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THINGS TO DO WHEN FEELING BLUE 🦋
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1. Read a book
2. Call a friend
3. Exercise more
4. Connect with loved one
5. Virtual boys/girls night
6. Learn language
7. Family dinner
8. Journal
9. Spring clean
10. Declutter
11. 1-on-1 time with siblings
12. Balance budget
13. Start a side hustle
14. Movie night
15. Family game night
16. Write a letter
17. Read the bible
18. Arts & crafts
19. mani/pedi
20. Take a bath
21. Family scrapbook
22. Dress up
23. Dance party
24. Learn new skills
25. Finish laundry
26. Write a book
27. New T.V series
28. Paint
29. Rearrange furniture
30. Build a fort
31. Plant a garden
32. Cook dinner
33. Fix things
34. Skype with family
35. Sing karaoke
36. Do a puzzle
37. Go for a walk
38. Celebrate holidays
39. Colour
40. Bake or cook
1. Teach yourself a new skill
2. Watch an inspiring Ted Talk
3. Start a blog on Wordpress
4. Download useful apps
5. Learn something new
6. Make a candle
7. Write in a journal
8. Make a to-do list
9. Organize your drawers
10. Discover your love language
11. Make a scrapbook
12. Go on a bike ride
13. Delete old messages and emails
14. Have a cup of coffee and read a magazine
15. Unsubscribe to services you aren’t using anymore
16. Draw something
17. Declutter your desk
18. Try a new relaxing hobby
19. Write a positive review on Yelp
20. Create a monthly schedule
21. Online shop/ treat yourself to a small gift
22. Make a pros and cons list
23. Bake/cook a new recipe
24. Read a insightful book
25. Research self care tips for your Myers-Briggs personality type
26. Clean out your car
27. Write a song
28. Organize your fridge and throw away expired items
29. Create a Pinterest vision board
30. Drop off a present at a friends house
31. Declutter your beauty products
32. Listen to a new music playlist
33. Begin learning a new language
34. Colour coordinate your closet
35. Start a bullet journal
36. Redecorate your room
37. Paint something
38. Listen to a podcast
39. Go to the beach
40. Backup your laptop
41. Catch up on household chores
42. Improve your nighttime routine
43. Watch a documentary
44. Call up a friend
45. Do a puzzle or brain teaser
46. Write a thank you card
47. Keep a daily dairy
48. Go on a walk
49. Give yourself time to unwind
50. Workout or do yoga
51. Volunteer in your community
52. Make a bucket list of your top goals and dreams
53. Start a new series
54. Hang out with your siblings
55. Finish your homework
56. Tie dye
57. Do your makeup
58. Watch youtube
59. Go to a sports game
60. Play a game
61. Go for a run
62. Have a home spa day
63. Read your favourite book
64. Watch a funny movie
65. Go to the library
66. Meal prep for the week
67. Paint your nails
68. Go on Pinterest!
69. Colour a colouring book
70. Go on an adventure
• Write a list
• Take more pictures
• Stop planning, start doing
• Sketch, doodle, draw
• Listen to music
• Walk in the rain
• Watch less TV
• Paint
• Create a dream board
• Eat good food
• Write letters to friends
• Dance
• Journal
• Read poetry
• Complete crafts
• Decorate your room
Physical
Sleep
Stretch
Walk
Healthy food
Psychical relief
Yoga
Rest
Run
Emotional
Stress management
Emotional maturity
Forgiveness
Compassion
kindness
Social
Boundaries
Support systems
Communication
Time together
Ask for help
Spiritual
Time alone
Meditation
Yoga
Nature
Journaling
Sacred space
Personal
Hobbies
Knowing yourself
Personal identity
Honouring your true self
Space
Safety
Healthy living environment
Security and stability
Organized space
Cleanliness
Financial
Saving
Budgeting
Money management
Splurging
Paying bills
Work
Time management
Work boundaries
Positive workplace
More learning
Break time
1. Have a good morning routine to wake up to
2. Try reading or listening to nature sounds or calming music to relax
3. Keep your phone on silent when you’re trying to sleep
4. Have a good night time routine that winds you down
5. Schedule a bed time that allows you to have enough sleep
6. Set good boundaries around your bedtime routine
7. Stay away from caffeine before going to bed, drink something soothing
8. Make sure you create an environment that allows you to get a good night sleep
9. Write or read before bed to clear your mind
10. Keep a dream journal
• Buy beads to make bracelets
• Bake cupcakes with sprinkles
• Go see a midnight movie
• Watch the sunset
• Have a tea party and make tiny sandwiches
• Fill your ceiling with glow-in-the-dark stars
• Go through old magazines and make collages
• Make popsicles out of your favourite drink
• Send postcards
• Plan a weekend vacation
• Have a bubble bath
• Buy cozy socks
• Redecorate your house while listening to music
• Start a new book or book series
• Plant a flower or your favourite veggies!
