. Any and every small action counts! 💛 🌷 buff.ly/2B77gGZ

We are still in July Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. Through learning we can support and understand each other! buff.ly/2Te9EEQ

Every day is a fresh beginning, Every morn is the world made new; You who are weary of sorrow and sinning. Here is a beautiful hope for you; A hope for me and a hope for you. - Unknown 💛 🌷

Happy Sunday! Here is a journaling idea for you changemakers: What are some of the strongest emotions you’ve ever felt? Write about how those emotions affected you and what caused you to feel those emotions. 💛 🌷