Did you know October 19 was “Evaluate Your Life Day”? It’s a time for self-reflection on your past experiences, achievements, and challenges, and to assess where you stand. But how exactly do you evaluate your life? Which experiences should you reflect on? Which achievements should matter? What challenges should you focus on? Self-evaluation is a […]
If you knew you would be in the fight of your life tomorrow, it would be too late to begin your physical fitness conditioning today. If you haven’t already been training, you will lose that fight—it’s the same way with our emotional fitness conditioning. At some point, life is going to knock you down because […]
I have been noticing a disturbing trend in Mental Health after having been in the field for the past 40-plus years. When I graduated college in 1982, it was considered shameful to have a mental health “disorder.” People didn’t want to admit it, and many people kept it secret, simply hoping their symptoms weren’t on […]
I often look at the many observances in a month for ideas of what to blog about. For the first time, I noticed two in March that grabbed my attention: Everything You Think is Wrong Day on March 15 and Everything You Do is Right Day on March 16. That strange juxtaposition sparked something within […]
October is National Emotional Wellness and Positive Attitude Month. I would like to make a case that the two go hand-in-hand, and Mental Freedom® is a tool to develop and enhance both. Although it has the potential to help everyone, Mental Freedom was not created to address mental health diagnoses but for anyone who may […]
When I recently spoke about Mental Freedom, the person I was talking with assumed that it is for people with mental health concerns. While I know people with mental health diagnoses could benefit from Mental Freedom, that is not who I created the program for. When I created Mental Freedom, I was considering highly competent […]
Beyond my birthday, October has many observances that I believe in and support involving diversity, anti-bullying, anti-violence, crime prevention, LGBTQ, dropout prevention and mental health. With that in mind, I wanted to focus on something I learned many, many years ago. According to philosopher Erich Fromm, “The opposite of love is not, as is often […]
July was declared Social Wellness Month designed by mental health professionals to underscore the importance of strengthening relationships and to empower people to prioritize their own mental health. There is little more important than the relationships we have in our lives. Health is important, of course, but I’ve spoken with many people near the end […]
While we’re in the midst of Mental Health Awareness month, I’d like to discuss thinking about mental health along a continuum from poor to excellent. Self-care and goal setting often happen on the healthier side of that continuum. Have you been attempting to make these kinds of changes and find yourself struggling with forward movement? […]
The way to excellent mental health is Mental Freedom® Mental Freedom occurs when your mind is working for you instead of against you. You have learned to take responsibility for your life, and you’ve stopped taking responsibility for everyone else’s. Your relationships are healthy, your thoughts serve you and you know how to transform painful […]
