14 VITALITY Winter 2025 Use these tools to help you prioritize your mental well-being this holiday season. ● Do your best to eat well, get plenty of sleep and exercise regularly. ● Start a gratitude journal. ● Connect with your community and get behind a cause you care about. Practice self-care during the holidays ● Talk about your feelings with trusted friends, loved ones or a counselor. ● Set realistic expectations. ● Prioritize your activities to help you manage your time so you don’t feel overwhelmed. ● Don’t try to beat stress or loneliness with alcohol or drugs. ● Take a mental health break. Find more holiday self-care ideas by scanning the QR code or visiting cmhbolivar.info/HolidaySurvival. Help is here Need some help coping this holiday season? Call 417-328-6131 to make an appointment with the CMH Behavioral Health Transitional Clinic. If you need to talk with someone right now, you can call or text 988 to reach the national Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Makes 8 servings. Ingredients 3/4 pound Brussels sprouts 1 Fuji or Gala apple, peeled, cored and finely chopped 2/3 cup dried cranberries 1/2 cup chopped walnuts 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper ⅓ cup fresh Meyer lemon juice* 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil *If Meyer lemons are not available, use 1/4 cup regular fresh lemon juice. Directions ● Trim bottom from sprouts, and remove any loose or bruised leaves. ● Place shredding disc or fine slicing disc in food processor*, and using feeder tube, gradually shred Brussels sprouts; there will be about 41/2 cups. Transfer shredded sprouts to mixing bowl. ● Add apple, cranberries, walnuts, salt, pepper and lemon juice, and stir with a fork for 1 minute to combine well. Add oil and stir well. ● Cover and refrigerate slaw for 3 hours to overnight. ● Re-stir before serving. This slaw is best served within 24 hours. *If your food processor does not have a shredding disc, quarter Brussels sprouts vertically and place in food processor fitted with a chopping blade. Pulse until sprouts are finely chopped, stopping several times to scrape down bowl. Take care not to leave big chunks or to turn sprouts into mush. Nutrition information Serving size: 1/8 recipe. Amount per serving: 120 calories, 7g fat (0.5g saturated fat), 0mg cholesterol, 15g carbohydrates, 2g protein, 3g fiber, 135mg sodium. Source: American Institute for Cancer Research Brussels sprout apple slaw with cranberries and walnuts
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