8 Tips To Battle Stress

This post is going to be a tad bit on the real side! Life haven’t been easy lately. In fact, I feel like my whole world is crashing in on me. With a husband that’s on the road , a non verbal child, in a city you only live in because it’s the location of your husbands employment? It’s rough! Yes, even happy go lucky, bubbly, beyond optimistic girls go through rough times! I know my problems are nothing compared to real world issues, but in my little bubble world, ughhh!!!! Things are just not ok right now. And I’m here to say that is ok!!!! We all go through this at one point and it’s normal!


I struggled with an idea for this post. I’m not feeling my creative, optimistic self lately. Then it hit me! Why not be real? Why not let you all in on how I’ve been dealing with my stress? Maybe your significant other travels for a living and your lonely? Maybe you’re a mom that has had enough? Whatever your unique situation is that has you feeling not your fabulous bad self, I hope my 8 Tips To Battle Stress help put a little smile on your face. Taking care of ourselves mentally and physically are the only ways to get through rough times.

1. Eat Your Feelings

It works. It really does!!! If you follow my Insta stories or my Facebook page, then you know I’m all about trying new snacks. It’s silly, but running to my local Walmart and snagging the latest food craze makes me happy. Definitely takes my mind off of things and I alway go to bed with a full belly!!!

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2. Walks

A quick stroll around the neighborhood may seem cliché, but if I do it mindfully, it helps me reconnect with my body. As I walk, I focus on being truly present, on noticing my surroundings. I look at the beautiful scenery. The flowers! The trees!! I listen to the birds sing or the cars drive by and I use these few minutes to just be. Consciously taking yourself out of the situation you are in or out of the thoughts that are in your head can go a long way.

3. Listen To Inspirational Podcast/YouTube Videos

My worries, fears and thoughts love to come visit me when I’m about to hit the sack. I figured one of the best ways to shift all those negative thoughts is to listen to something positive. Something that will somehow give me hope that maybe tomorrow when I wake up, life won’t be so rough. So I started listening to an inspirational podcast & watching Ted Talks on YouTube and somehow doing this helps alleviate the stress and fear that I’m feeling – it calms me down! So, if you feel like all your worry thoughts are starting to pop up as you close your eyes, try listening to something that will make you feel good, something that will motivate you.

4. Journaling My Thoughts

When all my worries start rushing through my mind, I grab my journal and I jot them down. Doing this makes me feel that I’m acknowledging my worries in a more professional way instead of just thinking about them. This helps me separate myself from all my thoughts – giving me a sense of clarity and peace of mind. It helps calm my anxiety. If your worries are keeping you up at night, try writing them down before going to bed, doing this has surprisingly helped me in ways I never thought it would.

5. Take a Hot Bath

I used to roll my eyes when people would tell me to take a bath and all my problems would go away! Just so you know, a bath won’t fix your problems, however, it will help relax you and they are a great way to put yourself first!!! Light some aromatic candles and soak your body with some bath salts or maybe reaching for one of your favorite bath bombs when the kiddos are in bed and just take a minute and pamper yourself.

6. Practice Gratitude

Your worst days have a way of making you feel that there’s nothing to be thankful for. It makes you think that everything no longer has value, that nothing better could possibly come. So, every day I try to write at least 3 things that I’m thankful for, things that made me happy. It didn’t matter how small or ridiculously simple these things were. Seeing those things that I wrote reminded me that there is still something good in this life, that good things could still happen to me. A bad day is just a bad day! Not a bad life.

7. Unplug

Unfortunately, our screen use has become so ingrained in our lives that we don’t even realize we’re using them. Turn off the phones, turn off the computer, and shut off the outside world for a little while. These things just raise your stress level. Go offline and forget about the online world! You can do it!

8. Practice Acceptance

When you start to realize today is just not your day, one thing you can do is practice accepting it. Tell yourself “obviously today isn’t going quite as I planned. My brain doesn’t want to work with me, and that’s OK. I can go easy on myself today and hope for a better day tomorrow.” Once you accept a bad mental health day, you can lower your expectations. Maybe even take sneak in a nap to recharge!!! Acceptance helps you come to an agreement with your brain. You stop the resistance that is telling you that you should be happier than you are.

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