The Good Stuff
Take really good care of your mental health by filling your well with The Good Stuff.
The Good Stuff is our self-care channel created to provide you with tips & tools to help you maintain mental wealth. We hear about the importance of self-care everywhere these days, but what does it look like in action? It’s not always luxurious baths by candle light and expensive face masks. We believe self-care can be expressed in many ways and we encourage you to explore what resonates most with YOU. Scroll through The Good Stuff channel below to learn more about our personal favorite ways to care for our minds, bodies, and souls.
Managing Overwhelm during Covid Isolation.
Join Elizabeth Piper, Health Educator at JCS, as she shares her experience living and working from home in a 300 sq.ft. apartment + managing overwhelm during Covid. There is power in vulnerability, Elizabeth believes, and she hopes by sharing her mental health lows during the pandemic, others will feel less alone.
Grab a warm beverage and press play! Elizabeth also offers helpful coping mechanisms to use when overwhelm becomes too...overwhelming.
Change Your Mindset.
Have you been feeling like you’re in a rut? Let’s take a look at the thoughts you’ve been playing on repeat; chances are they aren’t very positive ones. When we’re in a funky headspace, it can be easy to focus on the things that are missing in life and all of the ways we feel less than.
In this short video, Health Educator at Jewish Community Services, Elizabeth Piper coaches us on how to choose better-feeling thoughts so we can change our mindset. If you like what you learn, subscribe, comment, and share this video with someone who may benefit from this self-care tool.
Self-Massage.
Feeling more stressed and less blessed? No worries - we got ya covered! Join Health Educator, Elizabeth Piper in this guided Self-Massage Practice. You'll be amazed by how calm you feel afterwards.
If you like what you learn, subscribe, comment, and share this video with someone who may benefit from this self-care tool.
A Meditation for Happiness & Self-Care.
Self-care comes in many shapes and sizes, but one simple and effective way to care for our mind and body is to tap into our “feel-good” chemicals, aka endorphins, that stimulate feelings of pleasure, well-being, and pain relief. When we get to this "happy place" our body is full of endorphins, meaning it's a little harder to drop into stress and negative feelings. So, come with me on a happiness and self-care meditation! All you need is a comfy seat!
Breathing Exercises to Reduce Stress.
Using the breath as a tool is a great natural option for reducing stress and anxiety. In this video, Brittni Barcase, Health Educator and 500-hour CYT, talks about thinking about the breath as a muscle that needs exercise and leads you through 3 breathing exercises to wake your diaphragm up and calm your central nervous system down, leaving you with less stress and a clearer mind.
Self-Care Tapping Exercise.
If you were to rub your hands together and then immediately hold them an inch apart, you would feel energy between your hands. Don't believe me? Give it a try!
Now imagine this same energetic feeling to be surrounding your body at all times. When we are feeling good, I mean like REALLY good— well rested, balanced diet and exercise, the energy that surrounds us is perfect and untarnished BUT, when we are out of balance, it can get all whacky and uneven. Tapping is a great way to smooth out the energy surrounding our bodies. It's quick, and pretty quirky, but it works! Give it a try and see how you feel!