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Apps for Well-Being

Calm App

Calm is a meditation and mindfulness app that will help you reduce stress and sleep better https://www.calm.com/

Headspace 

The Headspace app makes meditation simple. Learn the skills of mindfulness and meditation by using this app for just a few minutes per day. You gain access to hundreds of meditations on everything from stress and anxiety to sleep and focus. The app also has a handy “get some headspace” reminder to encourage you to keep practicing each day. https://www.headspace.com/ ($12.99/Month or $9.99/Year for students; iOS and Android)

Mindshift App

MindShift™ CBT uses scientifically proven strategies based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to help you learn to relax and be mindful, develop more effective ways of thinking, and use active steps to take charge of your anxiety. (Free for iOS and Android) https://anxietycanada.com/resources/mindshift-cbt/

Present

Meditation app to bring more clarity, joy and happiness to your daily life.  Our guided meditations are led by world leading mindfulness experts and are great for beginners as well as intermediate and advanced users. (Free for iOS) https://apps.apple.com/us/app/present-guided-meditation/id1282642033

Insight Timer 

Meditation app that offers guided meditation from beginner to advances, meditation timer and mediation for sleep. (Free with subscription option for iOS and Android) https://insighttimer.com/

Self-Help for Anxiety Management (SAM)

SAM might be perfect for you if you’re interested in self-help, but meditation isn’t your thing. Users are prompted to build their own 24-hour anxiety toolkit that allows you to track anxious thoughts and behavior over time and learn 25 different self-help techniques. You can also use SAM’s “Social Cloud” feature to confidentially connect with other users in an online community for additional support.(Free; iOS and Android) https://sam-app.org.uk/

Happify

Need a happy fix? With its psychologist-approved mood-training program, the Happify app is your fast-track to a good mood. Try various engaging games, activity suggestions, gratitude prompts and more to train your brain as if it were a muscle, to overcome negative thoughts. The best part? Its free!(Free; iOS and Android) https://www.happify.com/