There are many online articles that give great suggestions on how to manage stress to include the following:

• tips on self-care to include incorporating self-care ideas at work
• the importance of self-care
• what we can learn from millennials and how they use the internet to aid them in their self-care
• tips on stress management from the National Alliance of Mental Illness

See the links below to access these articles:

30 Meditation Exercises and Activities to Practice Today

https://positivepsychology.com/meditation-exercises-activities/

In this article by Leslie Riopel, she describes 30 different meditation exercises. She first describes the benefits of meditation, stating that among others, it can “reduce your blood pressure, fight anxiety, and help you fight pain” (Riopel, 2020, para. 4). She then describes 30 different types of meditation exercises, utilizing different techniques and frameworks.

5 Yoga Poses for Anxiety by Lora Hogan. This article will give you a description of 5 yoga poses to try when you are feeling anxiety. https://www.gaiam.com/blogs/discover/5-yoga-poses-for-anxiety

“6 ways to weave self-care into your work day” by Amy Jen Su https://hbr.org/2017/06/6-ways-to-weave-self-care-into-your-workday

“7 Steps to Better Employee Self-Care in the Workplace” by Dana Gionta Ph.D. Here is a short list to get you started on how to integrate self-care in your workplace. https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/occupational-hazards/200811/7-steps-better-employee-self-care-in-the-workplace

“17 Ways to Take Better Care of Yourself” by Alice Boyes Ph.D. This article gives tips from the experts as to their personal favorite way to achieve self-care. https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/in-practice/201302/17-ways-take-better-care-yourself

A Beginner’s Guide to Mindfulness by Danielle Phillips.This article is a brief introduction in how to slow down and be in the moment using mindfulness strategies. https://www.gaiam.com/blogs/discover/a-beginners-guide-to-mindfulness

“Get Tuned In & Turned On: 7 Ways to Feel More Alive” by Krista-Lynn Landolfi. This is a simple list that will remind us of things we can do on a daily basis that will help us feel more alive. http://selfcare.tips/2016/03/get-sprung-7-ways-to-feel-more-alive/

“The Millennial obsession with self-care” by Christiana Silva https://www.npr.org/2017/06/04/531051473/the-millennial-obsession-with-self-care

Self-Care & Creativity in the Trauma-Informed Workplace by Gretchen Miller. This article is a reminder to who work with trauma exposure that we need to make sure that our environment is set up to provide us with a creative space to work.  https://www.starr.org/training/tlc/blog/self-care-creativity-trauma-informed-workplace

“Taking care of yourself” published by the National Alliance on Mental Illness                              https://www.nami.org/Find-Support/Family-Members-and-Caregivers/Taking-Care-of-Yourself

 “The Top 10 Self-Care Strategies for Stress Reduction” by Elizabeth Scott, MS. This article will give you 10 strategies to reduce your stress as well as some outside resources that may help. https://www.verywell.com/self-care-strategies-overall-stress-reduction-3144729

“Why self-care is so important” by Kristin Wong  https://lifehacker.com/why-self-care-is-so-important-1770880812

“Sleep in Graduate School”

This article reaffirms that sleep is essential to grad school students. It gives some relaxation ideas and life style changes to help students get a good night’s sleep each night.

Lantsoght, E. (2013). Sleep in graduate school. Inside Higher Ed. https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/gradhacker/sleep-graduate-school

“Relaxation Techniques: Try These Steps to Reduce Stress”

This article discusses why relaxation is so healthy for our bodies and the different types of relaxation. It also explains that relaxation is a skill that takes time to perfect.

Mayo Clinic Staff. (2020). Relaxation techniques: Try these steps to reduce stress. Mayo Clinic. https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/in-depth/relaxation-technique/art-20045368

“Fueling Grad School”

This article gives a few tips and tricks for graduate students to make sure they are eating during mealtimes and choosing healthy options.

Homan, L. (2013). Fueling grad school. Inside Higher Ed.  https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/gradhacker/fueling-grad-school

“Self-Care for Challenging Times”

This article gives ideas of how to foster the wellbeing of our mind, body, and spirit with different activities or practices to try throughout 8 weeks.

