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COSMO: What can

you do when it feels

like there’s no way

to get away from the

stressor? Say you

have a toxic living

situation with a room-

mate, but you can’t

move ’cos you’ve

signed a lease.

GB:



   

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4. REFRAME THE SITUATION

MENTAL TRICK:

WHEN YOU HAVE A

MILLION THINGS GOING

ON, REMIND YOURSELF

OF THE UPSIDE. NEXT

TO YOUR TO-DO

LIST, TACK UP AN

ENCOURAGING POST-IT,

LIKE, “I’M TASKED WITH

SO MUCH BECAUSE

PEOPLE THINK I’M

TA L E N T E D.”

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Feel

calmer

every

day

Honour teatime

“In the afternoon, I make

matcha tea, which keeps

me calm, focused and

centred,” says chef and

cookbook author Candice

Kumai. The amino acid

L-theanine, found in tea,

quiets the brain without

sedating it. >

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I don’t

like how you’re acting,

but I’m going to seek to

see that you may not be

well and that may be

where this behaviour is

actually coming from.

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COSMO: So in that

situation, you should

forgive yourself for

making what seems

like a selfish choice?

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I am doing the best I can.

TRY IT

Inhale for 10 seconds,

hold your breath for 10

seconds, exhale for 10

seconds. Repeat once.

GABBY’S SECRET FOR:

Unplugging

in a minute

“This short

breathing exercise

aects the nervous

system by changing

your oxygen levels,”

says Bernstein. It can

change your mood.