• Get a disposable camera and go for a walk around your city
• Buy a bunch of balloons and have a pizza party
• Paint your nails a neon colour
• Have a T.V series marathon
• Go thrift shopping for funny t-shirts
• Volunteer at an animal shelter
• Psychology Today
• Canadian Mental Health Association (416-646-5557)
• Canadian Psychological Association (1-888-472-0657)
• Mental Health Commission (613-683-3755)
• eMental Health
• Government of Canada
• Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention (204-784-4073)
• Canada Drug Rehab Addiction Services Directory (toll free helpline: 1-877-746-1963)
• Centre for Suicide Prevention (1-833-456-4566 or text 4564)
• Crisis Services Canada (1-833-456-4566, or text 45645)
• First Nations and Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line (1‑855‑242-3310)
• Kids Help Phone (1-800-668-6868)
• National Eating Disorder Information Centre (toll free helpline: 1-866-633-4220, toronto: 416-340-4156)
• Native Youth Crisis Hotline (1-877-209-1266)
British Columbia
• Adlerian Psychology Association of B.C. (604-742-1818)
• B.C. Association of Clinical Counsellors (1-800-909-6303)
• British Columbia Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
• Crisis Centre (1-800-784-2433)
• Canadian Mental Health Association - British Columbia Division (1-800-555-8222)
Alberta
• Psychologists's Association of Alberta (1-888-424-0297)
• Alberta Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
• Distress Centre (403-266-4357)
• Canadian Mental Health Association - Alberta Division (780-482-6576)
Saskatchewan
• Psychology Association of Saskatchewan
• Saskatchewan College of Psychologists (306-352-1699)
• Saskatchewan Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
• Saskatoon Crisis Intervention Service (306-933-6200)
• Canadian Mental Health Association - Saskatchewan Division (1-800-461-5483)
Manitoba
• Manitoba Association for Marriage and Family Therapists
• Manitoba Psychological Society (204-488-7398)
• Manitoba Crisis Line (1-888-322-3019)
• Canadian Mental Health Association - Manitoba Division (204-982-6100)
Ontario
• Ontario Society of Psychotherapists (416-923-4050)
• Ontario Association for Marriage and Family Therapists
• Ontario Psychological Association
• Ontario Mental Health Helpline (1-866-531-2600)
• Canadian Mental Health Association - Ontario Division (416-977-5580)
Quebec
• Association des psychothérapeutes psychanalytiques du Québec
• Ordre des psychologues du Québec
• Action on Mental Illness (1-877-303-0264)
• Centre de Prevention du Suicide de Quebec (1-866-277-3553)
Newfoundland and Labrador
• Association of Psychology in Newfoundland Labrador
• Newfoundland and Labrador Counsellors' and Psychologists' Association
• Mobile Crisis Response Team (1-888-737-4668)
• Canadian Mental Health Association - Newfoundland and Labrador Division (1-877-753-8550)
New Brunswick
• College of Psychologists New Brunswick
• Chimo Helpline (1-800-667-5005)
• Canadian Mental Health Association - New Brunswick Division (506-455-5231)
Prince Edward Island
• Prince Edward Island Counselling Association
• Family Service PEI (1-866-892-244)
• The Island Helpline (1-800-218-2885)
• Canadian Mental Health Association - Prince Edward Island Division (902-566-3034)
Nova Scotia
• Association of Psychologists of Nova Scotia (902-422-9183)
• Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselling Association (1-866-588-5954)
• Nova Scotia College of Counselling Therapists (902-225-753)
• Capital Health - Mental Health Mobile Crisis (1-888-429-8167)
• Canadian Mental Health Association - Nova Scotia Division (1-888-429-8167)
Yukon
• Yukon Distress and Support Line (1-844-533-3030)
• Yukon Health and Social Services (1-800-667-8346)
Northwest Territories
• Northwest Territories Help Line (1-867-767-9061)
• Nunavut
• Nunavut Kamatsiaqtut Help Line (1-800-265-3333)
