A simple checklist to remind me of the basics today, and every day:

• Breathe.
• Take a few minutes to check in with yourself.
• Loosen your jaw. Puff up your cheeks like a blowfish.
• Listen to your body (Are you thirsty? Do you need to pee? Do you need to stretch? Do those things now)
• Remember everyone struggles with the same questions and fears. You are not alone.
• Take your eyes away from the screen, look out the window for a few minutes (really LOOK out the window. What do you see?)
• Be gentle to yourself (What would you say to your little sister if she were in this situation? Say it to yourself.).
• Put things into perspective (Will this be of any importance whatsoever in a month or a year’s time?).
• Be ok with not feeling ok. Emotions come and go like waves.
• Go for a breather or a quick walk outside.
• Remember: you are enough.
• Breathe.

What do you have on your list?