If you have listened to me long enough you have heard me say, “You are never wrong about how you feel.” You have also heard me say, “Feelings are temporary.” These seem to be contradictory but they actually aren’t. Feelings are useful to check in to what we are experiencing. Then, if we want to stay there, […]
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One of our coaches passed along an article that shows 90% of Americans believe there is a mental health crisis in the United States. Being a psychologist, I read about and talk to others in the field about mental health so it is on the forefront of my mind. With 9 out of 10 saying they believe
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Effects of the Pandemic Spouse, Ex, Children, In-laws Finances Work or lack thereof Politics War It is easy to see why so many people (and you may be one of them) are suffering from stress. The right kind of stress can actually motivate us, but chronic stress is when we perceive that the demands being
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Evaluating Your Mental Health One reason why the Olympics might be such a big deal is the scarcity. They don’t happen every year and so we look forward, anticipating, reading up on who will be competing and listening to “experts” critique the athletes and their training. You never know what will happen, but something always
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Have you said this before? Has this been said to you? The phrase is not really helpful itself, but the message could be useful for you. First of all, when someone says this, they are probably not meaning to be uncompassionate. Don’t take it personally. (You don’t need to pile that hurt on to what
What have you noticed about problems and challenges? polemecatech.com/bad-credit-loans-personal-money-collateral If you are like most people, you encounter problems and challenges on a regular basis, and some of them don’t seem to go away. Keeping a positive perspective through these challenges is essential to our mental health and sense of happiness. This positive attitude and perspective
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