Tag: mental illness

  • The Art of Resilience: Stress Management

    The Art of Resilience: Stress Management

    In our fast-paced modern world, stress is an almost universal experience. Stress can significantly impact our mental and physical well-being, whether it’s due to work pressures, personal relationships, or global events. But what if there were simple, practical techniques that could help manage stress levels, promoting a calm and resilient mindset? Indeed, strategies such as…

  • The Art of Resilience: Emotional Expression

    The Art of Resilience: Emotional Expression

    The emotional landscape of our lives is a complex terrain of joy, sorrow, fear, anger, surprise, and myriad other feelings. These emotions are abstract concepts and deeply interwoven into our physiological, cognitive, and social selves. As such, how we experience and express our emotions can significantly impact our mental health and resilience.

  • The Art of Resilience: Continuous Learning

    The Art of Resilience: Continuous Learning

    Learning is a lifelong pursuit in a constantly changing and evolving world. It isn’t confined to the years we spend in school or university; it extends far beyond. Engaging in continuous learning equips us with new skills and knowledge, keeps our minds sharp, boosts memory and cognitive agility, and can even build resilience against dementia…

  • The Art of Resilience: Social Connections

    The Art of Resilience: Social Connections

    Social connections, the ties that bind us to family, friends, colleagues, and neighbors, significantly impact our well-being. They offer emotional support, reduce stress, and foster a sense of belonging and self-worth. At our core, we are inherently social creatures, and our relationships can influence our lives in profound and multifaceted ways.

  • The Art of Resilience: Quality Sleep

    The Art of Resilience: Quality Sleep

    Sleep. We’ve all experienced the bliss of a good night’s rest and the grumpiness following a night of tossing and turning. Despite sleep taking up to one-third of our lives, it’s often neglected or not given its due importance. However, emerging research continues to underscore the role of quality sleep as a cornerstone of physical…

  • The Art of Resilience: Healthy Diet

    The Art of Resilience: Healthy Diet

    Food is often seen as a source of comfort, a cultural experience, or a way to fuel our bodies. However, it’s also a vital player in how our brains function and how we think and feel. A healthy diet, rich in fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, and whole grains, can do more than just keep our…

  • The Art of Resilience: Mindfulness and Meditation

    The Art of Resilience: Mindfulness and Meditation

    Mindfulness and meditation, two seemingly simple practices, are mighty in shaping our mental well-being. They stand as pillars of inner peace and mental clarity in a chaotic and overwhelming world.

  • The Art of Resilience: Regular Exercise

    The Art of Resilience: Regular Exercise

    Regular exercise is more than a pathway to a fit physique and enviable abs. It’s a lifesaver in more ways than one, acting as a natural antidepressant, stress buster, and a potent cognitive booster.

  • In Case of Darkness

    In Case of Darkness

    Sometimes the anxiety or depression becomes so overwhelming that you need coping strategies but you forgot those coping strategies and so, similar to the joyous list, here are the coping strategies. In case you forget. In case I forget. In case we forget.

  • A Few of My Favourite Things

    It is important not only to do self care like eating healthy and exercise and good sleep but to have moments of joy throughout your life. I often forget that. Especially today. So. I’m writing this to remind myself when I need to remind myself.

  • Yes, But What Is Temporal?

    It’s the company I work for now. It’s also the project / product the company builds. It’s also relating to worldly as opposed to spiritual affairs. It’s secular. It’s also relating to time. It’s also of or situated in the temples of the head. Are you rubbing your temples yet? And here’s where it gets…

  • Moving Back to the States: The Last Walk

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Five Hundred Two] This morning I woke up at 0330 because of a panic attack and also because I went to bed at 2130 and also because jet lag is a punk. I struggled to go back to sleep but at four I gave up the ghost, pulled myself out of…