• Books
• Laughter
• Creativity
• Starry skies
• Awareness
• Healing
• Connection
• Music
• Photographs
• Magic
• Freedom
• Technology
• Kissing
• Time
• Sunlight
• Art
• Holidays
• Sweetness
• Staring up at the clouds
• Wonderland
• Dogs
• Fairy Tales
• Finding tiny versions of something
• Conversations
• Nourishment
• Mystery
• The outdoors
• Winning a sports game
• Change
• Nature
• Feeding the ducks
• swimming
• Health
• Love
• Enthusiasm
• Twinkle lights
• Dandelions
• Daydreams
• Giving
• Birthdays
• Friendships
• Listening to music
• Family
• Skinny dipping
• Dance
• Fashion
• cookies
• Encouragement
• Seasons
• Glitter
• Sleep
• Driving with the windows down
• Self-love
• Education
• Knowledge
• Constellations
• Earth
• Individuality
• Home
• Rainbows
• Ideas
• Mail
• Love letters
• The rain
• Sunsets
• City lights
• Work
• Morning coffee
• Cat purrs
1. Practice! Practice! Practice!
2. Exercise your brain - the more you use it the stronger and smarter it becomes
3. See challenges as opportunities to grow!
4. View failure as one step closer to your goal
5. Ask questions when you don’t understand things!
6. Seek self-compassion not approval from others
7. Look for ways to improve
8. Try a new path or strategy when one way is not working out
9. Work harder to get smarter
10. Add “yet” to the end of “can’t” sentences
11. Remind yourself that you can do hard things
12. Set goals that are specific and doable
13. Learn from mistakes!
14. Use your creativity
15. Avoid comparing yourself with others; instead, learn from them
16. Remember your intelligence is expandable
17. Persist, keep working towards your goal even and especially when it’s difficult
18. Instead of saying “I’m not good at this” ask, “what am I missing?”
19. Accept and embrace your imperfections
20. Focus on your effort, not on the end result
21. Share what you’re learning!
22. Use positive self-talk
23. Believe that change is possible
24. Don’t give up until you are proud
25. Think outside the box!
• A strength of mine for which I’m grateful for is…
• Something money can't buy that I’m grateful for is…
• Something that comforts me that I’m grateful for is…
• Something that’s funny for which I’m grateful for is…
• Something in nature that I’m grateful for is…
• A memory I’m grateful for is…
• Something that changes that I’m grateful for is…
• A challenge I’m grateful for is…
• Something interesting that I’m grateful for is…
• Something beautiful I’m grateful for is...
• You are lovable
• You are awesome
• You are worthy
• Trust your wise voice within
• You are strong
• You are brave
• Stand tall with self-respect
• Be courageous with your gentle heart
• You belong
• You matter, no matter what
• You bring joy to this world
• You are smart
• You own this
• Believe in yourself
• You are adventurous
• Treat yourself with compassion
• Talk to yourself like you would a friend
• You are enough
• Step into your power
• Trust yourself
• You are filled with beauty
• You are strong like a mountain
• You are resilient like a river
• You are free like the sky
• You can get through hard things
• Focus on the good - it’s there
• Do something you love - like reading or drawing or playing or dreaming
• Go outside
• Love who you are now - the past is over, let it go
• Keep being brave - it may feel hard sometimes, but the night will end + the clouds will part
• Ask for help
• Keep a daily diary
• Ride a bike or skateboard
• Have a spa day
• See your friends
• Colour, paint, draw
• Take time for yourself
• Listen to music
• Play a game
• Practice yoga
• Make a scrapbook or collage
• Use kind and compassionate self-talk
• Knit, weave, sew or crochet
• Make and play with slime
• Practice gratitude
• Journal or write a letter
• Take slow mindful breaths
• Climb a tree
• Kick, bounce or throw a ball
• Forgive, let go, move on
• Cuddle or play with your pet
• Drink water
• Smile and laugh
• Eat healthy
• Use aromatherapy
• Cook or bake
• Get plenty of sleep
• Take a shower or bath
• Stretch
• Go for a hike, walk or run
• Sing and dance
• Say positive affirmations
• Take good care of the earth
• Garden or do yard work
• Try or learn something new
• Read a book or magazine
• Look at or take photographs
• Visualize a peaceful place
• Explore nature and discover it’s treasure’s
• Drink a warm cup of tea
• Use or a stress ball
• Do a puzzle
