One of the most important things I do for my mental health is read a book while eating breakfast. This half-hour of calm in the morning helps ground me before I head to the gym, the office, or wherever else I need to go to start my day.
— Molly Tynjala, associate editor/fact checker
Running. It’s so difficult to be present. But when I’m running, I’m fully in the moment. I’m not thinking deep thoughts, I’m not solving problems, and, thankfully, I’m not ruminating. I’m just listening to the birds and feeling the air on my skin. I’m in tune with my body and, it seems, tuning my mental health.
— Mike Oakes, senior copy editor
After a life-changing diagnosis in 2018, and still to this day, whenever anxiety about the future clouds my rational thought, I repeat a mantra that reminds me to take each day as it comes and fills me with gratitude for health restored and time reclaimed:
I am here. I am still. I am safe. Everything’s OK.
— Jane Meronuck, production director
My motto is Put water on it. I get my kids (or myself) in a pool, dip my toes in a lake, or soak in a bath.
— Laura Lineburg,
director of digital marketing and media strategy
Morning cuddles with Cleo, my senior kitty, who loves to sleep on my neck and face. Cat purrs truly make everything better.
— Maggie Fazeli Fard, senior editor
Getting outdoors. Whether it’s simply walking the dog or biking to work or going for a longer outing, being outside provides a reset to my mood.
— Michael Dregni, deputy editor
My mental health rituals are the bookends to my days: caring for my two horses (pictured below), my two little goats, and my darling barn cat. The barn is my refuge — it’s home to the passion I’ve had for animals since I was a young girl, and time spent there never fails to clear my mind and renew my sense of gratitude and peace.
— Lydia Anderson, executive creative director
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