In one session, I was chatting away with a student about taking bubble baths, showers in the dark, walking the dogs, coloring mandalas, listening to music (Duh! Teens are alllll about the music, they just don’t think it’s a coping skill! HOBBIES ARE COPING SKILLS FOLKS!). The student was looking at me with a funny face, she didn’t understand the connection between self-care and lowering her anxiety and stress. I blurt out, “It’s emotional vitamins! You know how you take vitamins to stay healthy and prevent sickness?! EMOTIONAL VITAMINS!”