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Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

Good morning. This is Laura.

Welcome to the Before Breakfast Podcast.

Today's tip is to take a mental health morning.

We can all feel overwhelmed with our responsibilities

from time to time.

And while taking a vacation is great, that can involve a lot of time

and effort and expense. Plus, if you have small children, a vacation probably won't involve a break

from those responsibilities.

It can be fun in lots of other ways, but it won't exactly be a break.

So what can you do?

I like this suggestion from before breakfast listener Melinda who wrote in about what's been working for her

She calls her solution a mental health morning

About once per month I take two hours of paid time off in the morning to go to the gym she says

After working out I take a long shower. I have a toddler and an infant, so this is especially luxurious,

and then I go to my favorite coffee shop and read for 30 minutes.

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