These thoughtful mental health gifts can help you provide support for a loved one when they need it most.
When someone in your family or circle of friends is struggling, it can be difficult to think of the right way to show them you care. You may not want to give them a gift that says, “hey, I know you’re depressed,” because, well, that’s depressing. But something soothing for their home or bath, or a mindfulness workbook, or a shirt that addresses mental health through humor, could be exactly what they need to help them get through a tough time. (And if “them” is you, shopping for mental health gifts for yourself, you’re awesome too! Self-care is not selfish.)
We’ve compiled this diverse list of items that provide comfort, motivation, and self-care. We’re sure you’ll find a heartfelt way to let your loved one know they’re not alone in their journey.
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Mental Health Gifts for Mindfulness and Meditation
Mindfulness and meditation can be tremendously helpful for processing anxiety and trauma, but getting started and learning to focus can be challenging for many people. These mental health gifts can help your loved one begin or grow in their mindfulness journey.
Tone Therapy Speakers
Binaural sound can be a powerful mindfulness aid. These speakers make it easy to incorporate mindfulness into even a very busy day.
The 3-MINUTE MINDFULNESS MEDITATION AID | Designed to play for 3 minutes. Why? Because you're busy. Our New Origin Waveform (n.o.w.) Tone Therapy is effective in just 3 minutes. No instructions to follow. No techniques to learn. Just press ON and listen. "Love these! I'm not sure why they work, but they do! I LOVE THEM! I put them on my chest several times per day, and they are calming and so helpful!"––Amazon 5 Star Review
There are a million meditation apps and some of them are excellent — but they all keep you tied to your phone and could be interrupted by a text or call. If you really want to unplug, the Morphee is totally offline and includes a wide variety of built-in meditation and wind-down sessions. If your loved one struggles with insomnia, minimizing screen time at bedtime is important, and this handy sleep device could made a tremendous difference.
SIMPLE AND EFFECTIVE: The Morphée Meditation Box helps you fall asleep quickly and easily, generating deep sleep thanks to its 210 audio meditation and sophrology sessions. Listen to the sessions in the evening at bedtime or when you wake up at night. The device is the ideal way to help you sleep peacefully again
The Breathing Buddha uses color to help the user practice the 4/7/8 mindfulness breathing technique. It promotes relaxation and sleep and is an affordable mental health gift for adults and older children.
WHAT IT’S FOR – daily guided breathing can reduce stress & anxiety, improve sleep & overall wellbeing, and ultimately help you live in the moment by building moment to moment awareness
HOW TO USE IT – fun way to utilize popular 4/7/8 breathing cycle. Green Buddha - Inhale (4 sec), Purple Buddha – Hold (7 sec), Blue Buddha – Exhale (8 sec)
52 EASY EXERCISES FOR EVERYONE: This unique Self Care Deck contains 52 extremely effective exercises for mindfulness, meditation, anxiety relief, stress management, self care, relaxation & more. These powerful exercises can be quickly memorized and used at work, office, school, commute, counseling, yoga, at your desk & even before going to sleep. These cards were developed by a team of therapists, counselors and yogi professionals to teach you how to stop your stress reaction and relax.
Metaphorical association cards are not the same as tarot cards. They don’t purport to predict the future or make decisions for the person reading them. Instead, they present evocative images that are open to interpretation and encourage self-exploration. They can be used alone or to spark meaningful conversations with a partner or friend. You can see more card packs at Brain Ukraine.
"The Universe Allusion" is a deck of metaphoric associative cards, that may be used as a tool for psychologists, psychotherapists, coaches, and those who are interested in ...
I must admit I’m not too keen on affirmations in general. They can come across as cloying or as toxic positivity — but these affirmation cards are the exception. They’re honest, funny, and genuinely hopeful, and make an excellent mental health gift for somebody who likes to keep things positive and real.
Affirmators! Deluxe is Knock Knock and Suzi Barrett's version of a greatest hits album: 100 of your favorite Affirmators! affirmation cards, curated into one convenient, collectable box (and dare we say beautiful?)!
Norm Stickers are beautiful and sophisticated stickers with a textured surface which is an almost invisible distractor of worry thoughts.
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Depression and anxiety can cause or exacerbate muscle stiffness, pain, fatigue, headaches, and other physical ailments, especially for people with a co-occuring chronic illness or physical disability. The mind-body connection is profound, and items that help your relative or friend to care for their body can be ideal mental health gifts.
Bath Bombs or Shower Steamers
Taking a relaxing hot bath or shower can calm anxiety and panic attacks and reduce stress.
Spa Aromatherapy Bath Bombs inspired by nature and created with intent for the ultimate zen spa experience at home. Our natural botanical bath bombs make the perfect gift for your ...
Don’t like to take a bath and more of a shower person? Try our 4 oz Aromatherapy Shower Steamers!
We make our shower steamers by hand using a combination of Cocoa Butter, baking ...
These gift boxes allow your loved one to create their own spa experience at home. Lavender is a particularly soothing herb or essential oil that promotes relaxation and sleep.
