101+ Ways to Nurture Yourself and Reduce Stress
1. Take a bubble bath
2. Take a walk, even in the rain
3. Treat yourself to a professional
facial
4. Take a nap
5. Indulge in a good book
6. Go dancing
7. Snuggle with a friend
8. Treat yourself to a professional
manicure
9. Exercise
10. Have someone else wash or
brush your hair
11. Snuggle with a teddy bear
12. Put clean sheets on your bed
13. Buy yourself fun, encouraging
posters
14. Go to a movie in the middle of
a weekday afternoon
15. Play catch with someone
16. Give yourself a foot rub
17. Call someone you haven’t
spoken to in a while
18. Buy yourself flowers
19. Visit a museum or special place
you want to see
20. Take a trip
21. Go to your special place within
22. Hug a tree 44. Go swimming
23. Garden 45. Be alone and relax
24. Hold a baby 46. Cook a special meal even if it’s
25. Do a good deed just for you
26. Pet a dog 47. Ask for help
27. Go birdwatching 48. Color in a coloring book
28. Lie in a hammock 49. Unplug (turn off your cell,
29. Go to a zo AirPods, etc.)
30. Write a poem 50. Go roller skating
31. Play with a dog, cat or goldfish 51. Do a jigsaw puzzle
32. Buy yourself a gift 52. Take a dance lesson
33. Visit a nursing home or lonely 53. Visit your library
neighbor 54. Rearrange your possessions in
34. Help an older person shovel your home
their driveway or rake their 55. Rearrange your furniture
leaves 56. Attend a church of your choice
35. Teach someone to read 57. Sing
36. Try skydiving, bungie jumping, 58. Buy new tennis shoes
or parasailing 59. Make a fire in a fireplace
37. Go hiking 60. Make s’mores
38. Climb a tree and sit there for a 61. Remember people treat you
while the way you treat yourself
39. Go camping 62. Look through old picture books
40. Ride your bike 63. Read your baby book
41. Take a walk on the beach or in 64. Hang some of your baby
the woods pictures up
42. Watch the sun rise 65. Write in your journal or start
43. Watch the sun set one
66. Line your dresser drawers with
pretty paper
67. Say no
68. Put a single flower in a bud
vase on your bed stand
69. Add a slice of lemon to your
water glass
70. Use a humidifier in the winter
71. Buy new sheets
72. Spend the afternoon thumbing
through magazines
73. Make a collage of “What I want
in a relationship”
74. Buy yourself balloons
75. Give yourself a teddy bear or
give one to a friend
76. Hug anyone who lives with you
goodnight
77. If you live alone, hug a friend
78. Visit a sick friend and take them
soup
79. Establish rituals for giving
yourself TLC
80. Have high tea and crumpets
81. Give a party for yourself
82. Stay in bed all day
83. Eat mangoes
84. Keep toys in the bathtub
85. Spin yourself dizzy
86. Follow a child’s lead 106. Do random acts of kindness
87. Hang upside down 107. Share your love
88. Cry during movies 108. Go skiing or snowboarding
89. Stay loose 109. Ride your bike
90. Dine alone and set a beautiful 110. Have a snowball fight
table 111. Play tag or hide and seek
91. Giggle 112. Eat ice cream
92. Write letters to friends and 113. Watch Netflix or Hulu
family 114. Tell someone how much you
93. Go to a drive in movie appreciate them
94. Meditate 115. Take a hot shower or long
95. Splash in middle puddles and bath
jump in the leaves
96. Swing
97. Make a fort out of blankets and
pillows
98. Teach someone how to make
cookies
99. Pray
100. Give yourself positive pep talks
101. Accept your uniqueness
102. Go to a music store and buy
something new
103. Listen to music and turn off the
tv
104. Buy flowers for a friend for no
reason
105. Contact a member of your
extended family to catch up