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Mental Health and Well-Being

This group serves as a community of practice for Extension personnel and their community partners who share a commitment to improving mental health through a focus on social and emotional well-being. Members are encouraged to create blog posts, publicize upcoming events, share resources, and engage with other members on issues of common interest.

Tagged With "Feeling"

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Feeling Depleted? Refuel Ahead of the Holidays and Upcoming Stressors

Lakshmi Mahadevan ·
The pandemic and its aftermath have brought about new and intensified stressors for many people. Coping strategies that have worked in the past might not be as effective in the current situation. Self-assessment and self-care are essential in times like these. Here are some steps you can take to address these challenges: Self-Assessment: Take time to reflect on your current state of well-being and baseline resilience. Ask yourself how you're feeling physically, emotionally, and mentally.
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Re: Feeling Depleted? Refuel Ahead of the Holidays and Upcoming Stressors

Calandra Lindstadt ·
Thank you for this thoughtful article, Lakshmi! And the timing is perfect. I sometimes wonder, in our age of extreme busy-ness, if there is such a thing as too much resilience. How do we learn to recognize when we have hit our healthy limits and then how to back off from the workload we have created for ourselves?
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Re: Feeling Depleted? Refuel Ahead of the Holidays and Upcoming Stressors

Lakshmi Mahadevan ·
Thanks @Calandra Lindstadt . I would like to recommend that we consistently use the Feelings Continuum. Anywhere between 8 to 11 should be our indicator that we are at our healthy limits and we need to employ a combination of self-care that allows us to back off, get some space, re-think and re-approach. Hope this helps. Sadly we will always over-exert but perhaps we will now have a self-check that allows us to minimize the potential for resilience loss or depletion.
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The Science of Gratitude: How Thankfulness Can Change Your Brain and Life

Calandra Lindstadt ·
Have you ever stopped to think about the power of saying "thank you"? Gratitude is more than just good manners. It's a science! Explore the fascinating world of gratitude and how it can affect your brain and life. So what is gratitude? Gratitude is that feeling of thankfulness and appreciation for the good things in our lives. Recognizing when something good is happening can have a measurable impact on our brains when we articulate it to ourselves or others. Let's learn how gratitude works...
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Re: Feeling Depleted? Refuel Ahead of the Holidays and Upcoming Stressors

Lakshmi Mahadevan ·
Bonus Tips: https://youtu.be/Awwy16mXr_s

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