SEL Video Library
People with strong social-emotional skills are better able to cope with everyday challenges and benefit academically, professionally, and socially. From effective problem-solving to self-discipline, from impulse control to emotion management and more, SEL provides a foundation for positive, long-term effects on kids, adults, and communities.
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Let's talk about your brain! Learn more about why all of us experience strong emotions sometimes, and why we all feel so stressed.
Mindfulness series: Feeling stressed? Easily distracted? Want to have better focus and more control over your thoughts? Mindfulness can help with that! Learn what mindfulness is and how it can help you.
Mindfulness series: Practice your mindfulness exercises with Box Breathing. Box Breathing is a deep breathing tool that can help you regulate your nervous system when you feel upset or stressed, and can help you slow down and re-focus.
Mindfulness series: Practice your mindfulness exercises with Observing the Five Senses. Observing with the five senses is a focusing tool that can help you to slow down and re-focus when your distracted by your thoughts or disruptions in your environment. Over time, practicing this exercise can increase your awareness and help you stay in the present moment.
Physical Health & Mood Series: Physical health and mental health are inextricably linked. Exercise keep our bodies healthy and strong, but it also keeps our minds strong and resilient to life's challenges. Even when we don't feel like exercising, taking the time to move can relieve stress and prevent obstacles from stressing us out in the first place. We also discuss recommendations for exercising during the pandemic.Â
Are you feeling run down or overwhelmed? Do the days seem to blend together, or to not feel as meaningful as they once felt? You may be needing more self-care. Self-care is any activity that makes you feel like you're becoming the person you want to be and living a life worth living. Learn more about which part of your life need's some more attention and how to develop a self-care plan.