New York University. (n.d.) Self-care for challenging times. New York University.  https://www.nyu.edu/life/safety-health-wellness/coronavirus-information/nyu-responds-to-covid-19/self-care-for-challenging-times.html

“Ten Tips for a Better Work-Life Balance”

This article details on 10 different ways professionals can leave work at the office and create a healthy divide between their career and personal time.

Jeffries, S. (2014). Ten tips for a better work-life balance. The Guardian.  https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/nov/07/ten-tips-for-a-better-work-life-balance

“Napping: Do’s and Don’ts for Healthy Adults”

This website discusses the pros and cons of napping as well as tips for using napping as an effective relaxation and energy replenishing strategy.

Mayo Clinic Staff. (n.d.).Napping: Do’s and don’ts for healthy adults. Mayo Clinic.  https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/napping/art-20048319

“Self-Care Tips for Grad Students”

This is a PowerPoint presentation focused on reducing stress levels of graduate students. It discusses the importance of getting a full night’s sleep, eating healthy and filling foods, getting meaning and support from friends and family, exercise, and various ways to frame a situation.

Ralph, L. (2020). Self-care tips for grad students. The University of Arizona. https://health.arizona.edu/grad-student-stress-management

Clay, R. A. (2020) Self-Care Has Never Been More Important: Clinicians, Researchers, Professors and Other Psychologists Need to Continue to Prioritize Self-Care. July 1, 2020. Vol 51, No 5 Monitor on Psychology APA American Psychological Association Article. https://www.apa.org/monitor/2020/07/self-care

Doran, J. (2014) The unspoken truth about self-care. “Beyond being an aspirational goal, engaging in self-care has been described as an “ethical imperative” (Norcross & Barnett, 2008) and is part of the APA’s Ethics Code (2002).”  American Psychological Association Chair’s Corner. This brief piece appears to be an Editorial, plus it offers insight and leads on more information. gradPSYCH Magazine.https://www.apa.org/gradpsych/2014/04/corner

Lopez, A. (2013) Student Column. Self Care For Graduate Students: Balancing the Demands of Work and Life Will Make You Healthier, Happier and More Productive. APA Div. 28: Psychopharmacology and Substance Abuse. Un-reviewed Newsletter Article. https://www.apadivisions.org/division-28/publications/newsletters/psychopharmacology/2013/11/self-care

Riegel, B., Dunbar, S.B., Fitzsimons, D., Freedland, K.E., Lee, C.S., Middleton, S., Stromberg, A., Vellone, E., Webber, D.E., Jaarsma, T. (2019) Self-care research: Where are we now? Where are we going? International Journal of Nursing Studies. Science Direct. Creative Commons. 23 August 2019, 103402 “In this article we address the current state of self-care research and propose an agenda for future research based on the inaugural conference of the International Center for Self-Care Research held in Rome, Italy in June 2019.” Peer-Reviewed Journal Article. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2019.103402 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020748919302093

Effective Stress Relievers for Your Life. It is important to find ways to help with stress in our lives. This article lists tools for stress management, and ways to help us reduce stress. Scott, E. (2020). https://www.verywellmind.com/tips-to-reduce-stress-3145195

Secrets for Grad School Success. This article lists five ways that grad students can help themselves as they work their way through grad school. Mattu, Ali. (2011) https://www.apa.org/gradpsych/2011/09/corner

Balancing Care for Students with Your Own Self-Care. This is really helpful as we are in and or working towards careers that will have a lot to do with the wellbeing of students, it is important to develop strategies for your own self care with work in mind. As one of their Faculty Toolkits, NYU created this guide with tips that can apply to any person working with students to prioritize your own care alongside care for your students. https://www.nyu.edu/life/global-inclusion-and-diversity/learning-and-development/toolkits/faculty-digital-inclusion/faculty-self-care.html

6 Signs of Burnout- and How You Can Take Action. This article goes over burnout and how you can work on making time for yourself to combat these feelings. This website provides a ton of similar articles that provide advice and tips on how to stay motivated and on top of your mental and physical health. Tesema, M. (2020). https://advice.theshineapp.com/articles/6-signs-of-burnout-and-how-you-can-take-action/

Secrets for Grad School Success. This article lists five ways that grad students can help themselves as they work their way through grad school. Mattu, A. (2011). https://www.apa.org/gradpsych/2011/09/corner

