Stress Talk: How I’m Staying Calm and Focusing on Wellness

So far, my methods have proven successful and I couldn’t be more satisfied with how much better I’m feeling and, in turn, looking! Managing stress isn’t an easy job and nobody should have to go through it alone. Below, I’ll go over what I’ve been doing to manage my mental health and share tips on how you can overcome the overwhelming weight of looming worrying thoughts.

5 Tips for Focusing on Wellness

Remedy 1: Getting 8 hours of sleep

The first thing people tell you when you’re ill and not feeling well is to rest. This goes for your mind, too! Mental health is health, so it’s no surprise that getting eight hours of uninterrupted sleep is a step in the right direction towards easing anxiety and mental unrest.

In my experience, sleep deprivation can worsen my anxiety, resulting in a negative cycle involving insomnia. A lack of sleep at night can make you cranky the next day and, over time, skimping on sleep can mess up more than just your morning mood resulting in worsened mental health.

I usually make it a point to give myself a bedtime and a wake up call in order to get the perfect amount of sleep my mind needs. It’s important to note that going beyond nine hours is actually associated with depression and anxiety! Make sure you work on finding the eight hour sweet spot. Being home has significantly helped me focus on my sleeping schedule. I always make sure I get my eight hours in. This method of easing my anxiety is so easy, I can do it in my sleep! Pun intended.

Remedy 2: Exploring new wellness options

I used to think wellness was just a fancy word for exercise, but as it turns out, there’s so much more to wellness than I ever thought possible. I’ve done my fair share of research and have expanded my thoughts to finding the right tools to help me feel better. That’s when I found Dune.

Dune is a (multi-flavored and delicious) wellness drink crafted from fruits, botanicals, and natural plant extracts that help to bring out your best self. Since I found Dune, I knew I needed to incorporate it into my wellness routine and I’ve done just that recently.

Dune’s mission statement, to deliver all the good-for-you, good-for-your-skin ingredients that promote inner health, and outer beauty, struck a chord with me since the very first time I read it. To me, inner health is extremely important in order to live my life the way I do as an openly gay, religious Christian. Living my life like this gives me the strength I need to go anywhere farther than 15 minutes from home.

And hey, outer beauty is a great plus. You never know what might work, so it’s extremely important to stay open-minded on the path to improved mental health. My advice? Try everything!

Remedy 3: Eating Naturally

Eat good, feel good. I’ve always heard this but it never rang true to me until I actually started taking it seriously. Recently, I’ve been focusing on my diet, and I can already see the positive effects it's having on my mind and body. My anxiety has reduced because of the organic, natural foods I’m making the active effort in putting in my body.

Any health expert will tell you eating good, whole food is crucial in order to live a calm, healthy lifestyle. I can say with confidence that I feel better physically and mentally when I know a lot of what I eat comes from nature and not from a lab.

I try my best to eat healthy, balanced meals because I know that, at the end of the day, I’ll benefit both physically and mentally from positive changes to what I eat. It’s so important to stay on track even when you don’t feel the benefits right away. You’ll get there! Good things take time.

Remedy 4: Look good, feel good

Looking good on the outside is all about feeling good on the inside. Dune’s formula has been carefully produced with functional ingredients that nourish your skin, make you feel good and, you guessed it, make you glow! I mean how could I not be drinking something that is scientifically crafted to help me look and feel good.

Sounds too good to be true, huh? Let’s talk ingredients. All three of Dune’s drinks have a coconut water base, and have all natural flavorings. This is ideal for me since I’ve been adjusting my diet to have more of a natural base.

Like it sounds, Dewy is the Dune drink that will really give your skin that sought-after shine. Made with 9g of Marine Collagen and Aloe Vera, Dewy’s ingredients directly target younger looking skin.

If I had to pick, Bliss is my favorite Dune flavor because it feels like it was made just for me! Bliss is beneficial for people like me as one of the benefits of the drink is stress relief and the ingredients promote activity and relaxation. Yes to that, please!

Find Your Bliss

I hope my wellness journey inspires you to find your Bliss (again, pun intended). It's important to remember that, at the end of the day, your path to better mental health and wellness is unique and all your own. Find methods that work for you, explore your options, and give Dune a taste! You never know what positive effects it could have on you.