Since it’s summer, you may be really off schedule. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing.<\/p>\n
Mental health experts say it’s actually the perfect time to refocus and reset your mental health.<\/p>\n
We’re not talking about overhauling your life, just some simple small changes that research says can make a big difference.<\/p>\n
Clinical Psychologist Dr. Susan Albers with Cleveland Clinic says small shifts can lead to healthier habits, like eating fresh foods, especially those that are in season right now.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt can be as simple as taking a walk outside, starting a new hobby, making a phone call to a friend,\u201d Dr. Albers says.<\/p>\n
Dr. Albers says getting outside can boost our mood and lower blood pressure and exercise releases feel good hormones.<\/p>\n
She also suggests trying something new this summer.<\/p>\n
And invite a friend since social connections are critical for mental health.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur brains love novelty. It helps us to stay curious, engaged, and alert. It’s a great time to visit a new museum, take a drive somewhere you’ve never been,\u201d Dr. Albers says.<\/p>\n
Dr. Albers says to stay present by unplugging, taking a break from social media and having fun with outdoor activities that don’t involve a screen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Since it’s summer, you may be really off schedule. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Mental health…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":948356,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[36],"tags":[1728,283671,210,10662,517,128712,50973,294214,1176,67,132,68,3149],"class_list":["post-948355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mental-health","tag-exercise","tag-fresh-foods","tag-health","tag-healthy-habits","tag-mental-health","tag-novelty","tag-outdoor-activities","tag-social-connection","tag-summer","tag-united-states","tag-unitedstates","tag-us","tag-wellness"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116954671813271920","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/948355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=948355"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/948355\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/948356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=948355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=948355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=948355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}