Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation™ Gratitude, Growth, and Go: The 1-5-5 Challenge for Mental Well-Being, sponsored by Humana

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to reflect on the importance of mental well-being for our overall health. Nurses, in particular, face mental health challenges like work-related stress and emotional exhaustion that impact both their professional and personal lives.

Consistent and holistic self-care is an effective way to reduce stress and improve emotional well-being. Enter the 1-5-5 Challenge: a simple yet powerful framework that fosters mindfulness, stress reduction, and positivity in small, easy-to-manage doses.

In the hustle and bustle of work and personal life, it can be easy to overlook self-care. However, committing to a “micro-dose” of 1 minute of gratitude, 5 minutes of positive reflection, and 5 minutes of physical movement each day nurtures your mind, body, and spirit. That’s just 11 minutes a day! Over the next 10 days, this challenge will address different ways you can support your mental and emotional health with short but meaningful self-care rituals.

Ready to enhance your well-being? Get started here.

IMPORTANT: Contact your health care or mental health provider if you have any concerns. If you have thoughts of suicide or self-harm, call or text 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. When you are in crisis, there is help available.
You are not alone. Make the call.

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