CARE’s Soothing Place for Ages 13-18

Welcome to the CARE’s Soothing Place for adolescents 13-18. We hope you enjoy your time here as we provide you with resources to help with mindfulness, wellness, and coping skills for youth. Click any of the drop-down links below to learn more!

Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) is a calming, pleasurable feeling often accompanied by a tingling sensation. This tingle is said to originate in a person’s head and spread to the spine (and sometimes the limbs) in response to stimulation. The stimuli that trigger ASMR vary from person to person. These noises can also be white noises like that noises from fans, sounds of an ocean, firewood cracking. Studies show that people with ASMR experience decreased stress and increased excitement, feeling of connectedness, and calmness in response to ASMR videos. ASMR may also have the potential to help with depression, sleep, and chronic pain.

Mindful Activities help adolescents practice mindfulness. All of the activities down below encourage and teach adolescents how to practice mindfulness in a fun and everyday way.

Music can have a profound effect on both the emotions and the body. Faster music can make you feel more alert and concentrate better. A slower tempo can quiet your mind and relax your muscles, making you feel soothed while releasing the stress of the day.

LoFi: “Lofi Hip Hop” refers to a genre of music that mashes up traditional hip–hop and jazz elements to create an atmospheric, instrumental soundscape. In other words lofi is hip hop with other genres mixed in but in a way that will allow listeners to relax, be calm, and for some help with anxiety. the music usually has a binaural effect on listeners.

Scents are a good alternative for changing someone’s mood. Certain scents can get someone to get energized, relax, and help with anxiety.

Practicing healthy eating habits from a young age creates overall wellness for a growing youth. Having the proper nutrients for growth and brain development is an important part of wellness.

Regular exercise is important for teenagers because it helps maintain their physical and mental health. Teens should strive for at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity daily, aiming to spend less time being sedentary and more time being active.

Movement- movement can help calm strong feelings whether it is anger, anxiety, or whatever it may be. All these forms of movement can help youth of all ages cope with their feelings and problems.

Coping skills are methods an individual uses to deal with stressful situations. These may help a person face a situation, take action, and be flexible and persistent in solving problems. Below are different skills and strategies that can be used depending on the person and the situation. It’s important to know that not every coping skill works for every person. In this area you can find different ways people deal with certain stressors.

Breathe in. Breathe out. We do this all day, every day without a thought. But did you know that deep breathing is one of our easiest, most convenient, and natural tools to combat issues like stress and anxiety and reduce pain. Deep breathing is one of the best ways to lower stress in the body. This is because when you breathe deeply, it sends a message to your brain to calm down and relax. Breathing exercises are easy to learn. You can do them whenever you want, and you don’t need any special tools or equipment to do them. Below are some examples of breathing exercises that are simple yet effective!

Writing/Journaling -Journaling is great for youth of all ages. It can encourage them to get out their negative emotions or to help them cope with anything that is going on in their lives. Journaling can be done through writing poetry, current issues, non-stop writing, letters, etc. This is especially good for people who have trouble verbally expressing themselves.

Colors have been shown to bring positive moods to many people. Some colors that have this effect are blue, violet, pink, green, gray, tan, white, and yellow. Below are some activities that they can do and use some of these colors to help them feel calm and de-escalate from a stressful situation.