7 self-care apps that can improve your mental health and well being
Your mental health should be your #1 priority. Whether you need help right now or want to learn more about the issues you struggle with, these apps can help.
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by Randi Zimmerman from the Symphonic Blog
1. Calm
Calm is a sleep and meditation app that helps its millions of users learn to meditate, how to get better sleep, and learn to calm your mind and body. It gives you video lessons on mindful movement and gentle stretching, audio programs taught by world-renowned mindfulness experts, music to help you focus, relax, sleep, and so much more
2. Moodfit
Moodfit is like a fitness app for the mind. With it, you can set daily mental health workout to keep you accountable & create new habits, get personalized reports and charts to help you spot relationships and patterns, access cool tools like a mood journal, gratitude, CBT, breath work, mindfulness, sleep, nutrition, exercise, and more.
3. Talkspace
Talkspace is an online therapy app that lets you talk to licensed professionals and start your therapy journey, all from the app. All you have to do is answer a few questions about your preferences, pick your provider from a list of recommendations, then you’re ready to start online therapy. Easy as that.
4. Sona
What if you could relieve anxiety simply by listening to music? That’s what Sona is all about. This app’s restorative music is neuroscience-backed and created by grammy-winning producers to ease your anxiety in minutes by increasing alpha brain waves and lowering stress hormones.
5. Headspace
Through science-backed meditation and mindfulness tools, Headspace helps you create life-changing habits to support your mental health and find a healthier, happier you. It’s even proven to reduce stress by 14% in just 10 days, and can help you relax your mind in minutes, improve focus, and get the best sleep ever.
6. iBreathe
iBreathe is a simple yet powerful app to help guide you through deep breathing exercises. Whether you are struggling with stress, anxiety, insomnia, or are trying to meditate and relax, this app can help you out.
7. Rootd
Rootd is a great app that provides relief for people experiencing anxiety and panic attacks with tools based on cognitive behavior therapy. If you’re having a panic attack right now, the app gives you guided breathing exercises to give you immediate relief. If you want to learn more about panic attacks and anxiety in general, they have lessons to teach you how to improve your issues and prevent future attacks.