10 Tangible Tips to Balance Working Full-Time and Going to College.This article offers tips for college students who are also working a full-time job, and how to juggle both. It takes several people’s experiences and what they did or what they wish they would have done and offers advice to new college students. Scherman, J. (2018). https://www.rasmussen.edu/student-experience/college-life/working-full-time-and-going-to-college/

Why Time Management Is Your Best Friend in Grad School. This short article gives some helpful ways to think about and incorporate time management practices into your route while in grad school. Gradschools.com (2018). https://www.collegexpress.com/articles-and-advice/grad-school/articles/life-grad-student/time-management-your-best-friend-grad-school/

The Science of Wellbeing with Laurie Santos. “Dr. Laurie Santos joins the podcast to share what the science says about how we can maintain our well-being during this difficult time.” Santos, L. (2020).  https://beingwell.simplecast.com/episodes/the-science-of-well-being-with-laurie-santos

“Self-Care Tips from a Busy Graduate Student”

Samantha Silva, a Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine student, discusses her own struggle with taking care of herself and new concepts of self-care that she is working on to improve her personal wellbeing.

Silva, S. (2018, March 6). Self-care tips from a busy graduate student. University of Western States. https://www.uws.edu/2018/03/06/self-care-busy-grad-student/

“Ten Things You Can Do for Your Mental Health”

A list of ten things provided by the University Health Service of the University of Michigan to improve mental health, a core part of self-care.

University Health Service. (n.d). Ten things you can do for your mental health. University of

Michigan. https://www.uws.edu/2018/03/06/self-care-busy-grad-student/

“Balancing Productivity and Self-Care in Grad School During COVID-19”

Graeme Northcote discusses how productivity and self-care are not always separate activities and how to approach addressing both during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Northcote, G. (2020, April 15). Balancing productivity and self-care in grad school during COVID-19. University of Waterloo. https://uwaterloo.ca/writing-and-communication-centre/blog/post/balancing-productivity-and-self-care-grad-school-during

“Taking care of yourself during the pandemic, from head to toe.”

Suzette Moyer discusses how to take care of yourself during the pandemic. While this article addresses the specific self-care circumstances in 2020, its methods and strategies can be applied at any time.

Moyer, S (2020, November 6). A guide to taking care of yourself during the pandemic, from head to toe. Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/lifestyle/wellness/virus-self-care/

“Reframe How You Think About Self-Care”

Liane Davey discusses how to reframe thinking about self-care as essential.

Davey, L. (2020, August 20). Reframe how you think about self-care. Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2020/08/reframe-how-you-think-about-self-care

“Self-Care Isn’t Just Good For You It’s Also Good for Your Productivity”

An article by John Hall on how taking care of yourself increasing your productivity. As a graduate student, it can be difficult to rationalize taking time for yourself over completing more work. This article demonstrates that by prioritizing self-care you are more productive and will accomplish more when you focus on schoolwork.

Hall, J. (2020, January 5). Self-care isn’t just good for you– it’s also good for your productivity. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnhall/2020/01/05/self-care-isnt-just-good-for-you-its-also-good-for-your-productivity/?sh=5dd5a9eb19ff

“Fun and Self-Care While Budgeting Time and Money”

This article discusses some ways to indulge in self-care for free from home and online, which is much needed in current times. It provides a list of free online games as well as links to the 9 Dimensions of Well-being and an assessment to help students assess their current dimensions.

Graduate Connections. (2020, April 21). Fun and self-care while budgeting time and money. University of Nebraska-Lincoln. https://www.unl.edu/gradstudies/connections/fun-and-self-care

“How to Start A Self-Routine You’ll Follow”

Getting started on self-care can be the most daunting part of the task. Developing the skills to turn self-care into a habit can be difficult and take a significant amount of effort. This article breaks down that process to make it less overwhelming.

Lawler, M. (2020, April 6). How to start a self-care routine you’ll follow. Everyday Health. https://www.everydayhealth.com/self-care/start-a-self-care-routine/

“Balancing Productivity and Self-Care in Grad School During COVID-19”

Graeme Northcote discusses how productivity and self-care are not always separate activities and how to approach addressing both during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Northcote, G. (2020, April 15). Balancing productivity and self-care in grad school during COVID-19. University of Waterloo. https://uwaterloo.ca/writing-and-communication-centre/blog/post/balancing-productivity-and-self-care-grad-school-during

“Easier Said Than Done: Practicing Self-Care and Health and Wellness in Higher Education and Student Affairs”

Miller, S. A. (2016). Easier Said Than Done: Practicing Self-Care and Health and Wellness in Higher Education and Student Affairs. The Vermont Connection, 37. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1272&context=tvc (Links to an external site.)

