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If you have ever had stress hold you back, stall your success, and keep you from expressing and living your best, you are not alone. Stressful situations, drastic changes, working through difficult emotions, and many other circumstances can be completely overwhelming and create fear and anxiousness inside yourself. Symptoms can range from a heightened sense of fear and worry, feeling irritated, impulsive, tense muscles, unhealthy food cravings, sweating, insomnia, and more. Stress can manifest in many different ways and get in the way of thinking clearly.
If you battle your stress often, here is a self care kit that can help comfort you during stressful times. These tools can help you feel good and bring balance back to your mental health. Your self care kit is a great personal tool to remind you to slow down and be compassionate to yourself. You can store your kit in a small box or bag and keep it in a handy place.
Five self care essentials for stress management:
1. Hemptealicious™ herbal tea – Naturally soothe the nervous system with a cup of herbal hemp tea. Caffeine can be overstimulating and make it harder to relax and calm down in stressful situations. A warm cup of herbal tea can help calm the nerves and relax your whole body. Hemptealicous™ herbal teas deliver you pure plant infusions with relaxing terpenes from pure hemp. Self care in a cup, each sip supports whole body balance and a calm mind.
2. CBD Warming Balm – Applying CBD Warming Balm to tense muscles has positive effects on stress points with the added benefit of aromatherapy from the pure lavender essential oil. Lavender essential oil has powerful, relaxing properties. It also stimulates happy feelings and calms your nervous system. Apply CBD Warming Balm to your neck and shoulders, or anywhere you feel achy, and take three deep breaths. This incredible balm will deliver comfort and help you relax.
3. A feel-good note to yourself – Include a positive note to yourself in your kit. It can be as simple as a favorite inspirational quote that makes you feel good or loving encouraging words you write to yourself to read them when you feel down. Reading something positive can help your mental health and support resilience so that you can get back in balance and feel healthier sooner. An example of a positive note to self: “I choose to love myself through this. Every moment presents an opportunity for growth. One step at a time, peace belongs to me.”
4. Fuzzy socks – Warming up your feet is a great feel-good self care tool that can instantly bring comfort and relief. A simple act of self care can remind you to be compassionate and nurturing to yourself. Give yourself the gift of kindness and thoughtfulness. This act will ultimately help you to be more considerate and sensitive to your needs.
5. Journal – It may be helpful to keep a journal in your self care pack for those overwhelming moments where you need to decompress. Writing down your thoughts is a great way to release tension and clear your head. Another good idea is to make a gratitude list of all the things you are grateful for to shift you into an uplifting headspace. Doing this helps the brain produce endorphins, which support relaxation and enhance your mood.
Remember to breathe and honor your process. When you have time alone, allow yourself to let go and release heavy emotions. It is easy to fall into the trap of putting yourself down in difficult situations; however, that only leads to more harm. It takes intention and practice to work on your self-talk and support yourself with loving-kindness during stressful times. Be mindful of the opportunities every day to use positive thinking to support your mental health and reduce stress Be compassionate to yourself and use the awesome tools you put together in your self care kit to inspire balance and restore wellness to yourself.
