How to Create Emotionally Safe Spaces for Men Through Community Care
In this age of hypermasculinity and toxic masculinity, it’s not easy to find emotionally safe spaces for men to vent. To be emotionally vulnerable or open about their struggles. With all the expectations placed on men, there’s little to no room to talk about...
The Crisis Surrounding Men’s Mental Health
Of all my Uber rides in the past, there’s one that still lingers. One that I’ll never forget because it left such an indelible mark. I met this wonderful driver who was taking me to the airport. The ride there is long and there’s massive traffic. It was only natural...
How To Hack Brain Chemicals to Achieve Wellness and Happiness
Mental health wellness is a journey, not a destination. There will be days when your mental health is at its lowest and that’s okay. There’s nothing wrong with one or two tough mental days and don’t let the toxic productivity culture tell you that you don’t...
Understanding The Different Types of Mental Illnesses
A mental illness is a disorder that affects moods, thinking, and behavior and requires management through treatment and/or therapy. A mental illness can come from abuse, trauma, brain chemistry, continuous exposure to stress, and/or a...
Demystifying Mental Health: What do we really mean when we talk about mental health?
September was suicide awareness month and it was lovely to see all the advocacy on social media. People are getting loud about mental health and it’s so wonderful! I’d like to share something that broke my heart. I logged on to Twitter one day and the first...
How to stay mentally strong at work
Work can be exhausting, draining, and get boring. When you’re at the point of burnout you may feel yourself drowning not knowing what to do because you’re still expected to show up and give 100% as you’ve always done. It’s not always possible to show up...
How you can set healthy boundaries at work to avoid burnout
Boundaries are a scary concept to most people because they think of them as a set of rules that are hard to communicate to other people especially at work. In today’s remote working environment, boundaries are almost a myth because we’re so...
How burnout from overworking may slowly be killing you
A study published by The World Health Organization revealed that 745,000 people around the world died in a single year from overworking and the numbers may go up with the shift to teleworking. People who work for 55 hours or more stand a 35% higher risk of suffering a...
How your Gut Health affects your Mental Health
We have a second brain. Our gut! All the organs that transport food from the mouth to the anus make up the gut. It’s such an important system in the body because without it functioning properly, we’re exposed to so many illnesses. It is referred to as our...
How Nature Can Benefit Your Experience inTherapy
Nature is one of the best gifts given to us. One that we don’t fully maximize for our benefits – which doesn’t include depleting her resources for our selfish gain. There’s a lot to marvel at outside but that’s not always the case with us. Most of our cities are full...
How Physical Activity Boosts Mental Health
“Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical physical exercise save it and preserve it.”~ Plato You’ve probably already heard that physical exercise is good for your mental health. But to be honest, how many times...
HEALING SHAME WITH SELF-COMPASSION
I love a good healing conversation. When we begin pulling resources from within to mend ourselves back together because we can. Healing is made possible by inner-work and when you’re fighting an enemy like shame, you need yourself – truly need yourself...
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