Taking Care of Our Mental Health, When It's Time to Make a Change

How do we know when something is good or bad for us? As a rule of thumb, Dr. Monica Vermani, Clinical Psychologist, and author of A Deeper Wellness: Conquering Stress, Mood, Anxiety and Traumas, tell us that “when more days than not” don’t feel right either because there is fighting, cold silences, or passive aggression, then it’s time to make a change.

 

Using this rule from Dr. Monica Vermani, who has been featured on media outlets such as CTV News, News Channel 8 WFLA, Well and Good, HuffPost, Martha Stewart, CNN Health and publishes her own blog on Psychology Today, A Deeper Wellness, can help us take care of our mental health throughout the year:

 

  • We can learn to take care of our mental health, just as we take care of our physical health and wellbeing.
  • If, on more days than not, you are sad, feeling depressed, lonely, isolated, suffering from high anxiety or pervasive. feelings of being lost or of hopelessness, or negative ruminating thoughts of self-harm, you need to seek help for your mental health.
  • We do not need to feel happy and content every day, but if you are feeling BAD versus GOOD, HOPELESS rather that OPTIMISTIC,  in low rather than high self-esteem on more days than not, it is a sign that you are struggling.
  • There are supports that can help… and you don’t have to be in a critical mental health crisis to seek help.
  • Remember, just as you wouldn’t walk around with the pain of a broken ankle, you should not have to struggle with your mental health.

https://amzn.to/3QdyEnx

One of Canada’s highest-rated clinical psychologists, Dr. Monica Vermani provides a multi-faceted treatment approach to treating adolescents and adults suffering from trauma/abuse, mood, anxiety, substance addictions, and other related conditions and disorders, as well as family and couples therapy. She employs a dynamic range of techniques and evidence-based treatment modalities, including psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, (CBT), Mindfulness Meditation, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprogramming (EMDR). Dr. Vermani believes that good mental health doesn’t just happen, that it deserves the same time, attention, understanding, and effort as our physical well-being. Dr. Vermani’s latest book, A Deeper Wellness: Conquering Stress, Mood, Anxiety and Traumas, and its companion online A Deeper Wellness Life Lessons mental health program provide the tools to create a deep, authentic sense of wellness and well-being. 

 

Popular posts from this blog

6 Important Habits for Healthy Aging

Image
Many men fool themselves into thinking they can wait to focus on their health until sometime in the future when they’re less busy; however, the habits we develop and maintain in our 20s and 30s end up shaping us.  That’s according to Dr. Martin Miner , Regional Medical Director of Vault Health— the first men’s telehealth company to provide performance-based treatments for physical, mental, and sexual health—who’s also an expert authority on aging successfully and integrative men’s health.  Dr. Miner has revealed several important habits that most men over 30 are NOT currently doing to improve their health and should be: * Realizing that your body is communicating with you . Becoming acutely aware of your own physical and emotional feelings is something many men neglect to do, and it has a negative impact on their health as they age. Take command of your feelings and life, and learn to take actions that steer the ship the way you want to go. * Going to the doctor when you’re not sick .
Read more

American Stroke Association - informative articles

" The  American Stroke Association  is solely focused on  reducing disability and death from stroke." Popular Articles 1  Stroke Family Warmline 2  15 Things Caregivers Should Know After a Loved One Has Had a Stroke 3  What Is an Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)? 4  What You Should Know About Cerebral Aneurysms 5  Types of Aphasia 6  Hemorrhagic Strokes (Bleeds) 7  Stroke Treatments 8  Brain Stem Stroke 9  Ischemic Strokes (Clots) 10  Difficulty Swallowing After Stroke (Dysphagia) Back to HOME
Read more

3 Informational Videos About the Brain

Image
3 clues to understanding your brain Vilayanur Ramachandran tells us what brain damage can reveal  about the connection between celebral tissue and the mind, using three startling delusions as examples. for more info ⇋ A look inside the brain in real time Neuroscientist and inventor Christopher deCharms demonstrates a new way to use fMRI to show brain activity -- thoughts, emotions, pain -- while it is happening. In other words, you can actually see how you feel. for more info ⇋ My stroke of insight Jill Bolte Taylor got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions -- motion, speech, self-awareness -- shut down one by one. An astonishing story. for more info Back to Home
Read more