The team at Family and Youth Services wants to help you celebrate Valentine's Day in a new way. We want you to re-envision it as a day for Self Love Day. Valentine's day has been a day of chocolates, candy, roses and dinners. However, for many Valentine's Day can be a day of feeling lonely and isolated. Today let's reclaim Valentine's Day as a day to love ourselves. Below is a link for a great article about ways to love yourself but if you don't have time here are some highlights:
1. Today is a day to think about improving your Mental Health and Wellbeing. Today is a great day to reach out to us and complete a request to meet with a therapist. We have a fantastic team of Counselors and Prescribers who will help guide you to finding inner peace and happiness. These days Therapy is so accessible and you can meet with your therapists while at home via telehealth sessions.
2. Self Care: Self Care may be the last thing on your to do list but today is the perfect day to prioritize yourself. How about schedule yourself that massage, buy yourself a box of chocolates or even make yourself a cup of green tea while you relax and watch a movie. Meet with a therapist today to explore coping skills, hobbies and ways to take care of yourself.
3. Mindfulness and Meditation: Both of these have shown to help reduce anxiety and create a sense of calm. We recommend using the Calm App, finding free meditations on Youtube or you can work with our therapists to learn strategies to help you practice mindfulness.
4. Exercise: Exercise is one of the best medicines for feeling depressed or anxious. We know it's hard to exercise but you don't have to do an intense workout to feel the benefits. You can go for a walk, take a yoga class at home or at a studio or dance like no one is watching. No matter what you do or what you like...just get your body moving. If you don't have the motivation to do anything...we are here to help you find that drive again.
5. Take a Day for Digital Detox. We love this one. Social Media is a great tool to connect with others but it also can make us feel lonely and left out. Especially on a day like today....It's time to shut down Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and Instagram. Stepping away from Social Media can be just as good as a massage. It is very freeing.
6. Quality Time with Loved Ones: Today is a great day to call family members or text a friend. However like many of us you may be thinking you really need to make more friends. Over the years we change and so do our friend groups and that is okay. If you want to make new friends we recommend checking out the app Bumble BFF. Yep the same app that you can use to date and professionally network. Bumble BFF is a great way to make friends with people in your community.
If you are interested in reading more ways that you can Love yourself we highly recommend that you read the article. We know that all of this sounds great, but we also know it's easier said than done. So let us help you. There are many ways to contact us:
Email us: info@familyandyouthservices.org
Phone Number :848-205-1799
In office appointments are held in our office in East Brunswick, New Jersey
You can also complete our contact form on our webpage to request services.
https://www.familyandyouthservices.org/appointment-requests
Happy Self Love Day!!!
Lauren
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