In May this year, the theme for Mental Health week was “Kindness”. This theme was chosen as a result of the pandemic and as a reminder to people to remember to be kind to those around them and especially to themselves. This word has been on my mind for the past few weeks, and I thought it would be fitting…
Tis the season to be jolly! Or is it? Many people all over the world are getting ready to celebrate Christmas, as they purchase their Christmas trees, ornaments, gifts and stock up the fridge with ingredients for Christmas lunch/ dinner. However, some people aren’t exactly feeling very jolly this year. Some have lost their jobs, lost loved ones,…
When we received a call or message from a loved one we usually feel happy or excited. A breakup may cause us to feel sad, or someone running into the back of our car by accident might cause us to feel upset. We know that events, people, situations, stress, and our environment affect our moods daily. But do we know…
Have you ever just been in a funk? Feel a little ‘meh’ but you don’t know why and you don’t know how to shake it? Rest assured that we all feel that way at some point in our lives. When life happens, we sometimes get a lot of challenges thrown our way. Some days we can handle them and…
We have all gotten angry on the way to work when traffic is backed up or people are driving slowly and we are running late. We sit in our car thinking, “This traffic is going to make me late for work,” and start feeling even angrier. This sometimes causes us to stay angry even after we finally do get to…
If you’re as busy as some of the people I know are, then you KNOW how hard it is to truly relax. According to dictionary.com, to relax is to make something less tense, rigid, or firm. Therefore, it would be safe to say that ‘relaxing’ is the act of being less tense, rigid, or firm. Achieving this can be quite…
In my practice, as well as my personal life, I have spoken to many people who want to start taking their mental health seriously. Now, this doesn’t mean that they have to go and see a mental health practitioner; this means that they want to start doing little things for themselves that will help to improve their mental health and…