by Wen Soon | May 31, 2019 | Emotional Self-Care, Mental Health, Mental Health Self-Care, Self-Care
When people think of self-care, they often think of their own well-being. When maintaining our well-being, there are often times where we go through a lot of painful healing and need a lot of resilience to get through it. A therapist reflecting on what the person...
by Wen Soon | May 31, 2019 | Emotional Self-Care, Mental Health Self-Care, Self-Care, Spiritual Self-Care
When taking care of ourselves spiritually, many people immediately think of going to a place of worship such as a church, temple, or mosque. While this may be one way to take care of ourselves, it will not fit those who do not belong to any faith. However, after...
by Wen Soon | May 14, 2019 | Emotional Self-Care, Self-Care, Social Self-Care
Every person goes through difficult conversations throughout their lives. It’s normal. It can be tough for conversations to be productive without communicating effectively with each other. When we have those tough conversations, it can be hard to listen to each...
by Wen Soon | May 11, 2019 | Mental Health Self-Care, Self-Care, Stress Management
A mental health day is a day that an employee takes off from their work to relieve stress and gain more energy before coming back to work. Some employees are afraid of taking a mental health day because there’s still a stigma that surrounds mental health....
by Wen Soon | May 6, 2019 | Mental Health Self-Care, Physical Self-Care, Stress Management
Squeezing in one siesta a day could revitalize you and refill your brainpower. Modern culture will inform us that naps are for kids and seniors. The adult working population doesn’t nap! Or do they? In Spain, 41.1% of Spaniards takes a siesta during the week. The...
by Wen Soon | May 3, 2019 | Mental Health Self-Care, Physical Self-Care, Self-Care, Stress Management
Many adults around the world go to work, sit in their chair for about 8 hours or more, and sit back down again on their commutes back home. Sitting all day has lead to many detrimental effects on a person’s body. Research has shown that sedentary behavior...