Self-Care is any intentional actions you take to care for your physical, mental, and emotional health.
How to Practice Self-Care
Stress
- 101 Ways to Cope with Stress
- Coping with a Disaster or Traumatic Event
- Coping with Disaster Fact Sheets
- Watch Live Videos of Bears in Alaska to Lower Stress
Emergency Responders and Self-Care
- Surviving Field Stress for First Responders
- Tips for Taking Care of Yourself
- Traumatic Incident Stress Information
- Preventing and Managing Stress
- Preventing and Managing Stress (Spanish)
- Understanding Compassion Fatigue
Educators and Self-Care
- 50 Resources to Support the Mental Health of Teachers and School Staff
- Bring More Mindfulness and Self-Care to Your Classroom
- Mental Wellness / Self-Care Resources
- Self-care Resources By Teachers, For Teachers
- Self-Care Resources for Educators and Other Helping Professionals
- Teaching about Self-Care
- University of Missouri - Missouri Prevention Science Institute - Resources for Schools & Teachers
- What is Teacher Self-Care and How to Practice It
Apps
MoodTools is a free self-help app targeting depression. It provides psychoeducation about risk factors and psychosocial approaches to treatment, a depression symptom questionnaire, a thought diary, a suicide safety plan, and videos such as meditation guides.
Calm is an app that produces meditation products, including guided meditations, a book, narrated Sleep Stories, and health and meditation videos.
Insight Timer is a free meditation app with guided meditations and talks led by the world's top meditation and mindfulness experts. It can help calm the mind, reduce anxiety, manage stress, sleep deeply, and improve happiness.