Developing a self-care plan can help you enhance your health and wellbeing, manage your stress, and maintain professionalism as a worker. From menu planning to tips to reduce stress, this page is filled with activities and resources to promote good self-care.

This confidential, online self-assessment test offers you analyses and personalized feedback on all your stress risk scores. The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) is a classic stress assessment instrument. This tool, while originally developed in 1983, remains a popular choice for helping us understand how different situations affect our feelings and our perceived stress.

Check out these resources that provide free face-mask recipes and coloring pages to reduce stress and anxiety.

Eating healthy and right is a wonderful and important form of self-care. Check out these websites to take a deep dive into caring for yourself through nutrition!

Stress can come from multiple things: school, work, relationships, etc. It is important to prioritize relieving this stress that can ultimately take a toll on your mental health if not managed. Check out these tips and meditations to help alleviate some of your stress.

Mindful Affirmations is an app designed to provide you easy access to a wide range of positive affirmations tailored to your own goals. The affirmations can be played while relaxing, or in the background while doing everyday tasks such as brushing your teeth, or waiting for the bus. The idea is that your subconscious can absorb positive affirmations played as background noise, and this way, train your brain toward a more positive mindset. It can be downloaded on Google Play or the App Store.

Deep breathing is one of the best ways to lower stress in the body. This is because when you breathe deeply, it sends a message to your brain to calm down and relax. The brain then sends this message to your body. Those things that happen when you are stressed, such as increased heart rate, fast breathing, and high blood pressure, all decrease as you breathe deeply to relax.

Yoga practice is about healing the self through self discovery and self acceptance. It teaches us to overcome internal and external obstacles that come with everyday life. To practice self-care, consider taking time out of your day to do the linked yoga exercises.

Getting outside is an underrated way to practice self care. Not only can you take advantage of all the incredible nature right outside our door, it's also a great opportunity to get fresh air, some sun and physical exercise!

Taking care of your body by moving your muscles gets your endorphins going and is a key part to maintaining a healthy body and mind. No access to a gym or recreation center? Here's some no equipment at-home workouts!

The Center for Well-Being offers a quiet place to relax. From the Alpha Chamber, Massage Chairs, the Chalkboard Wall, and Mental Stimulation, there are a multitude of resources to help students wind down and relax. Whether you have a few minutes or a few hours, there is something here for everyone.