Self-Deprecation: A healthy habit or self-destructive behaviour

How would you react in this situation: You receive a great compliment about how good your jacket looks on you – what do you do?  A) Say: thanks  Shrug and smile  Comment all things wrong with the jacket and deflect from the praise If your usual reaction is C, you may have some self-deprecation habits. Continue reading “Self-Deprecation: A healthy habit or self-destructive behaviour”

Mental health in an unequal world

10th October 2021 was world mental health day and this year’s theme was “Mental health in an unequal world”. Most people with mental health disorders face discrimination, stigma, limited access to housing, welfare and social support and work. Now add in the current COVID-19 climate and boom. Mental health services are so stretched that constantContinue reading “Mental health in an unequal world”

What is mental health?

Let’s put it simply as the absence of wellness. The World Health Organization describes mental health as “a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or herContinue reading “What is mental health?”

WAKE UP ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BED

I have a question for you!  You wake up from a good night’s sleep, what’s the first thing you do? Do you a) Pick up your phone b) Take 5 mins to think or c) Stretch your arms above your head, point your toes and lengthen your back. What’s your answer and what do youContinue reading “WAKE UP ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BED”

The year to excel = 2021

Let me start off by saying Happy New Year lovelies!  I hope you kicked off your year with love and positivity and now looking forward to excelling in 2021. That being said, let’s address the worst year of my life. So, we all know that 2020 was the year of horror, madness and mental lowsContinue reading “The year to excel = 2021”