Mariska Hargity’s Secrets To Happiness

TV COP Mariska Hargitay, who’s starred as Olivia Benson on TV’s “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” for 25 years, is about to turn 61 — and her life is busier than ever! The mom of three just sent her oldest son off to college and marked her 20th anniversary to former co-star Peter Hermann.

“The thing that really keeps me going is I understand just how lucky I am,” says the actress, whose parents were Mr. Universe Mickey Hargitay and actress Jayne Mansfield. “I live in gratitude. I sit and think about how I’m just so thankful for the opportunities I’ve had and that I’m doing something I love, every Parents Mickey day.” Hargitay and Jayne Here are some of the other Mansfield with older ways Mariska stays happy and sister Jayne Marie healthy. It’s good advice for Mansfield everyone.

STAY SHARP WITH MIND & BODY EXERCISES

“I do brain games,” she says. “Being engaged and having to learn my lines also helps, because the brain is just a muscle, right? And as we get older, you cannot emphasize the importance of heart health. For that, exercise is key, and I try to eat and sleep well.”

BEAT STRESS WITH BATHS

“Baths are an underappreciated stress solution. I love how it feels and how it washes the day away,” says the star. “It gets your blood flowing, and water is incredibly soothing to me.”

TURN TO YOUR SUPPORT SYSTEM

When things get hectic, Mariska says she turns to others for help. “I KNOW WHAT MATTERS get it from God, my family, my team and my relationships,” she reveals. “My husband, Peter, is my North Star and my emotional rock, my kids bring me so much joy I can’t see straight, and I’ve known my co-workers for such a long time, it isn’t just a work relationship anymore. There’s so much love.”

KNOW WHAT MATTERS

“I’ve worked so hard on letting go of things that don’t matter and trying to focus on what’s really important,”” explains Mariska. “”That, and working on myself, is one of the greatest things of all.”