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DISCLAIMER: this isn't a substitute for therapy and/or medication. Sometimes therapy isn't accessible. Sometimes we have a bad week and need to recenter ourselves.

I think we can learn from each other and find methods we didn't even know about! What's helpful to another may be ineffective to another, and I think learning about an array of methods would be valuable.

What's been helpful for me:

• Spending time in nature
• Journaling (I would google journal prompts pertaining to my predicaments)
• Guided meditations on Youtube
• Free worksheets: https://www.therapistaid.com/therapy-worksheets (my therapist who specialized in CBT used some of these during our sessions, I'm glad they're free)

Social media (goodreads/tiktok/reddit)? Colleagues? Friends? Browsing the library/bookstore? Asking for recommendations from staff at libraries/bookstores?

BONUS: if you can remember, how did you find books you really enjoyed?

I realized a lot of my favorite book recs came from reddit. I was a subscriber of r/books and picked up some really good books there. Piranesi by Susanna Clarke is an example.