This All Natural and Organic Gift Set makes it so easy to send a beautiful, handmade gift to your loved one! Let them immerse themselves in a luxurious, stress relieving, renewing ...
Sometimes there are moments when you want to send a little care package for her in the mail to show friends and loved ones that you are thinking of them.
This self care gift box ...
Dusted with cornflower petals and jasmine buds and scented with a fragrance oil geared towards peace and gentle quiet. The fragrance oil is a sweet floral mix with a hint of ...
If your loved one doesn’t have a bathtub or can’t get in and out of a tub easily due to their age or disability, this surprisingly affordable foot bath paired with a bag of Epsom salts can enable them to soothe their tired and painful feet.
REJUVENATES OVERWORKED FEET: Treat your feet after a long day of work with this Bubble Mate Foot Spa. The massage water jets and raised nodes work to revive your feet by gently massaging and soothing your tired, overworked feet
Mental Health Gifts for Awareness and Fighting Stigma
Many people with mental illness find strength and healing in becoming an advocate. If your family member or friend is on this path, they’ll enjoy these mental health gifts that fight stigma and promote awareness and understanding.
Be Kind To Your Mind Sweatshirt, Mental Health Awareness, Floral Brain Sweathirt, Inspirational You Matter Sweatshirt
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Anxiety is High Today Mental Health PSA Shirt Short-Sleeve Unisex T-Shirt. This t-shirt is everything you've dreamed of and more. It feels soft and lightweight, with the right ...
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These mental health gifts will make your loved one’s home more relaxing and comfortable so they can better manage anxiety, depression, and other difficult symptoms.
Weighted Blanket
Weighted blankets have become popular for a reason — they work! I find mine to be extremely useful for calming panic attacks and the sensory overload I experience as a neurodivergent person. They’re also on the more expensive side, so if you have a family member or friend who can’t work or work much due to mental illness, a weighted blanket could be an especially meaningful gift.
Adult weighted blanket is most suitable for the average adult and is 40x70 inches, the travel blanket is 35x40 inches, and the lap pad is 15x25 inches. The twin is 40x80 inches ...
The original YnM weighted blanket offers a natural way to help calm your body for a restful night of sleep; great calming sensory blanket for adults and children to help decompress and provide comfort
YnM owns a unique 7-layer weighted blanket. Our 7-layer system is designed to contours to the shape of your body for maximum comfort and the MORE glass beads & LESS fiber fill design offers better temperature control
Himalayan salt lamps are one of those items you see in every shopping guide and are perhaps a bit cliche. However, this lamp stands out from the rest as it includes removable massage balls your gift recipient can rub on their skin to relieve those miserable anxiety-induced muscle cramps. If you use an incandescent bulb in the salt lamp, it’ll heat them up, too!
HIMALAYAN FIREBOWL WITH SALT CRYSTAL BALLS: Spantik's Himalayan firebowl Salt Lamp with salt crystal balls is handmade & hand carved from salt crystals of Himalayan mountains in Pakistan, known as the best place of SALT craftsmanship. You can change the color of the bulb to give a different hue to the lighting area.
Fun for everyone: A great size for both kids and adults, this comfy Bean bag is the perfect furniture addition to any basement, family room, dorm, or bedroom whether as a gaming chair or a study spot
Oversized sack: 60 x 60 x 34 inches - Collapse into a seat that loves you back and forms to fit your body; with space for two, you can cuddle close, share with a friend, or spread out to really relax
THE ULTIMATE PREGNANCY PILLOW - C-shaped body pillow design replaces need for multiple bed pillows, helping support your back, hips, knees, neck and head.
MULTIPURPOSE MATERNITY PILLOWS - Adjustable polyfill material adapts to your belly and back when you want to sleep, read, nurse, or watch TV
Books and Workbooks That Make Great Mental Health Gifts
If your loved one is on a healing journey of introspection, these mental health gifts can help them journal, process, and grow.
Body Positivity Book
“The Body Is Not an Apology” is a revolutionary book for women and others who have been taught by society to hate their bodies. If your loved one is healing from an eating disorder or abusive relationship, the book and related workbook could be transformative.
This book looks at how to overcome any past or present emotional difficulty like trauma, heartbreak, or interpersonal conflict. It's a 400 page dive into practical tools for your ...
If your loved one uses art to process their mental health struggles, they’ll love this journal that encourages them to wreck it as a form of self-expression.
I’m an overthinker and most meditation and mindfulness activities don’t work well for me. If your friend or relative is similar, this guided journal may be just what they need too!
The Over-thinker's Journal. Mental Health Gift. Wellness Journal. Wellbeing Journal. Anxiety Depression Relief. Daily Thoughts Journal Diary
I've designed this journal with ...
As I said, I’m also not big on cheesy affirmations, and if your loved one tells it like it is or has a snarky sense of humor, they’ll appreciate this guided journal as an alternative to the usual motivational fare.
Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Ability Toolbox. I use a wheelchair due to cerebral palsy and enjoy traveling around the USA with my service dog. I hope to help other people with disabilities through my writing and advocacy.
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