May is mental health awareness month and if you've felt the stress of all the to-do's of "May-cember," experts say now is a good time to take a breather.

Licensed clinical social worker for TelaDoc , Tiffany Scott says a simple one-minute pause to meditate or reflect on things for which you're grateful can help reset your nervous system.

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"When we get into a stressed state, all kinds of things can happen. Our blood pressure can go up. Our muscles get very tight. They get very tense. Our breathing becomes harder, so taking that break and having that calm space, maybe doing some breathing helps our nervous system go from that heightened state back down into its more calm state," said Scott.

Starting a gratitude practice, she says, is a goo

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