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Grief, emotional wellness, surviving and what comes after.
Healthy Mind, Healthy You: Some Good Cheer
When I was a child, I remember the holidays just meant when the decorations go up and you have lots of yummy food and wait for Santa’s surprise under the tree that one day. Just seeing these little bits, we would already feel excited and in the mood for the December holidays. Sadly, as we have gotten older, good cheer is not so easy to spread.
Healthy Mind, Healthy You: You vs the Holidays
December is finally here, usually this is when Christmas and other festive decorations go up and westart to feel that cheer in the air. This year, the Covid-19 pandemic seems to have robbed us of thisgood cheer. Aside from the many travel restrictions, if you do get to travel it’s so expensive – not tomention the risk of getting infected. We are grieving from the loss of loved
Healthy Mind, Healthy You: Taking the Next Steps
When we are dealing with disappointment, we tend to shy away from thinking of anything outside that space. This all generally stems from the fear we will be feeling: a fear of failure, a fear that what went wrong will happen again, a fear of what others might say or think of us, and plenty more. These fears all come from the place where an expectation has not been met and what
Kim's Healing Journey Pt. 4 [VIDEO]: Dealing with Setbacks
Sometimes we think the path to healing and deliverance from the pain we've experienced should be linear. We want to continue to progress steadily towards wholeness. The reality is that setbacks are inevitable in our healing journeys. What's important is that we give ourselves grace when we stumble. I like to think of healing as the process of cleaning up a mess caused by some e
Healthy Mind, Healthy You: How Can You be More Resourceful When Dealing with Disappointments?
Ever heard the expression,“This is a setup for a comeback.” Whether you have been told this or it's something you have said to someone, it's a statement meant to encourage someone who is down on their luck and feeling really defeated. It's about learning that a setback is not the final bit in your story, things can always change. But how do things change when they went so terri
Healthy Mind, Healthy You: Having a Strong Character Can Help to Handle Disappointments
Facing our negative emotions is always tough. Just like what I shared in the articles in September, we have to gear up for the fight for our healing and wholeness. This is always worth it in the end when your life starts to look and feel better. This week we focus on the second pillar in dealing with disappointment.
Healthy Mind, Healthy You: Vulnerability can Help us Deal with Disappointments
Now, we are in November 2020 where we are looking back at the year that was unlike any other year we have lived through. Aside from just the health risks and change in how we do things, COVID-19 affected most, if not all, our plans in one way or the other. Someone moved to a new place but was unable to start the life they hoped for due to COVID restrictions. Maybe you had just
Healthy Mind, Healthy You: Self-Care for Resilience
This month, we have looked at so many dimensions of self-care in our personal growth, in our relationships and in the concept of how we can make self-care as lifestyle. As you have learnt how to navigate these different spaces, it’s important to get back to the main reason why self-care is so important.
Healthy Mind, Healthy You: Self-care for Healthy Relationships
As you have been working on taking care of yourself a lot more from a holistic perspective, it's time we move that out of just your sphere of control into your interpersonal relations. When we take care of ourselves, we are better in how we relate to others, and also because we are consciousness about self-care, we are able to shape these relationships better.
Healthy Mind, Healthy You: Self-Care for Growth
As women, we have a lot of things that we go through, and sometimes we shrink back and retreat from situations without realising how these experiences could help us grow. Bob Proctor said, “...change is inevitable but personal growth is a choice.” This just shows how growth can either be seen as a chosen course of action or as a matter of the natural order of things. In looking
Healthy Mind, Healthy You: Self-Care
This week, we mark International Mental Health Day on the 10th of October. This year’s theme is greater investment in mental healthcare, so it can be more accessible to all. This is so true to what is needed in the world today, but I would like to talk about a misconception people often have about what taking care of one’s mental health is all about.
Healthy Mind, Healthy You: It’s Time to Drop the Baggage
These are all practical guides to just some of the pointers in this journey, but mental wellness is always a journey one must choose for themselves. I always emphasise that being emotionally unwell only becomes a problem that can be changed if the person who is not well wants to change. This just means unless you want to change the state you are in, you will carry on with the b