How to Get Your Brain in its Best Shape Ever

Editor’s note: Today’s post is brought to us by Minaa B., author of Rivers Are Coming, founder of the digital mental health magazine Respect Your Struggle, and a licensed master social worker. When I was 22 years old, I was diagnosed with severe depression. Through therapy, I learned how to create self-care rituals to help alleviate my sporadic bouts of sadness, and exercising was one of those tools. Working out became a necessity for me, and proved to be an invaluable way to lessen my anxiety and to help with managing my depression. I do my best to head to the gym, go for a walk, or ride my bike every day, but when unexpected circumstances come up, I end up putting the gym on the back burner. That decision is then followed by a wave of regret over missing the opportunity to burn off some calories, and release tension from my body, and on those ...see the slideshow here

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