Take a Break: Easy suggestions for finding some relaxation

Need a break? Here are some simple suggestions for maintaining your physical and mental health:

• Take a walk
• Go to the gym
• Read something you don’t have to
• Write in a journal or notebook
• Write to a friend or family member
• Take a hot bath or shower
• Read the comics
• Watch a funny movie
• Read a joke book
• Blow bubbles
• Call a friend or family member
• Meditate
• Pray
• Use respite services
• Talk to a therapist
• Make plans for a vacation
• Read a favorite book
• Relax
• Go to the library
• Have lunch with a friend
• Go to a movie
• Nap

Or list your own favorite way to grab a few minutes to yourself. Leave us a comment.

We’d like to thank Jeanie Peck for these snippets of wisdom. She provides mental health therapy for parents involved with the Up to 3 Early Intervention Program.