Beth W. Orenstein, a freelance writer for Everyday Health, lists “10 Ways to Boost Your Emotional Health Through Improving Your Self-Esteem.” She writes, “Taking care of your emotional health is as important as taking care of your physical body… These strategies will help you stay resilient through everyday stresses and when larger personal issues arise.”… Read More »
“Emotional health is defined by four markers: our degree of self-love, of openness, of communication and of trust.” – Video published by The School of Life on November 21, 2017.
“Being alone can have great value. It can allow issues to surface that people spend energy holding at bay, and offer an opportunity to clarify thoughts, hopes, dreams and desires.” These words are found in an article, “Spending time alone in nature is good for your mental and emotional health” published in The Conversation and… Read More »
If you grew up with an emotionally immature, unavailable, or selfish parent, you may have lingering feelings of anger, loneliness, betrayal, or abandonment. You may recall your childhood as a time when your emotional needs were not met, when your feelings were dismissed, or when you took on adult levels of responsibility in an effort… Read More »
“Mental and emotional well-being is essential to overall health. Positive mental health allows people to realize their full potential, cope with the stresses of life, work productively, and make meaningful contributions to their communities.” – Excerpt from a web page at SurgeonGeneral.gov, a website of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Resources The web… Read More »
HelpGuide.org updated an article in December 2016 that describes how to improve life by increasing mental, emotional, and social well-being. The article describes six keys to building mental and emotional health and addresses the following: • How does mental, emotional, and social health affect our lives? • The role of resilience in mental and emotional… Read More »
Stop, Breathe, and Think is an app (for iOS, Android, Web) designed to enhance awareness of one’s emotional health. The developer writes, “With this app, you can develop and apply kindness and compassion in your daily life through a process called STOP, BREATHE & THINK… We believe that taking a few minutes each day to… Read More »
In January, we posted an item, “Linking Emotional and Physical Health.” On March 4, 2009, the University of Kansas (KU) announced that the results of a joint study with the Gallup World Poll into the connection between emotions and health were to be presented that day at the annual meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society.… Read More »
Malehealth.co.uk is run by the Men’s Health Forum, the UK’s leading charity working to improve men’s health. Part of its web site is devoted to emotional health. It asks, “Are you emotionally healthy?” and offers seven yes/no questions to help assess your level of emotional health. It also provides insight to get to know your… Read More »
IndianExpress.com reminds us that “poor emotional health can actually weaken the body’s immune system, making you vulnerable to a host of infections.” A writer asks, “How many of us actually notice that we tend to be more prone to catching cold when emotionally stressed?” According to the article, a recent (unnamed) report “indicates that people… Read More »