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A single self-care strategy will not work as the best solution for everyone; we all have our own preferred coping techniques. The best way to cope with stress and stay healthy is to develop a smorgas-bord of stress management and self-care strategies (J. R. Nelson et al., 2018). If you love exercise, that is great, but you cannot exercise incessantly. You need other activities in your stress management toolbox. Try meditation; support groups; recreational pursuits; your own personal counseling; gourmet food; excellent movies or concerts; spiritual, religious, or social justice groups; or whatever alternatives appeal to you. Your self-care mantra should be to use what works for you—and then keep expanding your repertoire.

What most people find especially health enhancing is to flex their personal choice-making muscles. The exact thing you do hardly matters. What matters is that you intentionally override natural tendencies toward lethargy, inactivity, or self-destructive choices. Free online apps that promote healthy behaviors include (a) 7 Minute Workout, (b) Happy Habits: Choose Happiness, (c) Sleep Better, (d) Headspace, (e) Calm, (f) Happy Now, (g) Pzizz, and (h) Inner Balance.