Replay: Relaxation Strategies for Adults

Jun 20, 2024

Discover how to personalize your relaxation techniques by tapping into what truly makes you happy. The discussion covers diverse strategies like tracing shapes, body scans, and mindfulness exercises. You'll learn how to select different approaches depending on your day-to-day needs. Plus, embrace the importance of taking time for self-care, especially for those supporting others. With insightful anecdotes and practical advice, find your unique path to stress relief and enhance your well-being.

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ADVICE

Choose Your Own Relaxation Path

Find relaxation strategies that truly fit your mind, body, and soul rather than copying others.
Enjoy and embrace coping skills that personally resonate with you, not what looks popular or trendy.

ANECDOTE

Tracing Patterns Calms Anxiety

A young adult client found tracing shapes and letters on the floor calmed her anxiety while nannying.
Repetitive tracing of continuous patterns provides soothing, calming effect for many people.

ADVICE

Relax Muscles with Body Scans

Use body scans to relax muscles without tensing, by imagining warmth traveling through your body.
Try this if progressive muscle relaxation causes muscle tension or doesn’t work for you.

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What do you enjoy and makes you happy? Knowing what is really important to you, may be different to other people and how your mind and body works is really key to finding the best relaxation strategies for you. Some strategies will work some days and may work better on different days.

Today in the episode we’ll discuss the following strategies:

Imagining your favorite place

Tracing shapes and letters

Body Scan/Muscle Relaxation

Grounding techniques

Looking for different colors or shapes

Naming things around you

Coping Skills for Adults: https://copingskillsforkids.com/coping-skills-for-adults

And remember, do not forget about yourself, take a few minutes for you and have a little fun!

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About The Host - Janine Halloran

Janine Halloran is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, an author, a speaker, an entrepreneur and a mom. As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Janine has been working primarily with children, adolescents, and their families for over 20 years. She is the Founder of 'Coping Skills for Kids', where she creates products and resources to help kids learn to cope with their feelings in safe and healthy ways. Janine also founded 'Encourage Play’ which dedicated to helping kids learn and practice social skills in the most natural way - through play!

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