Shares an example of the trauma that student affairs professionals go through in interacting with people from all walks of life, wearing many different hats, and prioritizing self-care to keep you going.

“Finding Health and Happiness the Write Way: Blogging as Self-Care Within Student Affairs and Higher Education”

Carlson, M. (2015). Finding Health and Happiness the Write Way: Blogging as Self-Care Within Student Affairs and Higher Education. The Vermont Connection, 36. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1004&context=tvc (Links to an external site.)

Finding care in blogging and utilizing blogging as a personal journal to help with releasing personal tension (among many other reasons that people blog).

“How to hold space for yourself first”

Plett, H. (2017, April 07). How to hold space for yourself first. Retrieved from https://heatherplett.com/2015/03/how-to-hold-space-for-yourself-first/ (Links to an external site.)

Heather talks about the importance of holding space for yourself in order to be able to hold space for others. She also emphasizes that holding space for yourself and taking care of yourself does not make you selfish.

“Self Care For People of Color After Psychological Trauma”

Banks, J. (2016, July 6). Self Care For People of Color After Psychological Trauma. http://www.justjasmineblog.com/blog-1/self-care-for-people-of-color-after-emotional-and-psychological-trauma/ (Links to an external site.)

Jasmine talks about self-care for students of color who suffer from racial trauma, and the anxiety that racial trauma causes for people of color. She includes steps to self-care for people of color after emotional and psychological trauma.

“Activist Burnout Is Real – And You Probably Need to Read These 4 Ways to Manage It”

Khan, A. (2015, June 16). Activist Burnout Is Real – And You Probably Need to Read These 4 Ways to Manage It. Everyday Feminism. https://everydayfeminism.com/2015/05/dealing-with-activist-burnout/ (Links to an external site.)

This article talks about the burnout for activists and how to take care of yourself when you are burnout. Many people do not know what it looks like to be burnt out, so this article also includes a list of signs your body and mind show you that you are in fact burnt out.

“A Portrait of Balance: Personal and Professional Balance among Student Affairs Educators” 

Victoria L Guthrie, Evelyn Woods, Corinne Cusker, & Margaret Gregory. (2005). A Portrait of Balance: Personal and Professional Balance among Student Affairs Educators. The College Student Affairs Journal, 24(2), 110. Retrieved from https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ956997.pdf

This research article explores how student affairs professionals define their balance, and how they manage to balance their lives in their own unique way.

“Tips for Maintaining Self-Care in Graduate School”

Cahill, S. (2018, August 1). Tips for Maintaining Self-Care in Graduate School. Retrieved from https://www.lewisu.edu/experts/wordpress/index.php/tips-for-maintaining-self-care-in-graduate-school/ (Links to an external site.)

Includes tips that you can include in your everyday life that can improve your mental health.

“7 self-care tips for graduate students”

7 self-care tips for graduate students. (2019, April 04). Retrieved from https://graduateguide.com/7-self-care-tips-for-graduate-students/graduate-schools/ (Links to an external site.)

Tips on self-care as well as paying attention to signs that your body gives you regarding your stress levels, like sleep quality, energy levels.

“Practicing Self-Care (Even When It’s Hard)”

(2020, September 0). Practicing Self-Care (Even When It’s Hard). Retrieved from https://gradlife.gmu.edu/practicing-self-care-even-when-its-hard/ (Links to an external site.)

Big and small changes that can help you be healthier. Practicing self-care does not have to be extremely easy for you or extremely hard. There are small tasks or activities that you can do that contribute to your self-care (and that don’t feel like a chore).

“Self-Care: 12 Ways to Take Better Care of Yourself”

Davis, T. (2018, December 28). Self-Care: 12 Ways to Take Better Care of Yourself. Retrieved from https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/click-here-happiness/201812/self-care-12-ways-take-better-care-yourself (Links to an external site.)

This article breaks down what self-care is, why people often fail at this, and how to engage in self-care. Also includes tips and examples that can help get you started in engaging in self-care.