• Cry
• Clean, declutter, organize
• Create origami
• Get a hug
• Exercise
• Play outside
• Jump on a trampoline
• Rest, take a break or nap
• Do something kind
• Build something
• Talk to someone you trust
When you feel ANXIOUS
• Take a deep breath
• Ask for help
• Go outside
• Create something
• Drink water
• Write about how you feel
• Find a positive distraction
• Stay present
• Soft or low lighting
• Listen to calming sounds - guided meditations, soothing songs
• Use noise cancelling headphones
• Nature sounds - rain storms or sunny days
• Use a sleeping mask
• Manifest
• Changing the temperature to warmer or cooler
• Scents that you enjoy
• Use a weighted, soft or heated blanket
When you feel DEPRESSED
• Get out and get sunlight
• Express yourself with writing
• Stay connected and involved
• Keep a list of your strengths and wins
• Surround yourself with positive people
• Nurture yourself
• Reach out
• Move around
• Get creative
• Write a song
• Paint a picture
• Take a cold shower
• Get moving
• Dance like nobody's watching
• Watch a movie
• Write out your feelings
• Be kind to someone
• Sing like nobody's listening
• Be social
• Engage your brain
When you feel SAD
• Treat yourself
• Put on a fun outfit
• Write a love letter to yourself
• Smile in the mirror
• Take a nap
• Listen to happy songs
• Light a candle
• Drink some tea
• Call a friend
• Make something, get crafty
• Read a good book
• Watch a funny film
• Look at the big picture
• Take a walk or some time for yourself
• Embrace your emotions
• Write about why you are sad
When you feel OVERWHELMED
• Relax your shoulders
• Take a break
• Three big breaths
• Go for a walk
• Reconnect to why
• List top three priorities
• Remember you can handle this
• Adjust schedule
• Ask for help
• Declutter
• Sort it out. Organize
• Put things where you use them
• Write it down
• Make it happen
• Decide what matters
• Say yes to important things
When you lack SELF-LOVE
• Keep a journal
• Focus on positive speech
• Follow accounts that promote body positivity
• Schedule me time
• Treat yourself
• Create your own affirmations
• Become a better listener
• Meditate
• Take quiet time
• Unplug from social media
• Embrace the present
• Maintain an open mind
• Wear clothes that make you feel good
• Spend time with people that accept you
• Identify your strengths and weaknesses
• Nurture your passions and hobbies
• Remember it’s okay to feel down
• Trust your intuition
• Acknowledge your emotions
• Breathe deeply
• Understand your love language
• Practice forgiveness
• Grow your sense of humor
• Declutter and organize your space
• Go outside and get some sunlight
• Nurture healthy relationships
• Speak your truth
• Respect the perspectives of others
• Celebrate what makes you different
• Accept your individuality and uniqueness
• Let go of the things you can’t control, it will work itself out
• Choose self-love!
• I am amazing
• Positivity is a choice
• I am in control of my thoughts
• I can do anything
• I will get through the storm
• It always gets better
• I am confident I can achieve any goal
• I am releasing self judgement and embracing self-love
• I am at peace with my past
• I am resilient, strong and brave
• I choose to be happy right now
• By being myself, I bring happiness to others
• I’m letting go of all that no longer serves me
• I’ll be my best self today
• It’s okay if not everything is perfect
• The day is now and I will let it be
• I am looking forward to what this day has to offer
• I have the power to make it a great day
• I will feed my strength
• I can grow further
Playlists by Apple Music
• Feeling Happy
• In My Room
• Acoustic Hits
• All Day Dance Party
• Songs of the Summer
• Sing-Along Essentials
• Happy Hits
• Feeling Good
• The Sand Bar
• It’s Lit!
• Summer Vibes
• Karaoke Essentials
• Relaxed/Remixed
• Living Room Dance Party
• Sunshine Pop Essentials
• Virtual Hugs
• Vibes
• Happy Hour
• Glam Essentials
• Country Caffeine
Playlists by Spotify
• Happy Hits!
• Happy Pop Hits
• Happy Beats
• Happy Days
• Just Smile
• Beats to make you smile
• Happy Favourites
• Feel Good Classical
• Joy Fm 2020
• The Bright Side
• Dance Pop
• Dance Favourites
• Happy Dance
• 90’s Dance Party
• Sunny Day
• Sunshine Reggae
• Sunshowers
• Lazy Sunday
• Oak Up The Sun
• Indie Sunshine
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