🧠World Mental Health Day: Don't let the Holidays Haunt you! 🏚️👻

World Mental Health Day (Oct 10) is a global reminder that well-being starts from the inside out — and that includes how we move through the holidays. 🍂☕️🍁🌲❄️

This year, instead of letting seasonal stress sneak up on you, try this quick 5-minute reflection:

• 1️⃣ What drained me most last holiday season?
• 2️⃣ What gave me real peace or energy?
• 3️⃣ What can I start to do even now to prepare, protect my peace and energy, and make stressful moments easier to navigate?

It’s not about perfection — it’s about presence.

This season, tune in to your mind, body, habits, and relationships. Here’s how to stay ahead instead of behind:

• ✔️ Identify: If you know what drains you every year — that’s your map. Plan around it, don’t white-knuckle through.
• ✔️ Anchor: Set (at least) one mental health “minimum” now — comforting routines and rituals go a long way during a season full of twists and turns - five minutes of quiet, one non-negotiable boundary you’ll protect, one movement routine (like a daily walk) that keeps you feeling steady and grounded.
• ✔️ Reframe: Mental health isn’t about never feeling stress. It’s about catching it early and recovering faster with more resilience. Communicating your needs early so you can stay calm and proactive, not rushed and reactive.

✨ Mindful Moment: Ask yourself, “What does it look like to feel physically, mentally, and emotionally well this holiday season?” Then make choices that support that version of you.

• 🗓 Use World Mental Health Day as a reset button — not just for awareness, but action.
• 👉 Save this post as your calm-season checklist to revisit when things get hectic.
• 💭 And think of Future You — when you wake up on Jan 1, how do you want to feel? Work backward from that version of yourself. You’ve got this. 🥰