⏰ Your fall self-care horoscope

Plus healthy confrontation and self-love tips.

View this email in your browser WEEKLY WIND DOWN 💪 Try this: When big feelings come up this week, try to sit with them instead of hunting down their root cause or trying to make them make sense. Maybe staying present with your emotions can help them move along faster. Think on this: What do you hope people say about you when you're not around? Remember this: Change takes time. Read this: Is Your Bad Habit Actually an Unhealthy Coping Mechanism? ICYMI 👀 13 ways Black women can protect their mental health during this election How to confront someone in a way you won't regret The one tool your mental fitness routine is missing 28 non-cheesy affirmations that will help you build self-love Are you prone to falling into the "cynicism trap"? HIGHLY RECOMMEND ✨ "When I get stressed, my shoulders get tense and angry. And since my job means I spend most of my day sitting at a desk, normal workday stress can feel physically awful. Enter, this weighted, microwave-friendly neck wrap. When my shoulders start getting spicy, I stick it in the microwave and drape it on to feel better within a few minutes. It's a lifesaver!" —Ashley Oerman, Deputy Editor   THERAPY HACK 💡 Use time containers to better manage your day. We live in a society that expects a lot of us and there are only so many hours in a day. That can make managing our time, well, tricky. To help you get a better handle on your daily or weekly tasks, therapist Risa Williams, LMFT, recommends grouping them into what she calls time containers. "It's really hard to fully focus on things when you're jumping around and everything feels equally important," Williams previously told Wondermind. "When we understand how long we need to focus on something and the type of thing we need to focus on, we can use our energy more effectively." Try it: Block off your time containers on your phone's calendar or use a physical one—whatever works, Williams says. Maybe you have a time container between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. dedicated to things like self-care or your passion project, then another time container where you focus on specific work tasks. You might have a designated time container for social stuff so you don't let other commitments get in the way of seeing your people. You could even dedicate a whole day to one big task and change it up other days that week, Williams suggests. Do whatever works for you.  Were you forwarded this email? Click here to subscribe for free. IN THE STARS ✨ Your Fall 2024 Self-Care Horoscope By Lisa Stardust Whether you loved it or hated every second, the slow-your-roll vibes of summer are coming to a close. When the sun entered Libra on September 22nd (it's the autumnal equinox), it kicked off a journey of solar eclipses (solar eclipse 2024 season lives on!), retrogrades, and solar shifts that will simultaneously challenge us and change us. Here's what the forecast looks like this fall 2024.  On October 2nd, we'll have a solar eclipse in Libra. These types of eclipses happen when the sun, moon, and Earth are all aligned, with the moon blocking out the sun. Though you won't be able to see this one in the northern hemisphere, it's bound to impact us all. As a reminder, eclipses swoop in to shake up our lives so we can really see what's working and what isn't. It brings things to light that you might have otherwise missed. This one is no different. You can expect the unexpected in all areas of life. It sounds like a lot, and it is, but this solar eclipse can bring welcome breakthroughs in your career, family, relationships, and your relationship with yourself. When it's over, you might find that your life is more balanced (thanks to that Libra energy!).  Then, on October 9th, philosophical Jupiter, the planet associated with luck, expansion, and journeys begins retrograding in Gemini until February 4th, 2025. This makes it a great time to reassess your vision for your life or the future and how you want to go after it.  Transformative Pluto finally starts moving forward on October 11th after a five-month retrograde from progressive Aquarius to rule-focused Capricorn. But by November 19th, Pluto will be back in Aquarius, bringing sudden changes to the areas of our lives that need to advance. The growing pains are real, but you may come out healed on the other side.  On October 22nd, the sun moves into Pluto-ruled Scorpio, so don't be surprised if your perspectives start to shift and you feel compelled to evolve further.  After another long retrograde (it began in Pisces on June 29th), daily routine-focused Saturn starts chugging ahead on November 15th. If you take a look back at what you learned about setting boundaries over the past few months, you might find that you've done some good work. As Saturn moves forward, it's asking us to put those new practices into place when people or situations attempt to bulldoze our limits. Trusting your judgment will come in handy here. Keep reading to learn what's in store for your zodiac sign this fall.   READ MORE ON THAT NOTE 12 Tips for Making a Routine You'll Actually Stick To I Tried Energy Healing So You Don't Have To READ MORE READ MORE 12 Tips for Making a Routine You'll Actually Stick To READ MORE I Tried Energy Healing So You Don't Have To READ MORE 🎧 What we're listening to: Nothing's really something. NEED HELP NOW? These resources can help. SAMHSA National Helpline Suicide Prevention Lifeline The Trevor Project Trans Lifeline Advertise With Us PR Inquiries Want to unsubscribe? Click here to take a break.   Copyright © 2022 Wondermind. All rights reserved.   228 Park Avenue South, Suite 26327, New York, NY 10003   All products featured on Wondermind are independently selected by our editors. 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