Tag: wellbeing
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Maternal Mental Wellbeing
May 2024 is Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month. Maternal mental wellbeing refers to the mental health of women who are mothers and who have children. Why This Matters Caregivers of children have responsibilities towards their children. Caregivers’ mental health needs are important because their mental health symptoms can affect their ability to be caregivers. Women… Read more
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Sleep and Mental Wellbeing
May 2024 is National Mental Health Awareness Month. Sleep and mental wellbeing are tightly linked. Let’s explore further. What Happens When We Sleep Sleep is an opportunity for the brain to refresh itself. The rested brain allows the body to function optimally. Sleep is not a waste of time. Russell Foster, PhD, of The University… Read more
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Cultivating Empathy for Mental Wellbeing
Cultivating Empathy for Mental Wellbeing Empathy affects our mental health positively and possibly negatively. Let’s explore empathy’s impact on mental wellbeing and how cultivating empathy may contribute to mental wellbeing. Empathy Defined Empathy is the ability to sense emotionally and cognitively how other people are experiencing their lives. Emotional empathy relates to experiencing the feelings… Read more
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Smoking and Mental Wellbeing
Nicotine consumption, often in the form of smoking, is a habit for many people in the world. Smoking and mental health are linked in a bidirectional relationship. Optimizing mental health can benefit from the cessation of smoking to lead to mental wellbeing. Why This Matters According to the National Institute for Drug Abuse (NIDA), in… Read more
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Motivation and Mental Wellbeing
Motivation and mental wellbeing are linked in a bidirectional relationship. Let’s explore further. What Is Motivation Motivation is the desire to accomplish a goal, complete a task, acquire a skill, secure a comfort, maintain a relationship. I distinguish motivation from motive (reason for doing something) though I have seen dictionary definitions which equate the two… Read more
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Mental Wellbeing and Poetry
April is National Poetry Month in the USA. If you don’t believe me, check out the website of the American Academy of Poets, filled with resources for all of us (https://poets.org/national-poetry-month). Let’s talk about mental wellbeing and poetry. Why This Matters Mental wellbeing and poetry are good companions. Research on the benefits of poetry is… Read more
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Driving and Mental Health Medications
Why This Matters Medications prescribed to address mental health symptoms benefit many people. In the USA, adults who can drive do take medications to treat mental health symptoms. Driving and mental health medications are not an uncommon combination. According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control), data from the National Health Interview Survey, conducted in… Read more
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Happiness and Our Health
Happiness affects our health. The relationship is bidirectional. Optimal health contributes to happiness and happiness fosters positivity which can impact health. Exactly what is happiness? Let’s take a look. Happiness Defined The term happiness is vague. No need to drop the ball and walk away from the discussion now. We are making strides in shoring… Read more
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Technology and Mental Wellbeing
How is Technology Linked to Our Mental Wellbeing Homo sapiens developed technology ostensibly to improve the experience of human lives. People with creativity, knowledge, and initiative worked diligently for the rest of us to be able to use technology. A word of gratitude is due them. Technology and my use of technology can definitely contribute… Read more