NVL BIGGER THAN FOOD × Self Care Mental Health Challenge
Stretch Breaks: Take 3 stretch breaks today.
Stretch Breaks: Take 3 stretch breaks today.
The body holds what the mind doesn’t always say.
Today, we invite you to pause three times—just to stretch.
Not to work out.
Not to reach a goal.
Just… to check in with the body that’s been carrying you.
🤲 Roll your shoulders.
🧘🏽♀️ Reach up.
🦶 Plant your feet.
Let your breath move into the tight places.
These breaks aren’t interruptions—they are invitations.
To return. To soften. To listen.
Because the body is always trying to tell you something.
Let today be the day you listen back.
Vision Check: Revisit your goals or create a new vision board.
Your vision isn’t a fixed destination—it’s a living reflection of where you are and what you’re ready for.
Today, we invite you to pause and revisit your goals.
What still fits?
What feels forced?
What might be quietly waiting to be named?
🖼️ Reopen that vision board—or start a fresh one.
📝 Jot down what lights you up now, not just what made sense then.
This isn’t about pressure.
It’s about permission.
To dream again.
To shift your path.
To reconnect with what matters.
The clarity you’re looking for may not be in the hustle—it might be in the pause.
Mindful Eating: Eat one meal slowly and without distraction.
Mindful Eating: Eat one meal slowly and without distraction.
Your body is always communicating—hunger, fullness, fatigue, delight.
But it speaks in a language that requires silence to hear.
Today, we invite you to eat one meal with full presence.
No screens. No scrolling. No multitasking.
Just… eat.
🥣 Notice the colors.
👃🏽 Smell each bite.
🫶🏽 Feel what it’s like to chew, to taste, to swallow.
This isn’t about being perfect.
It’s about remembering that nourishment is a relationship, not a routine.
Let this meal be a conversation between your body and your awareness.
Slow down. Listen. Savor.
Journal Freely: Write whatever is on your mind without judgment.
There are thoughts you’ve swallowed.
Stories you’ve softened.
Feelings you’ve filed away because there wasn’t time—or space—to hold them.
Today, make space.
Open a notebook. A doc. A voice memo if you need to.
And let it spill.
No grammar rules. No productivity pressure. No right or wrong.
Just you, your truth, and the page.
✍🏽 What are you really carrying?
🌀 What wants to be said without being fixed?
This is not a performance.
It’s a release.
The page can hold it. You don’t have to carry it alone.
Positive Input: Listen to an inspiring podcast or song.
Your mind is absorbing—always.
From the moment you wake to the scroll before sleep.
What would it feel like to choose what enters?
Today, we invite you to offer your mind something intentional.
A podcast that lifts. A song that soothes. A message that reminds you who you are.
🎧 Let the words fill you.
🎶 Let the melody soften the static.
🌤️ Let it shift your inner atmosphere—even just a little.
This isn’t noise.
It’s nourishment.
Digital Clean-Up: Organize or delete old files or photos.
Clutter doesn’t only live in closets.
It lingers in your devices too—in screenshots you forgot, downloads you never opened, and reminders of a life you’ve since outgrown.
Today, give your digital world a moment of care.
🗂️ Clear old folders.
🧹 Delete what no longer serves.
📸 Create space—not just on your phone, but in your mind.
This isn’t busywork.
It’s a quiet reclaiming.
A reset for your digital environment, and by extension, your nervous system.
You deserve ease—in your devices, and in your life.
Self-Compassion: Speak to yourself like you would a loved one.
There’s a voice inside you that has learned to critique, correct, and carry the weight of the world.
But another voice lives there too.
One that comforts. Encourages. Sees the whole of you.
Today, let that voice speak.
💬 When you make a mistake—pause.
💬 When you feel overwhelmed—breathe.
💬 When you’re tempted to push harder—soften.
What would you say to a friend in your shoes?
Now say it… to you.
This is not self-indulgence.
This is self-honoring.