Steve Job’s is only remembered via his successes.
Keep trying.
Any entrepreneur who wants to invent, innovate, or create must be willing to be imperfect.
Source: Click here: Five of Steve Jobs’s Biggest Mistakes
The Remarkable Power of Touch – Hey Sigmund – Karen Young
A great article on human touch.
The power of touch is profound. It heals, connects, nourishes and soothes. It is a fundamental part of the human experience and can nurture relationships an
Source: The Remarkable Power of Touch – Hey Sigmund – Karen Young
7 steps to emotional self care
What is self-care?
Do you care about self-care?
Should you care more about self-care?
The World Health Organization’s latest definition of self-care” is:
Self-Care is what people do for themselves to establish and maintain health, and to prevent and deal with illness. It is a broad concept encompassing hygiene (general and personal), nutrition (type and quality of food eaten), lifestyle (sporting activities, leisure etc), environmental factors (living conditions, social habits, etc.) socio-economic factors (income level, cultural beliefs, etc.) and self-medication. (1998 )
Self-care can be physical in nature, going to the dentist on time, taking our prescriptions, brushing our teeth, exercising regularly or even going for our annual physical.
But it can and should really also include strategies aimed at improving and sustaining our emotional mental health as well — we can do this in many ways — through active self-awareness, mindfulness, performing stress reducing activities like meditating or other engaging and therapeutic activities, learning how to manage our emotions and feelings, going to therapy or using self-help books or online tools.
That is a mouthful to say, let alone to do, and of course, no one is perfect — no one has a handle on everything in their emotional life — and sometimes, for many people, the expectations from others and even from ourselves to be emotionally healthy all the time, can be overwhelming.
But really… maybe it’s not about being perfect right now? Maybe it’s just about trying?
Maybe it’s really more about realizing that something important and human — something deep inside ourselves actually grows from making the effort to care for ourselves and by authentically caring for others? If we really try to be mentally healthy we are also then pointed in the direction of learning and growing and improving in so many other ways.
Another perspective is to see that we can maintain our mental health much akin to sharpening a saw as Stephen Covey put it in the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.
Suppose you came upon someone in the woods working to saw down a tree. They are exhausted from working for hours. You suggest they take a break to sharpen the saw. They might reply, ” I didn’t have time to sharpen the saw, I’m busy sawing!”
Habit 7 is taking the time to sharpen the saw. By renewing the four dimensions of your nature – physical, spiritual, mental and social/emotional, you can work more quickly and effortlessly. To do this, we must be proactive.
So from the Covey perspective, sharpening our saw is necessary to be able to perform well and to “feel good”.
How do we start “sharpening our saw”?
They’ll Do What?! Understanding the Changes that Come With Adolescence – Hey Sigmund – Karen Young
The secret with parenting teens is about educating yourself as a parent and really try to understand them with empathy. Not always easy. Here’s a great article.
The changes we see in our kids when they hit adolescence can leave many of us with a sense of whiplash. The tiny, adorable humans who wanted to us to read to them, sing to them, cuddle them, kiss them goodbye at parties, at some point become … different. Loved, wonderful, funny, creative, but not… Read more »
Source: They’ll Do What?! Understanding the Changes that Come With Adolescence – Hey Sigmund – Karen Young
Why boys need to have conversations about emotional intimacy in classrooms
As gender roles evolve the Western male role is adapting and changing. Here is a great article on the conversation.com – http://theconversation.com/why-boys-need-to-have-conversations-about-emotional-intimacy-in-classrooms-54693
American boys end up paying a price for a culture that does not support their needs for intimacy. For the issue is that while boys crave closeness, they are expected to act as if they are emotionally invulnerable. Among the American boys I interviewed, I observed a conflict between their desires and the prevailing masculinity norms – if they admit to valuing romantic love, they risk being viewed as “unmasculine.”
Source: Why boys need to have conversations about emotional intimacy in classrooms
The Most Dangerous Stories We Make Up – Brené Brown
I love this sentiment:
“The most dangerous stories we make up are the narratives that diminish our inherent worthiness. We must reclaim the truth about our lovability, divinity, and creativity”
Adventures in integrated care
What an interesting role!
Geropsychologist Lauren N. DeCaporale-Ryan, PhD, works at the University of Rochester Medical Center, but her focus isn’t on patients.Instead, she focuses on the physicians, surgeons and other clinicians who care for them. As an assistant professor embedded in the psychiatry, medicine and surgery departments, her job is to improve care by helping health-care providers communicate more effectively with patients, families and each other.
Click here for more:
Source: Adventures in integrated care
7 Things I Want to Tell My Therapist
3. I’m Human. You Should Be, Too
There’s nothing worse than talking to a therapist who doesn’t seem to care: their answers are halfhearted; they seem disinterested; and half the time it feels like I should be giving them advice. Mental Health Workers May Not Recognize Their Own Burnout, by Zawn Villines, explores the emotional and mental exhaustion health workers face as a result of their jobs. I imagine it’s not easy listening to other people’s problems, which can weigh heavy on the heart and mind and can wear on a therapist or cause compassion fatigue.
Phew! It’s Normal. An Age by Age Guide for What to Expect From Kids & Teens – And What They Need From Us – Hey Sigmund – Karen Young
Great article. Having age appropriate expectations makes life so much easier for both the parent and the child.
Being a kid or a teen is not for lightweights – it’s tough out there! There are important things that need to be done, that only they can do. The nature of these jobs depends on the developmental stage they are at.
Teenage mental-health crisis: Rates of depression have soared in past 25 years | Features | Lifestyle | The Independent
Rates of depression have soared in teenagers. What are we doing wrong?
On most counts, young people’s lives are improving. Drinking, smoking and drug-taking are down in the UK; teen pregnancies are at their lowest level for nearly half a century. Yet there is growing evidence that teens are in the grip of a mental-health crisis. It is as if, rather than acting out, young people are turning in on themselves.
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