Routines help rebuild a sense of order amidst the chaos. Implementing a routine can help you feel more in control of your circumstances. Let’s begin with a few FAQs: What is Routine Management? Managing your routine is simply a way of efficiently allocating time towards activities that you want to…
Adolescence is a unique and formative time. Physical, emotional and social changes, including exposure to poverty, abuse, or violence, can make adolescents vulnerable to mental health problems. Protecting adolescents from adversity, promoting socio-emotional learning and psychological well-being, and ensuring access to mental health care are critical for their health and…
Substance abuse isn’t something you should take lightly. It occurs when you use alcohol, prescription medicine, and other legal and illegal substances too much or in the wrong way. Substance abuse differs from addiction. Many people with substance abuse problems are able to quit or can change their unhealthy behavior.…
Whatever type of loss you’ve suffered, there’s no right or wrong way to grieve. But by understanding the stages and types of grief, you can find healthier ways to cope. Grief is a natural response to loss. It’s the emotional suffering you feel when something or someone you love is…
Sometimes it can be so hard to focus on what we’re doing that it would be better if we just left the office or left the task at hand for another day. When we’re not motivated or concentrated, everything seems to be two and even three times harder. We stop…
Social media has set unexpected standards towards body image. “Beauty standards” portray an unrealistic body perfectionism which has put many women and men in distress. What is perfect? And who gets to define this perfect? Is having “the curves” more feminine and a “buffed body” advocates masculinity? Perfectionism exerts…
Peace is such a big term and a demand of the ongoing times. With a constant rut to meet with the expectations of everyday life, peace has long been forgotten. Do you often want to just let go and runaway somewhere where none of these things matter? Do you feel…
Ukrainians are living through a nightmare each day. The war has cost us lives, both living and dead. The impact on mental health has surged up in this ongoing crisis. Trauma and fear have been instilled within people not only in Ukraine but all across the globe. Disturbing photos and…
Who do you think you are? Do you really think you did your best in that project and made your boss like you? You know that your colleagues are much better at this job than you. There’s no way you’re cut out for this job. Wait until you make a…
From what I’ve noticed, our culture has comparatively been quite open in talking about the unrealistic body and ideal beauty standards. Body image issues have been more prevalent in recent years. This is largely due to social media and faked celebrity photographs making us feel insecure and overly critical of…