8 Quick Ways to Boost Your Mood: Zero Cost Science-Backed Tools

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Sometimes, we experience minor disappointments and frustrations in our day and need a quick pick-me-up. Maybe we “woke up on the wrong side of the bed” and we’ve felt off all day, or we feel cranky and don’t know why. Sometimes our “bad day” is just a signal that we need to focus our attention on ourselves.

Here are 8 zero-cost ways that you can boost your mood when your day isn’t going well:

1. Go for a walk in a green space
2. Watch cute animal videos or spend 15 minutes petting your dog/cat
3. Look through old photo albums or positive memory books
4. Create art
5. Listen to music or ASMR (if it works for you)
6. Take care of basic needs: hunger or thirst
7. Laugh
8. Connect with a friend

Homewood Health, our Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) provider, offers a variety of resources and tools to support mental health, wellness, and overall well-being. To explore the full resource “8 Quick Ways to Boost Your Mood: Zero Cost Science-Backed Tools” and access other helpful EFAP supports, visit the Health, Safety & Wellness page on MyMohawk for instructions on accessing Homewood Health or visit www.homeweb.ca and click ‘sign in”, and enter the email: MohawkCollege@Efap.com and Password: MohawkEFAP#1.