Brianna Wiest, the author of The Mountain Is You and The Pivot Year, shares a few very simple ways to heal your life this fall.
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Do something that your future self will thank you for, even if it is small.
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Appreciate something you have today that your past self would be impressed by, even if it feels normal now.
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Start saying “thank you” for what you want as though it has already happened. Write it down, say it out loud. Even once is enough.
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Learn the power of momentum. Start with small tasks in the day and let it build.
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Make one tiny shift in the right direction. Drink one half glass of water. Walk around the block. Take one deep breath.
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Just for today, let yourself feel how you feel.
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Find a healthy, productive distraction for when your mind needs to be rerouted.
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Unfollow every single person who makes you feel bad about yourself.
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See your discomfort as your subconscious way of telling yourself that you are capable of more, and better, than you have at this current moment.
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Junk journal. Open up a notebook and scribble down exactly how you feel. Stop trying to invalidate them with positivity. That will arise on its own once your subconscious is more clear.
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Let yourself dream. Imagine what you want to build and create next in your life.
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Give yourself something to look forward to. Plan a trip, make a date, or take yourself out somewhere.
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If there is something you need to change in your life, start today. Look for new jobs. Write a letter to someone you need to apologize to. If time is not resolving the matter, then time may be waiting on you.
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Do not believe everything that you think.
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Do not trust everything that you feel.
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Think back on everything you worried about that turned out to be nothing, and how sometimes, our fears lead us to believe our worst thoughts are most real.
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Think back on all those times you had strong, overwhelming feelings that you didn’t really understand and realize that sometimes, you just had to learn how to let them pass.
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Do something each day that helps you get to know yourself better. Write down what you like and what you don’t. Identify your values, your beliefs, your hopes, your fears.
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Spend time with people who understand you.
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Do something for someone without asking for anything in return.
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Don’t be afraid to disengage. Spend less time on your phone, decline events that make you feel drained at the end. Remember the sacredness of your energy and attention.
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Read something that makes you think about the world differently.
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Note what comes effortlessly to you, within this is a key to your future.
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Note what is interesting to you, within this is a key to your purpose.
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Note what you struggle with the most, within this is a key to what you’re here to heal.
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Practice standing up for yourself in a healthy way. Look in the mirror and practice setting boundaries. Learn to speak your truth with dignity and grace.
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Recognize that whatever bothers you most about other people can reveal the unconscious truth about yourself—use these discomforts as opportunities to heal your own invisible wounds.
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Lean in deeply to that which brings you joy.
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Do something special for the people you really care about, even if it’s just a reminder text of how much they’re loved.
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Create a vision board.
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Study the daily habits of people you admire.
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Study the daily habits of the people you do not admire.
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When you feel the impulse to judge another person, remind yourself gently that every time you do so, you only continue to narrow your own self-approval.
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State what you are feeling, in clear and honest terms. This will help you process and accept it, even if it doesn’t make complete sense to you right now.
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Interrogate one negative thought. Instead of running on autopilot, stop and ask yourself: Is this true? Do I know for a fact this is true? Who told me this is true?
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Then ask yourself: Does this thought help me move my life in the direction I would like it to go?
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Give yourself permission to rest. If all you were able to do today was wake up and keep breathing, that’s okay.
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Make a to-do list, then cut it in half. Then cut it in half again. You should be left with the one or two most imperative tasks. Focus on those and only those. Go from there.
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Meditate on how far you’ve come. Make a list of all the things you have, do, and feel that you never imagined would be possible.
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Meditate on how much you’ve overcome. Consider everything that happened in the past that you swore you’d never get over, and note that you always did.
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Express genuine gratitude. Find something you are actually happy to have.
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If feeling good is too far from where you’re at, just try to feel neutral.
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Sleep when you are tired.
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Eat when you are hungry.
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Pause before you react. You are allowed to be angry, but you will want to be mindful of allowing that feeling to make you take action that could impact your safety or quality of life for years to come.
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Write yourself a note in which you outline exactly what to do when you have a panicky feeling. When you’re thinking clearly, tell yourself what to do when you’re not.
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Remember that you’re mortal. All of this will pass. No time is guaranteed. You are not stuck forever. Life moves quickly and it does not stop. You are only here for a moment. Try to savor it as much as you can.
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