‘It resets my entire soul’: 20+ Simple things that feel more therapeutic than therapy

It's still winter—and we're all starting to get over it, right? With the blustery wind at our backs and ice on the ground, there's one thing that would make our serotonin levels spike without warning, changing our mood and improving the tone of the entire day: Sunshine.

Remember how therapeutic sunshine can be? With vitamin D coursing through our brains, there's nothing that could stop us from fighting The Big Sad and having a wonderful day. It's so simple yet so fleeting this time of year, it makes us wish we never cursed at the sky in the summertime when the sunset is at 9. Alas, there are many simple things that we take for granted that can be just as wonderful.

Therapeutic moments are all around us and are often as common as a belly laugh with a friend or petting your cat on the couch. Despite the noise of the big, bad world, sometimes it's the smaller things that give our brains the warm n' fuzzies. Keep scrolling for a reminder of all that is good and wonderful and to enjoy a quick therapy session that won't charge you by the hour.

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For me, my biggest mental rest is when I can kick up my feet at the end of a long day, turn on the ol' PS5, and play a quick video game with my husband. I dream of it some days as the hours on the clock tick by, waiting for the moment that I can finally chill out and turn my brain on simmer. What a feeling!
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