As May is Mental Health Awareness month, I decided to put forth a focus on addressing and maintaining self-care when working in the mental health field for our own mental health stability. We all know that finding the time to take care of ourselves can be challenging most days; whether we avoid social gatherings, or become too busy with work, school, and/or taking care of the family due to being too tired. We, as human beings, become so consumed with helping others because we are compassionate and caring individuals. But how many of us take a step back and schedule the occasional mental health day?! Below, I have added some tips that can help to keep your life balanced.

Train your mind and body to pause and see positives in different situations, there are many things to be grateful for.

In today’s world, there are so many deadlines, responsibilities, appointments, taking care of others, kids, families, friends, bills, school work, dinner, cleaning, etc. it is easy to get caught up in the whirlwind of busyness and multitasking. How often is it where you take a step back and savor your surroundings and enjoy the beauty in sitting in the backyard in silence; listening, smelling, and seeing everything around you? How often do you come into work and thank the previous shift for being there, doing the best they could during their shift? As individuals, we become consumed with our own challenges in life and often forget to check-in with others around us.