029: 5 Quick Tips to Improve Your Mental 🧠 Health!

When life gets overwhelming, or you are feeling like all the weight of the world is on your shoulders, then you already know how important it is to manage those emotions and your mental health. If you don't manage your mental health during high-stress and high-pressure times, then it can quickly cascade and affect every aspect of your life - your health, your relationships, and even your inner peace. Today's Do Life Big Podcast is all about some QUICK and actionable tips you can implement to flip around and improve your mental health! If you implement these tips into your life when you start feeling that pressure, you will be much more able to take these situations in stride and not let it knock you down! First - know that sometimes things that bother you are long-term and some are short-term. For example, you may be stressed about something someone said at work, but then a few hours later you have totally forgotten it. A good benchmark is to give yourself 24  to 48 hours to see if that situation is STILL bothering you; and if it is, you should speak up about it instead of pushing it down. Second, practice expressing your emotions and sharing your feelings with those around you. Especially for you people pleasers (like me!), having a tendancy to not say anything because you don't want to ruffle feathers can lead to a build-up of emotions that end up bursting out at some unexpected time. Thirdly; ask for help! so many of us are afraid to ask for help when we really need it, but there are so many friends and family that want to help. Don't be afraid to get help when you really need it. You don't need to carry every single thing with you! Fourth - treat yourself like someone you are responsible for taking care of! One thing I talk about inside my programs often is how we tend to treat ourselves worse than we would ever treat someone else. That includes self-talk and the expectations we place on ourselves. For the mental health side of this, this is all about treating yourself kindly! Finally, get some silence in your life! It can just be a few minutes. But our world is so fast-paced and we are always going, going, going (especially if you are a mom and / or business owner!) that it's important to decompress sometimes with some quiet. Listen now for more details and examples on how to apply this to your life to help you manage your mental health more effectively!    Grab my FREE workbook, Think This, Not That - kathireuter.com/thinkthisnotthat ⭐ Hey there! Thanks for listening! ⭐  Help me spread the word about Do Life Big! Take a screenshot and post it to your Instagram Stories or feed, and tag me @katherinereuter! A review also puts rocket fuel on getting our message of living your best freakin' life possible out there! Go to kathireuter.com/itunes, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode! Listen to the Do Life Big Podcast:  Listen on iTunes --> kathireuter.com/itunes Listen on Spotify --> kathireuter.com/spotify Listen on Google Podcasts -->kathireuter.com/googlepodcasts Have a topic you'd like to hear about? Shoot me an email at [email protected]!