SPOTLIGHT: EMOTIONAL REST

When life becomes overwhelming, its time to find ways to step away from stress and take time for a little rest from all the emotion. Finding strategies that work can be tricky, but here are some of the ones we like best:

- Pick up the phone and reach out to a friend or loved one - a problem shared is a problem halved - and it never hurts to get a fresh perspective 

- Journaling or recording your thoughts and emotions on paper can be a great way to gain clarity and help put them to one side for a time

- Activities that bring you joy and relaxation can bring emotional rest and some distraction, even if they don't seem 'restful' in themselves 

- Getting outside and spending time in nature is a great way to find some perspective and ease some of the stress

Try some of these to help you work on that emotional resilience and let us know which ones work for you