Tips to Help Wind Down After Work

Many times, it may feel like life is an endless cycle of being jolted awake by an alarm in the morning, then a race to get to work, and when you finally get back home, you find yourself exhausted. It’s important to take time for yourself so you don’t experience unnecessary stress or burnout. How do we cease this typical cycle and break into new habits that include relaxation and unwinding? How do we even attempt to unwind at the end of the day when we finally get home? Well, here is your guide to winding down after a long day, because you deserve it!

Tips for Winding Down

Leave Work at Work

It may be tempting to check emails, but it is a must to do your best to stop working and put the email down once you get home. It’s important to have a work and life balance so that you don’t bring the stress of work home with you and can focus on work while you’re at work. This can help you to begin relaxing the mind and body from the stresses of work once you finally get home.

Go for a Walk / Exercise

Exercise is a great way to relax after a long day at work while also boosting your mood and energy. Healthline reveals that exercise can make you happier by producing changes in the brain which regulate anxiety, and by increasing endorphin production, which elevates positive feelings. Additionally, exercise is known to improve sleep quality, so it can contribute in multiple ways to helping you relax and wind down at the end of the day.

Change Out of Work Clothing

Wearing comfy clothes can help you to physically separate your at-home life from your work life, increasing your ability to relax psychologically after a long work day.

Listen to Music or a Podcast

Listening to music can actually reduce feelings of anxiety and depression, according to Healthline. It’s also shown to increase energy levels so that you don’t feel so tired after work. In terms of podcasts, be wary of what you are listening to. Good Housekeeping points out that true crime podcasts trigger a fight or flight response in the brain. Meditation podcasts, on the other hand, help to relax and produce oxytocin which can reduce stress and anxiety. With this in mind, we recommend avoiding the true crime podcasts after work.

Cook Something Delicious

Cooking is a great way to take your mind off of work and to instead focus on food and nourishment for your body. It also is a way to sit down and talk with your loved ones over a home cooked meal.

Relax with CBD or Delta-8

According to the New York Times, research on CBD has shown that it can reduce feelings of anxiety and depression and improve sleep. Delta-8 THC, on the other hand, can be the perfect way to take your mind off of work by creating light feelings of euphoria and relaxation.

Life can feel like an endless cycle of anxiety-inducing tasks, which is why it’s of the utmost importance to take time for yourself to relax and unwind. Whether through listening to a meditative podcast, or using Delta-8 THC, always make “you” time a priority. Remember, you deserve it!