Dear Reader, Here are three questions for you to ponder: What exactly is mental strength? Where does it come from? And, if you want more of it, how can you get it? According to Amy Morin, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Writer at LifeHack, there are 13 things mentally tough people don’t do. She clearly struck a…
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Last week April 19 2016 was a record breaking day of heat. The first of two in a row. Seattle (where I reside) is known for rain, not heat! Morning news reported that the day as one of the hottest day on record since 1956. “What a metaphor for doing self-development work,” I thought. Imagine…
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Editor’s Note: For more than a year now I have been following the daily postings of a Seattle Bridgetender whose blog The View From a Drawbridge makes me ponder both sacred and mundane insights before starting my day. A bridgetender has a lot of time on their hands to consider the past, the present, and…
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It’s hard to explain: a mental illness is something that you’ll only understand when you’ve experienced it for yourself. However, U.K.-based artist Toby Allen is trying to make it just a little easier on everyone (including himself) to understand what mental illnesses like anxiety and post traumatic stress disorder are like by illustrating them as monsters.…
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Mindful, deep breathing is powerful. You’ve probably been told to stop and take a deep breath a time or two in the past when people have noticed you upset, angry or anxious. And while it doesn’t always seem like the most effective solution to your problems, it IS an effective way of coping with stress…
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The Key to Self-Confidence is in Your Hands A few of us seem to be born with it, but for many of us obtaining it is very hard work. All in all, confidence is a trait that is, for the most part, learned. There are a lucky few with an inherent sense of themselves who…
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Just Picture It The Center for Psychological Research, Shenyang, in China recently released a new ad campaign through advertising company Ogilvy & Mather China that makes a bold, symbolic statement about an uprising issue: cell phone addiction. The ads do a great job of raising awareness about cell phone addiction in an incredibly impactful way. That could…
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Using Symbolism to Combat Mental Health Issues Because a semi-colon only represents a pause in a sentence, not the end, it has become symbolic for many people who have suffered from the effects of mental illness. Ten years after her father committed suicide, Amy Bleuei began the mental health awareness program, Project Semicolon in 2013, using…
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To Tell or Not To Tell Your Boss About Your Mental Illness: That is the Question Comedian and author Ruby Wax recently told the UK based Times that the answer is no. No, you should not be talking about your mental illness at work, she says. The Guardian reports Wax told the Times “When people say,…
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