Your Low-Stress Guide to Leveling-Up Your Bedtime Routine
Are You Burnt Out or Depressed?
Carla Marie Manly, PhD
So, what can you do about it?
[Choose] to engage with peace and joy first thing in the morning, Dr. Manly says.
How youstartyou day sets the pace for how you willliveyour day.
So lets reroute ourselves, shall we?
Below find 25 ideas for things to do in the morning before grabbing for your misery machine.
clinical psychologist, life fulfillment expert, and author ofDate Smart,Joy From Fear, andAging Joyfully
24 ideas for things to do in the morning that dont involve grabbing your phone.
Or take it easy and go for a brief walk
Pace doesnt matter here!
Related: I dont miss my daily commute.
Take a cold shower
Beauty and fitness editor Zoe Weiner tried this out when mimicking popularcelebrity morning routines.
Suffice it to say, youll certainly be awake after this one!
Curious about other celebrity morning routines?
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Consider it a reason to support your local newspaper.
This way, youll be better equipped to have healthy boundaries between work and play.
clinical psychologist, life fulfillment expert, and author ofDate Smart,Joy From Fear, andAging Joyfully
Do the 5-3-3 breathing technique
A breathworkmethod like 5-3-3can simultaneously calm you down and spike your energy.
This15-minute routineis perfect to get you all bendy.
And solo sex certainly counts, too.
Theres no rule, after all, about your nightstand goodies being limited to nighttime.
Pump up the jams
I actually feel worse on the days when Idontintegrate music into my morning routine.
Make yourself a bouncy little playlist and feel free todance into the day.
If nothing else, the habit will help work through your reading list.
Diffuse an uplifting scent
Peppermint essential oilmay have you feeling immediately fresh and ready to go!
Or embrace a morning mantra
Whats something uplifting you could tell yourself before you get out of bed?
But feel free to find anymorning mantrathat resonates with you.
Write out your worries
you’re free to do this with aworry journalor a mind mapno rules here!
Meditate
Empty your mind, and it might help the daily scroll from sucking you into the void.
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