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Why Community Is Essential for Mental Health, Grief and Sustainable Performance
We are not designed to navigate stress, grief or growth alone. Yet many people attempt to manage their mental health in isolation, believing they should be able to cope independently. Community plays a vital role in mental wellbeing. Safe, supportive environments normalise struggle, reduce shame and create a sense of belonging. They remind us that…
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You Don’t Need More Confidence — You Need Mental Health Protection
Confidence advice is everywhere. We are told to believe in ourselves more, speak up louder and push through fear. For many women, especially those who are exhausted or grieving, this advice feels frustrating and inadequate. The problem is not confidence. The problem is capacity… and self-trust. When the nervous system is overloaded, confidence strategies fail.…
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Coping Is Not Thriving: The Hidden Cost of High-Functioning Burnout in Women
Coping is often praised, especially in women who carry responsibility. We admire those who “just get on with it”, who keep showing up despite exhaustion, grief or pressure. Coping is often mistaken for resilience. But coping is not the same as thriving. Coping means surviving your days while feeling disconnected from yourself. It means functioning…
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Mental Health Shouldn’t Wait for Crisis: Why Proactive Mental Health Protection Matters
Mental health is still treated as something we respond to after it has already gone wrong. In workplaces, families and communities, support often arrives only after someone reaches breaking point. Stress becomes burnout. Grief becomes isolation. Overwhelm becomes illness. By the time help appears, people are not just struggling — they are depleted. This reactive…
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Resilience High-5
by Tabby Kerwin (MAPP) I write about the importance of resilience a lot… and I will continue to do so! It’s an important aspect of protecting our mental health. But today I thought I’d give you a quick Resilience High-5. Resilience is not just strength, but the ability to be stretched and then return to…
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Unlocking Flow State for Peak Performance
Achieving a Flow State, identified by psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, enhances workplace performance and satisfaction. Flow fosters improved productivity, creativity, and engagement while promoting mental well-being and resilience. Key strategies for creating Flow include matching skills to challenges, setting clear goals, minimizing distractions, and cultivating a sense of control, leading to overall growth and happiness.
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Managing People: How Relationships Shape Our Lives
The content emphasizes the significant impact people can have on our lives, both positively and negatively. It reflects on personal experiences of loss due to betrayal, teaching important lessons about managing relationships in personal and business contexts. The text outlines the requirements of various people in one’s life—family, friends, clients, colleagues, employees, and competitors—and the…
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Shifting the Mental Health Narrative to Protection
When we hear the words mental health does our mind think happiness, joy and excitement? The reality is no, our first thoughts are more likely to be sadness, depression and anxiety… and maybe add in suicide, self-harm and psychosis. We have been conditioned to think about mental illness when we hear the words mental health.…
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The Happiness Mindset
What is happiness? For starters, happiness is a choice. Even during the toughest of times, we can choose to be happy. You can be sad and still experience happy thoughts and events. Happiness can be balanced with other emotions, but it is down to you to choose it. Why do you want to be happy?…
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