Depression - This May Be Our Biggest Battle

In this 10 Minute Mental Health Monday installment. Jim and Angellah share info on Depression.

Depression is perhaps our Biggest Battle in these days of uncertainty, social distancing, and isolation. Take a few moments this Mental Health Monday to consider some of the causes and remedies for Depression.. In this brief session we point at the value of knowing your protective factors and using a Therapeutic Lifestyle Change, in small pieces, to help with mild and moderate depression.

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Loneliness - A Cure is Closer Than We Think

Loneliness, isolation, being alone. We are starting to learn just how detrimental these realities can be to our well-being. In this brief segment, Angellah and Jim deal with the reality that is affecting so many of us...Loneliness.

Loneliness, isolation, being alone. We are starting to learn just how detrimental these realities can be to our wellbeing. In this brief segment, Angellah and Jim deal with the reality that is affecting so many of us...Loneliness.

Together we discuss what Loneliness is and how Loneliness can be a reality for you even when you are in a crowded room or around friends and family. The idea of our need for social connection is deeply rooted in our tribal ancestors. When we are alone and it is leading to loneliness, our survival Default Mode Network may trigger a Red Alert. The resulting hormone cascade in our bodies and brains can bring a litany of unwelcome and negative physical, mental , neurological, and emotional results.

This stressor will cause inflammation and that may well lead to dis-ease...unless we take steps to combat Loneliness. Of course you can come up with many unique and meaningful suggestions to combat loneliness but in this segment, Jim and Angellah reference a few very simple steps one can choose to do in order to reduce the response in your brain that Loneliness has brought on.

Mindfulness

Mindfulness is said to be noticing what is in our thoughts, what we are feeling, and the behaviors we do. When we move through life we often end up being on autopilot. While that is a good thing once we have learned to ride a bicycle and no longer have to think about the process, it is less good when we stay on autopilot and neglect recognizing our moment to moment thoughts and feelings.

Mindfulness is said to be noticing what is in our thoughts, what we are feeling, and the behaviours we do. When we move through life we often end up being on autopilot. While that is a good thing once we have learned to ride a bicycle and no longer have to think about the process, it is less good when we stay on autopilot and neglect recognizing our moment to moment thoughts and feelings.

Mindfulness....even in the tiniest of doses, will begin to bring us back to ourselves. We can engage our brains with our bodies and overcome the racing thoughts, the unaddressed feelings, and the thoughtless reactions that many of us often do because we have lost our ability to identify and think about what is going on in us, to us, and with us. In this brief overview of Mindfulness Jim and Angellah offer some insights to encourage subtle efforts we can all make to be more Mindful.

This short time together won't make you a Mindfulness Pro but beginning to take notice of a few little things will prep us to grow in wellness. It doesn't have to be hard because a small bit of practice may even help you to enhance your Choice Management abilities for the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that will come in our days , weeks, months, and years ahead.

Anger - A Secondary Human Reaction

In this 10 Minute Mental Health Monday installment. Jim and Angellah share info on Anger. The fact that we all feel and experience anger in self and from others is a human reality. But what are the three types of anger and can we understand how we ourselves express anger, feel anger and receive anger from others?

Take a few moments this Mental Health Monday to consider some of the nuances of anger and how we can navigate one of humanity's oldest and most mis-used emotion.

Anxiety - The Thief of Peace

In this Mental Health Mondays installment, you will find some insights into what is going on in your brain when anxiety starts to rob your peace.

The feelings of Anxiety are real and it is a challenge for someone outside your body to understand what is going on inside your body when anxiety takes over. We can get through our anxiety when we know a few important things about it. First, we can understand that our body is prepping us for a threat and is setting off a false alarm. Then we can accept the fact that when adrenaline surges, you can't unrelease it. Next, we can validate the fact that even though it is not deadly, experiencing anxiety is very uncomfortable.

Knowing this can help us to ride the wave of anxiety because we can be certain it will end and the thief of peace will let go and you'll soon feel like yourself again.

Stress - The Silent Causer of Disease

In this 10 Minute Mental Health Monday installment. Jim and Angellah share info on what stress is.

We have a brief discussion about some of the effects of stress on your body, how your brain surges stress hormones and the value of talking with someone who cares about you when you are experiencing stress. Take a few moments this Mental Health Monday to consider the things that may cause you stress so you can begin to make MICRO Goals.

Being thoughtful about your experience can help you move through the stress and avoid the negative outcome of the silent causer of disease.