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Grab These Mental Health Gifts For The Stressed-Out People On Your Shopping List

Wellness is in.

by Natalia Lusinski

Updated: Feb. 20, 2024

Originally Published: Dec. 7, 2021

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After the anxiety and stress of the last year-and-a-half, mindfulness is on many people’s minds and will continue to be a trend … so when it comes to 2021 mental health holiday gifts, you are more than covered. Whether you’re looking for something for your BFF, a family member, or even yourself, there are lots of gifts out there that’ll boost one’s mental state of mind. For example, with Worry Less Stones, you’ll (literally) have positive sayings at your fingertips, like “You are not alone” and “One day at a time.” Or you can crush your anxiety — physically and metaphorically — with a weighted blanket. These heavy toppers use “pressure therapy,” which imitates the feeling of being hugged or held, helping to alleviate anxiety and problems getting shuteye due to sleep disorders.

Or, if the person you’re gifting is more aromatically inclined, you can get them a self-care kit with an assortment of essential oils. And then there’s the perfect journal for people who are not into journaling (yet), Cheaper Than Therapy: A Guided Journal by Holly Chisholm (who admits not being into journaling herself!). Serious or more light-hearted, there’s the right mental health gift out there for everyone. Read on for some of TZR’s favorites.

We only include products that have been independently selected by TZR's editorial team. However, we may receive a portion of sales if you purchase a product through a link in this article.

Ojami Meditation Pillow

Ojami Meditation Pillow

This ergonomic pillow will not only help your mood, but your posture, too.

Cotton Napper

These 10- to 25-pound blankets will literally crush your anxiety (and help you sleep better, too).

CBD Bath Bomb

Nothing can de-stress the mind and body like a soothing bath, and these CBD-infused bath bombs take tub time to the next level.

Mindfulness Cards

Chronicle Books

Mindfulness Cards

These mindfulness cards are a perfect way to start your day and come in four color-coded categories: Rest & Balance, Insight & Awareness, Curiosity & Joy, and Kindness. There are more than 50 cards in the deck, as well as eight blank cards you can personalize.

Chakra Quartz Crystal Singing Bowl

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Chakra Quartz Crystal Singing Bowl

This crystal singing bowl is not just nice to look at, but you can also use it for everything from yoga to sound healing to meditation.

Worry Less Stones

Worry Less Stones

Worry Less Stones

This pack of stones has positive affirmations at your fingertips, so you can have them at a moment’s notice, i.e., when your anxiety gets to be too much and you need a little reminder that everything will be okay.

Better Than Therapy Relaxation Gift Kit

Better Than Therapy Relaxation Gift Kit

This kit has an assortment of mental health gifts — you can light the candle, brew a cup of tea, then use the Mindfulness Coloring Book. In no time, you’ll feel more calm.

Stress-Relief Lamp

Conscious Items

Stress-Relief Lamp

All you have to do to relieve stress is turn on this Amethyst crystal ball and you’re bound to feel better.

Wishbeads Intention Bracelet

Wishbeads Intention Bracelet

You can take your manifesting everywhere you go with this intention-setting bracelet!

The Shift

The Shift is a product that literally shifts how you’re feeling and helps reduce anxiety when you slow down your breathing.

Self-Care Kit

These compact diffusers come in four categories — Clarity, Meditate, Sleep, and Relax — and allow you to take aromatherapy along wherever you go.

Insight Timer member subscription

Insight Timer Member Plus Subscription

When you get a year-long Insight Timer Member Plus subscription, you’ll have access to hundreds of 10- and 30-day courses and a countless number of meditations on all kinds of topics, from anxiety and affirmations to goal-setting and falling asleep. It’s like having a therapist/life coach/meditation teacher in your pocket (via an app in your phone).

Affirmation Cards

Affirmation Cards

These tongue-in-cheek affirmation cards will have you thinking positively in no time!

Cheaper Than Therapy: A Guided Journal

Cheaper Than Therapy: A Guided Journal

If you can’t afford a therapist, then this journal is perfect. Full of fun prompts, it delivers on what it says: It’s cheaper than therapy!

Self-Care Package

Self-Care Package

This self-care package comes in three sizes and contains a variety of products, from a honey face mask to a diffuser to a satin pillowcase (depending on which package you choose).

Talkspace Session

Talkspace Session

Talkspace lets you give someone the gift of therapy via a 30-minute session. (And if they like it, they can always subscribe.)

Faith Over Fear Necklace

Faith Over Fear Necklace

With this Faith Over Fear necklace, you can wear a positive affirmation all day long and look down every time you need a bit of hope.

This article was originally published on Dec. 7, 2021