Welcome to Mental Health Awareness Month
As you know, I don’t believe our mental health gets to be evaluated one month a year. Mental health is a pillar of our well-being that deserves TLC, every day to the best of our abilities.
Over the next few months, we’ll be exploring each pillar of our well-being to offer an introspective pause to support you in increasing your well-being in all areas of your life.
Well-being Catagories:
Mental
Emotional
Physical
Soulful/ Spiritual
Financial
Community / Service
Environment
Creativity
Play
Purpose
One of the first practices I walk clients through in their intake forms is understanding their present levels of satisfaction with all 10 areas of their well-being.
This exercise helps us understand and orient to where energy is flowing and where in their life calls for more vitality. The purpose is not to strive for all areas of our lives to be at the highest satisfaction at the same time because that’s not reality. Perfectionism doesn’t exist. Striving for it only leads to disappointment and poor mental health.
However, when we bring curiosity to this practice, we create more balance in the areas of our lives that call for more attention—areas we might be neglecting—areas that will help us thrive in our careers, relationships and health.
For instance, currently, I am exploring how to enhance my well-being when it comes to the areas of my environement and emotional well-being. Living in an environment that fuels my soul has become an important exploration for me as well as healing some old emotional wounds. The journey of taking care of our well-being is never over—it continues to evolve. Being mindful of our well-being is one of the most important responsibilities we have because it is the life force behind everything we do. We only have one mind, one body and one life so let’s live them with intention.
If you are curious to gauge where your well-being craves more balance, I am offering two forty-five-minute slots this month to my community members to help celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month. Sign Up here ( first come, first serve). This is an opportunity to learn more about yourself so that you can thrive lovingly without striving.
This month as we collectively focus on our mental health, I welcome you to grab your journal and explore these prompts together.
How do you define mental health?
How do you know when your mental health is optimal? What do you feel internally? What do you notice externally in your life regarding your career, relationships and health?
How do you know when your mental health needs more TLC? What do you feel internally? What do you notice externally in your life regarding your career, relationships and health?
What are your go-to ways to prioritize your mental health?
Please share your responses with me here or share in the comments below. Sharing supports and inspires each other!
Some of my favorite ways to prioritize my mental health:
Daily walks
Pilates
Meditation
Eating fresh veggies
Talking to a friend
Working with my coach and therapist
Travel