Our Best Of List for Summer Support

Because we know summer is always busier than we'd like and because we're trying to take our own advice to slow down and recharge, instead of writing something new, we assembled a "best ff" list of summer support articles we're reading and applying this summer. So whether your summer is filled with family bike rides on the weekend or drippy watermelon on the patio, lean into the memories you're making. We're all about simple, relaxing, uncomplicated days so you can rest, recharge, and enjoy.

Anxiety

If summer has pushed you into a bundle of anxiety, you’re not alone. Between Covid uncertainty, heat, and FOMO, anxiety levels are higher than ever. Read these articles for some practical, no-pressure, easy wins solutions.

• 5 Steps to Calm Anxiety: You've lived in a continual state of Covid tension while also dealing with a myriad of changes. Relearn how to calm anxiety and thrive again this summer.

• A Weekly Strategy to Reduce Summer Anxiety: Is stress and summer anxiety eating you alive?Learn how to reduce both in this summer support article with 7 simple steps that will lead you to lots more contentment.

Slow Down & Recharge

Do you feel like you have to do ALL THE THINGS this summer to keep everyone happy? If you’re tired of doing and being more than you’re able, grab an easy tip or two from our lists below. 

• 5 Ways You Can Slow Down This Summer: Pressure can be high to make summer memorable. Learn 3 areas in which to slow down this summer and 5 ways to make it happen.

• 5 Tips to Relax and Recharge This Summer: Are you headed into summer stressed out? Learn 5 simple tips to help you relax and recharge this summer. Do just one, and you'll feel better!

Shifting Your Perspective

Are you feeling pressure to do or be something more this summer? Like you should accomplish a lot even though you’re exhausted? Below are two articles to help you make a mindset shift and begin leaning into summer that says no shame and regret and yes to all the things that make you fulfilled and content.

• 5 Steps to Saying Yes to the Things You Love: Many people have an aversion to boundaries. They’re hard to determine, all about “no,” and difficult to enforce. Today we’d like to flip that thinking on its head. Here are 5 steps to saying yes to the things you love.

• 4 Ways to Say No to Summer Shame: Summer means pool days and beach trips. Summer can also mean shame. Learn 4 ways you can stop summer shame right in its tracks.

Practical Tools for a More Satisfying Summer

If you’re looking for a few simple practices to add to the rest of your summer, check out our suggestions to build a gratitude practice without adding a lot to your week, and learn how to create an environment around you that makes it easier.

• How a Gratitude Practice Can Build Resilience: Learn the benefits of a gratitude practice and how it leads to resilience. Discover a variety of ways in which to begin your own practice.

• 4 Ways Your Physical Space Can Support Your Emotional Wellness: Feeling stress, anxiety, or isolation? Learn how simple adjustments in your physical space can help support your emotional wellness.