3 Ways to Reduce

Seasonal Stressors

This time of year, sometimes even taking a big deep breath can feel overwhelming.

Family gatherings. Holiday office and school closures. Flu shots and COVID boosters. End-of-year deliverables. Post-election exhaustion. If you’ve been feeling extra stressed lately: you’re not alone.

Your patients, coworkers, students, supervisors, and loved ones are more than likely also feeling the push and pull of this season. Here at ETR, we are asking ourselves: how can we change this experience for ourselves and our communities? What resources can help us feel resilient during these challenging seasons?

Strategies for maintaining wellness and mitigating seasonal stress don’t have to be time-consuming or expensive in order to be successful. This week, we’re sharing resources to help you and your community find balance while navigating all these ups and downs.

From intentional social media use to mindfulness exercises, here are some recommendations to support your wellness these next few weeks!

— The ETR Team

When it comes to social media and mental health, it’s common to first think about the negative link between the two. However, social media can also provide a great benefit to adolescents and young adults. So how can we as health professionals, educators, parents, or guardians help leverage the positive aspects of social media and online technology?

This free educational video from ETR walks through 10 examples of how social media and online games can have both a positive and a negative impact on a young person’s emotional health. Consider sharing it with families and young people as we spend even more time indoors and in front of screens this season! 

Free Online Tool:

LGBTQ+ Teen Mental Health 

We were thrilled to have our partners at Hopelab share their life-saving new mental health resource at YTH Live Global 2022 this year! Designed with and for LGBTQ+ teens, imi (pronounced eye-me) is a free, digital, mental health tool that supports and affirms teens with diverse and intersectional identities. 

imi responds to the need for safe, accessible, and research-backed support for LGBTQ+ teens and breaks down important topics like stress, LGBTQ+ identity, internalized stigma, and gender identity and expression through interactive resources, stories, and activities. 

Free Video: Mindful Movement Exercise

Mindfulness and movement exercises can be an easy and accessible way to connect with our minds and bodies, relieve stress, and maintain emotional wellness. Here at ETR, we believe we must live our values and, as leaders, model what it looks like to tend to our own mental health. 

Needing a bit of a reset in your day? View one of our Mindful Movement Monday exercises, a weekly space we dedicate to 15 minutes of mindfulness/breathing and light stretches to relieve stress. 

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