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Calm Your Mind: Anxiety Relief Must-Haves

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Feeling overwhelmed? This list is your go-to guide for calming your mind and easing anxiety. From soothing products like weighted blankets and aromatherapy to mindfulness practices and relaxation techniques, these recommendations are designed to help...
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Calming Products

Weighted blankets, essential oils, calming teas, and other soothing items that provide immediate relief.

 
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Weighted blankets often help my patients feel grounded during their ketamine infusion. Great for anxiety and panic attacks during emotional release. Weighted Blanket Benefits: Improves Sleep Quality: The gentle pressure of a weighted blanket promo...
Uttermara 15lb Twin Weighted Blanket, Dark Grey
 
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Calming Stress Relief Tea “Yogi Kava Stress Relief tea is purposefully blended with Kava, a root traditionally used for its power to calm the body and mind and encourage a good night’s sleep. Cinnamon and Sarsaparilla add warmth and spice to this rel...
Yogi Kava Stress Relief Tea - 16 Bags (4 Packs)
 
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Aromatherapy Travel Essentials - For Anxiety Relief On-The-Go
Sensory Essentials Travel Set - Lifelines
 
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This weighted pillow provides dual benefit in relieving anxiety. The weight combined with the calming lavender provides the added benefit of aromatherapy for ultimate relaxation.
Lavender-Scented Weighted Pillow
 
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Get the benefit of weighted warmth with these adorable stuffed animals
Warmies®️ is the world's first fully heatable soft toys | Warmies
 
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Anxiety can happen, even for nurses. Here are some quick, on-the-go suggestions to help keep stress and anxiety at bay.
Quick and Simple Self-Care Tips for Busy Nurses | Jacoy Newren, BSN, RN
 
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Guided Visual Meditation Breathing Tool, Stress Relief Gifts for Women & Night Light for Anxiety Relief, Sleep Aid Device
Tseriact Guided Meditation & Stress Relief Tool
 
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Aromatherapy Essential Oils Roll On Set for Calm, Stress, Sleep, Relax, Focus, and Breathe
HERBROMAS Essential Oils Roll On Set, 6x10ml
 
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3Pcs Big Galaxy Egg Slime Kit for Kids Adults Boys Girls Sensory Fidget Toys for Birthday Parties, School Supplies, and Classroom Activities - Green/Blue/Purple
Waterelf Galaxy Egg Slime Kit - 3Pcs
 
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Anxiety toys for kids to help kids battle stress and anxiety
Anxiety Toys For Kids

Mindfulness & Meditation tools

Apps, guided meditation videos, or mindfulness journals that help focus the mind and manage anxiety.

 
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This cute little owl helps with mindful breathing, allowing your body to calm into relaxation
Breathing Owl | 4-7-8 Guided Meditation Light
 
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Relaxation and sleep support - Meditation tracker headband
MUSE 2: Headband Meditation Tracker and Monitor
 
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A good resource for those interested in beginning meditation
Helpful Tools For Beginner Meditators | THE MINDFUL STEWARD
 
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Love the sound of singing bowls? Learn to play the singing bowls through the Ohm Store: The Ohm Store Presents The Singing Bowls and Sound Master Course Learn To Harness The Resonant Power Of Singing Bowls To Soothe The Anxious Mind, Train Your Brai...
Singing Bowl Course
 
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Crystal singing bowls for healing and anxiety relief
Crystal Singing Bowls for Healing, Meditation & Relaxation
 
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Research supports it: Mindfulness helps reduce stress
Mindfulness meditation: A research-proven way to reduce stress
 
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Zen Garden Kit for Desk - DIY Sand Garden with Balls, Japanese Mini Zen Decor, Sand Tray Therapy Kit, Office Desktop Accessories
KERIDAZPLY Zen Garden Kit - DIY Sand Garden

Breathing & Relaxation Techniques

Resources that teach deep breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, or yoga to alleviate anxious feelings

 
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Techniques to Relieve Anxiety - Breathing, Grounding, Connecting
20 Best Anxiety Tools for Helping Your Clients Cope
 
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Practice Mindful Breathing With This Necklace - Calm anxiety and panic through mindful breathing techniques using this pendant.
Flō Stress Relief Mindful Necklace - Silver
 
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4 Deep Breathing Exercises for Relaxation
4 Deep Breathing Exercises for Relaxation
 
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Calm anxiety with these breathing technique cards.
Calm Collective 52 Breathwork Cards - Travel Size
 
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Breathing tool to control breathing to alleviate stress and anxiety
TMKEFFC Breathing & Fidget Necklace/Bracelet

Grounding Exercises

Techniques and tools (like worry stones or sensory kits) to help bring attention back to the present moment.

