Self Care Resolution
Instead of creating unsustainable New Year's Resolutions this year, why not focus on strengthening your self-care routine?
It's a well-known fact that taking time to engage in stress-relieving activities improves every facet of our health, from our mental wellness to our physical body. So, this week, we'll be sharing attainable "self-care resolutions" you can start in 2022 to give your mind-body health a boost.
For our first self-care resolution, we suggest starting a gratitude journal. We've talked about gratitude before, but as a reminder, here's what the research says about people who take time to write down what they are grateful for:
⭐️ UC Berkeley found that people who wrote "gratitude letters" reported significantly improved mental health for 12 weeks after the study ended.
⭐️ A 2014 study from the Journal of Applied Sport Psychology found that gratitude significantly improved athletes' self-esteem.
⭐️ A 2006 study from the journal Behavior Research and Therapy found that practicing gratitude protected against post-traumatic stress disorder in Vietnam veterans.
To get started strengthening your mental health in 2022, let us know what you are grateful for in the comments below!
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