This page offers educational information about mental health. I will provide education and resources about anything mental health. If you want to learn about myths about mental health, positive affirmation activation, facts of men’s mental health, facts on women’s mental health, and different types of healthy coping skills this is the page you would want to check out.
One Step at a time: Making Healthy Changes
It really does take time to make positive and healthy changes in your life, but the rewards can be priceless. Some people feel you can’t treat an old dog new tricks or a person is just set in their old ways. However, a person can make change no matter what age and or how deep into an unhealthy habit that they may be in. Start off with one step at a time!
Inner Child Healing 101
When working on moving forward and healing old wounds it is important to visit our inner child. Our inner child is the foundation of the adult that we become and the keeper of all our secrets.
Emotions: Iceberg Effect
Emotions can have so much depth. If we do not consider this when trying to figure out what we truly feel we will end up like the Titanic and sink. Emotions may show up as anger, but there could be so many underlying emotions beyond anger.
Anxiety Tracker
This is a good tool that can be used when you are needing to do an emotional check in and or when trying to work on reducing your symptoms of anxiety. This will help you stay aware of your body and your environment.
Safety Planning
Life happens and there are moments when we need to do some extra planning to keep us safe. You can use this as a guide if you need some extra safety planning in your life.
The Body Talks…
Author: Jasmine Edwards
Our bodies are vessels of wisdom and memory. It can hold on to the things that the mind locks off and or has not processed. The body can alert us on what is going on within ourselves all we have to do is
connect. Let’s Talk about it….
Did you know that where we are feeling tension could be a signal of what is going on with us mentally? If you are feeling tension in your jaw, you could have issues with anger and or holding back your truth. If you have tension in your legs, you may be struggling with moving forward and fear
change. If you have tension in your low back, maybe you are worried about money and or experiencing lack of stability in your life. Are you having tension in your chest? You may be experiencing heart break, grief, and or emotional pain. If you have tension in your head or frequent
headaches you might have issues with anxiety, over thinking, and or trying to control everything. You feel tension in your shoulders? You might be carrying too much and taking too much responsibility. Ask for help when you need it.
However, there is a way that you can reduce these negative feelings and pains within your body. First, you can work on understanding yourself deeper. You can do this by journaling and sitting with your
thoughts and feelings. You do not have to always be reactive. Secondly, notice your patterns. When do I experience these body tensions? What is going on when they happen? Ask yourself why am I feeling tension here? Thirdly, do not force answers and just acknowledge.
Here are some additional gems to help you reduce tension in the body and reduce stress.
● Deep breathing/ slow breathing
○ Just Inhale and exhale while making sure you are safe and grounded
○ Focus on your breathing
● Place your hand where you are feeling the tension while you are implementing deep
breathing.
● Rubbing your hand together to create heat
○ Then place your warm hands on the places you can reach where you feel tension
○ Pair with deep breathing
However, do remember that some pain is not always emotional, it can be physical as well. That is why
it is always wise to consult with your doctor and or therapist to help guide you to find out what is actually going on with your body.
As always remember…
You are enough
You are valuable
You are worthy of love
The Power of Nature
Author: Jasmine Edwards
Have you stepped out to smell the roses? Nature can be a powerful weapon to help manage your mental health. If you have stress and anxiety there are herbs from nature that you can add to your food and tea. You can go outside and breathe in the air with your feet planted in the grass or the ground. Focus on the sounds around you and the smell of the earth. When you exhale let go of whatever is toxic that you are carrying. If you want to take it up a notch, do it without shoes. The act of taking care of plants can be soothing and help reduce stress. There are certain plants from nature that help purify the air and or have calming effects. Stepping out in nature and taking in the beauty and purity is the most less expensive thing you can do to help manage your mental health and elevate your spirit.
The Masks That We Wear
We wear masks socially to hide away the truth and or the real us. Sometimes we do this for acceptance and or wearing a mask becomes an unhealthy coping skill to navigate the world. What mask do you wear? Are you ready to put the mask down and walk in your truth?
Thinking Errors
Thinking errors are irrational ways of thinking that can feed unhealthy mental health. These are ways of thinking that we develop overtime due to our life experiences, and they can be the fuel to feeding unhealthy habits. The mind is a powerful thing and thoughts can fuel behaviors.
OCD Basics
Here are some symptoms of OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder). If you feel like you or a loved one is struggling with OCD symptoms, I encourage you to seek professional help. Remember you are not your OCD, and you can live a life without it controlling you with the correct support and education.
Spirtual Wellness and Mental Health
When you really think about it for some spiritual wellness goes hand and hand with mental health. It is not just about religion it is about being a human and having a connection with something to help us on the journey of mental health.
The Power of Positive Affirmations
Author: Jasmine Edwards
Some people feel that positive affirmations are just words. However, words do pack power when repetition and string intention is placed behind it. Positive affirmations can help reduce stress, anxiety, depression, increase self-confidence, and help better mental health as a whole. As creatures of habit when learn and feel things through repetition. When you were young and you were learning to write you name how did you acquire this new skill as a child? You were in school practicing it daily over and over until you got it. Now, you can write your name without even thinking. In order to harness the power of positive affirmations you have to use this same concept. I have a few tips on how to activate this power to help you with your mental health journey.
Unapologetically Live Your life: Be Proud
Healthy Relationships
Author: Jasmine Edwards
Relationships are profoundly important to our lives and the development of a person. It can be what makes a person for the better or the worst. If you hand unhealthy connections/ relationships in your life it could increase stress, anxiety, and depression while destroying the self-worth of an individual involved. Do know what things to look for and or ask when evaluating if a relationship is healthy in your life and or deserves to hold a place in your life? If not, it is okay I have you covered! Below are elements that should be present in any healthy relationship.
Getting Over a Breakup 101
Sleep Like A Baby…
Author: Jasmine Edwards
Sleep is not a luxury, but a must in order to continue to function in a healthy manner. There are so many people out there that are not getting enough sleep for whatever reasons. If you are having issues with sleep, I encourage you to get medical help and work with a specialist to find some tools that will help you get better sleep. Sleep helps your body reset and recharge. When you do not get enough sleep your physical health and mental health will decline. Some things that a person who is not getting enough rested sleep could experience is higher levels of stress, issues focusing, mood swings, low immune system, and issues with memory.
Positive Vibes and Real Talk Therapy 