 
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"Enhance Your Well-Being: Immerse yourself in the natural benefits of grounding with our 72"x23.6" Colored Grounding Mat. Designed to promote relaxation and balance, it's perfect for use as a grounding pad for bed, yoga exercise mat, or even as a gro...
72"x23.6" Grounding Earthing Mat - Colored
 
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30 Grounding Techniques to Quiet Distressing Thoughts
Grounding Techniques: Exercises for Anxiety, PTSD, and More
 
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18 grounding techniques to help relieve anxiety — Calm Blog
18 grounding techniques to help relieve anxiety — Calm Blog
 
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Worry stones for stress and meditation
4 Pcs Thumb Worry Stones for Anxiety
 
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How to build a sensory self-soothing kit
Build a Sensory Self-Soothing Kit

Stress Relief Gadgets

Fidget spinners, stress balls, or other sensory gadgets designed to keep your hands busy and reduce anxiety.

 
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Biofeedback Reflective orb - Calm your nerves by holding this ball
Reflect Orb: Biofeedback for Mindfulness
 
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Sensate Relaxation Device - Vagus nerve stimulation therapy through the use of non-invasive sound resonance
Sensate Relaxation Device - Infrasonic Tech
 
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Fidget Toys for Stress Relief
Gold Chain Fidget Spinner & Infinity Cube Set
 
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Ferrite Putty Stress and Anxiety Relief
550pcs Ferrite Putty Fidget Toys for Stress
 
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Sensory balls for anxiety/stress. Calm anxiety with this squishy stress ball
KLT 3PCS Stress Balls for Anxiety Relief

Supportive Reading

Books or guides on anxiety management, mindfulness, or emotional well-being to gain deeper insights.

 
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Help achieve mental wellness by changing your diet.
Eat to Beat Depression and Anxiety: Nourish Your Way to Better Mental Health in Six Weeks|Hardcover
 
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Learn to practice mindfulness to control anxiety and stress
Mindfulness For Beginners: 100 Essential Meditations to Reduce Your Stress, Anxiety Relief, Overcome Depression: Guided Meditations for Creating Balance & Inner Strength for Improving Mental Health|Paperback
 
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The Headspace Guide to Meditation and Mindfulness: How Mindfulness Can Change Your Life in Ten Minutes a Day
The Headspace Guide to Meditation
 
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"In The Art of Ritual, Renee Beck and Sydney Barbara Metrick explain the power, relevance, and need for ritual, describing the various types of rituals and their myths, symbols, and history, as well as how to: Prepare, perform, and complete rituals; ...
The Art of Ritual: Creating Ceremonies

Sleep & Rest Aids

Products such as white noise machines, sleep masks, or calming supplements to ensure better sleep, which can help reduce anxiety.

 
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Ashwagandha KSM-66 - Stress Relief - Better Sleep - More Relaxed
Nature’s Bounty Ashwagandha Mood Support 50ct
 
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Sleep Machine with Moon - Syncs with Lunar Cycle and Relaxing Sounds
HoMedics Sound Sleep Moon Dream SoundSpa & Clock - 23295622 | HSN
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When I worked graveyards for a few years, Alteril helped me like no other sleep aid could. I've recommended this product to many other NOC shift workers
Alteril - Sleep Aid All Natural - 60 Tablets
 
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Okay, so this one had me skeptical, but I decided to use it one night after a bedding change, and I was amazed at how much faster I fell asleep. As an insomniac, that's a big deal! Strongly scented, so lasts a while.
thisworks Deep Sleep Pillow Spray 75ml
 
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TikTok Viral - Sleep Tea for Relaxation and Sleep
Sleep Tea - Calming Herbal Tea for Bedtime

Self-Care Rituals

Recommendations for developing self-care routines that reduce stress, such as aromatherapy, skincare, or spa-like practices.

 
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Want to begin a self-care ritual but have no idea where to start? Here are some ideas to get you going.
How to Start a Self-Care Routine You’ll Follow
 
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Understand the importance of self-care for mental wellness and overall wellbeing
Self-Care isn't a Luxury; It's a Necessity | Jacoy Newren, BSN, RN
 
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The Ayurvedic Self-Care Handbook: Holistic Healing Rituals for Every Day and Season. "Feeling burned out, unmotivated, or stuck? The Ayurvedic Self-Care Handbook is here to help. This authoritative guide to ancient healing offers more than 100 daily ...
Ayurvedic Self-Care Handbook: Healing Rituals
 
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Create your own daily self-care rituals with this how-to guide
How to Create Daily Self-Care Rituals
 
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Self-Care is a Ceremony. A collection of self-care tools
Bath + Body
 
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A collection of self-care ritual supplies to support everyone's self-care preferences!
Self Care Ritual Kit - Etsy