Taking time to practice mindfulness can help steady your thoughts and manage stress. Explore simple ways to care for your mental health.
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Visualization can have a powerful impact on your wellness or psyche. If you're in a funk or not feeling particularly inspired, try taking moment to think back on the last time you felt truly joyful. What sparked it? Is it a person, a place, a situation? Is there something you can do for yourself today that will maybe inspire that same emotion? Investing in your own personal joy is always worth it.
Be like Mike. He credits tapping in to the power of his mind—visualizing himself winning—to helping him become a master of basketball. And it’s is something you can try too. What’s the equivalent to making a basket, or winning a championship trophy in your life? If you picture yourself achieving this in your mind, your brain actually does the work to create a new neural pathway. In non-science speak, this means when you visualize something vividly, and repeatedly, the brain feels like you’ve actually done the thing you’ve imagined. So when the situation arises in real life, you can be calm in the moment and worry a little less about how to do the thing because you’ve already experienced it your mind.
Shame unfortunately convinces many that they are unworthy or unlovable. Take time to praise and love yourself; for example, write down three things you like about yourself every day.
Checking in with your feelings is important during the early phases of motherhood. You may be feeling all sorts of things, good and bad, sometimes all at once. These feelings can be confusing, but it's good to identify and acknowledge your emotions.
If you're having trouble naming your feelings, a "feelings wheel", a visual map of the range of emotions, can be helpful and supportive tool.
If you're having trouble naming your feelings, a "feelings wheel", a visual map of the range of emotions, can be helpful and supportive tool.
You deserve support for distressing emotions. There are resources available to help you cope with the challenges that come with motherhood; discuss options with your support system.
After welcoming a new baby, it's important to take time to connect with parts of yourself that aren't about the baby or your family. Nourish your spirit through peaceful, meditative activities. Continue to show up for yourself and your needs.
Deep breathing, meditation, and calming exercises
Connect with someone in your support system
Listen to calming music, an audiobook, or a podcast
Practice journaling, expressing and documenting your feelings
Engage in a creative practice, like music, photography, or another outlet
Celebrate small wins, like feeding yourself, taking a shower, or asking for help
Treat yourself with the same kindness you'd offer a close friend or your child
Practice self-gratitude and affirm your positive qualities
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