Mental Health Training

In psychology, emotion is often defined as a complex state of feeling that results in physical and psychological changes that influence thought and behaviour.  In other words, It impacts how we feel, believe, and behave, and it also plays a role in determining how we manage social situations and make decisions. Different Types of Emotions There are three main types of emotions:   1. Positive Emoti...

When Is Empathy the Wrong Response? Are you an empathetic person? A lot of people will answer that question positively. No one likes to admit that they're selfish or that they can't understand the emotions of others. Then there are those people who simply don't realize they aren't good at identifying situations that require an empathetic response. The definition of empathy is understanding another...

Introduction Grief is a powerful emotion generally associated with death. You might hear that someone is grieving after the loss of a loved one. It's a natural step to recovery. Psychiatrist Elizabeth Kubler Ross published a book in 1969 titled "On Death and Dying" and introduced us to the five stages of grief. These are different emotions a person experiences when dealing with a terminal illness...

Understanding the 3 Types of Empathy Empathy is a wonderfully selfless response to someone else's plight. Not only do you feel sympathetic for someone in a bad situation, but you understand their feelings. You fully experience the event from the perspective of the person going through it. In some cases, it's almost as if you're physically and emotionally living through the experience yourself. Thi...

Understanding the 3 Types of Empathy Empathy is a wonderfully selfless response to someone else's plight. Not only do you feel sympathetic for someone in a bad situation, but you understand their feelings. You fully experience the event from the perspective of the person going through it. In some cases, it's almost as if you're physically and emotionally living through the experience yourself. Thi...

The Benefits of Empathy The empathetic person takes on the feelings of another. When you act with empathy, you share emotions and feelings. Some people can almost physically feel what another person is going through. Others might have a less intense experience. In any situation, empathy helps you to understand and relate to others. It's a social skill that everyone should develop. Empathy can help...

5 Steps to Shift Your Limiting Beliefs for Good  How are you your own worst enemy? We limit ourselves so much. We live in our heads and come up with all these ways to keep us from getting anything accomplished. Even though deep down, we know we're good enough, and how much we're fully capable of getting things done. The only way to get past these self-sabotaging behaviours is to take active, inten...

Restoring Your Self-Worth After a Toxic Relationship Well, that didn’t go right. We walk into a relationship with so much enthusiasm. We think what we’ve found is the best thing in the world, which is a heady feeling for while it lasts. Sadly, when a relationship is toxic, we’re frequently the last to know. By the time we escape, our self-worth has already taken a hefty blow. So, how do you restor...

Do You Love Or Hate Your Work?  Back in my corporate days, I worked for a huge company where it was easy to become just another face in the crowd. It was your typical corporate setting where you would find many people who truly hated being there. There was one lady in particular whose cubicle I would pass on a daily basis. Practically every time I walked by, she would be on a social networking or...

Am I Too Impatient? The next time you get on an elevator, pay attention to the other passengers when they get on. The patient ones will step in, push the button to their desired floor, step aside and smile while they ride. An impatient person will step in, choose their floor, and start tapping the close door button if it doesn’t move fast enough. You might shake your head at the spectacle unless y...

Reasons We Struggle with Patience The alarm fails to go off, so you oversleep. Now you are late, and you have a flat tire to make things worse. You know that if one more thing happens, you might explode with some expletives that would make a sailor blush. Every day, we fight to maintain a sense of calm as the world around us pushes our patience buttons. We may have heard that patience is a virtue,...

Great Leaders Embrace Failure – You Should Too If you hate failing, that's a good thing. It means you're driven. People that aren't fazed by failure or loss don't expect much of themselves. You're different. You're like most folks because failure is frustrating to you. You can begin to question yourself when you get something wrong. Likewise, you wonder if you're capable of achieving what's import...

Steve Jobs Gives You Permission to Be Different Steve Jobs was notoriously hard on his staff. It's well known that he could be difficult to work for. He was also superb at running Apple Inc., which he co-founded with Stephen Wozniak. The two young men began business together in 1976. They worked out of Jobs' garage. What would eventually become a hugely successful computer and cell phone manufactu...

What a Dyslexic High School Dropout Turned Billionaire Can Teach You About Leadership If you accumulate a billion dollars in net worth, you'll develop some leadership skills in the process. Hit that billion-dollar figure several times over, and your ability as a leader has to be pretty sharp. That's the case with a high school dropout who ran away from education at the tender age of 16. His teache...

Gender identity Gender is used to describe the characteristics of men and women that are socially constructed, while sex refers to those that are biologically determined. Individuals are born male or female but learn to be boys and girls who grow into men and women, and this learned behaviour makes up their gender identity and determines gender roles.  (The WHO gender policy, 2002). Gender identit...

Would you like to make an excellent impression within a social setting?   How would you like to leave a room and people start talking about you in a way that is not only flattering but where they wished you hadn’t gone? That is how to be unforgettable in a positive way. It’s not as difficult as you think, either. It does take a bit of practice and maybe even a bit of refocusing on your core belief...

5 Steps to Using Visualization to Get What You Want What do you want out of life? More importantly, how do you intend to go about getting it? We all have so many wants. Some are very simple, such as wanting to lose five pounds in time for swimsuit season. While others, such as changing to a new career, are more complex. What’s interesting is that you can use the very same technique to get precisel...

Inner Calm For Internal peace  What if someone told you that you could control your brain? Well, the good news is you can. All you need is some practice and a bit of knowledge. Neuroscience isn’t rocket science, and it’s a skill that can be learned with time, practice, and patience. Ready to learn how to be calm under pressure? 1. Understand “Fight or Flight.” You can thank your school teachers fo...

Were You Taught the Definition of Insanity When You Were Young? A lot of adults never grasp the true definition of insanity. You might be thinking of some defining terms yourself. While there could be many definitions of that word depending on the situation, there's one that we'd like to talk about. "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over, and expecting different results." That's a pretty...

The Snowflake Philosophy Generation Snowflake has become the new norm. This article examines the nature of the Snowflake at the end of today’s cultural climate, and it also looks like the overly sensitive Snowflake characters of today. This article concludes by identifying some key characteristics of a Snowflake. The core metaphor is that such people are delicate like  snowflakes , easily hurt by...

Why is it important to listen to other’s people views  When you disagree with someone, likely, you don’t want to waste your time listening to their views. Although listening to something you disagree with isn’t always fun, it is vital to your future. You, Will, Understand Something New When you take the time to listen to someone else and their perspectives, you are exposed to opinions that don’t e...

Anger Management Information There is plenty of relevant anger management information. First and foremost it is imperative to understand the anger and the consequences of anger. Anger management will not work without knowing what it is an individual is attempting to change or manage. Anger is an emotion and totally normal.  It is a reaction to various situations. It is okay to be angry but when th...

Consider Using Support Groups for Traumatic Incidents It’s always a good idea to let the past stay in the past. However, a traumatic experience can make this more challenging. Any   incidents may affect the abilities of a person both physically and mentally. While time will help to a certain extent, it takes much more to get over something traumatic. trauma  There is help available for people goin...

What Does It Mean to be Innovative?  Innovation. We hear that term each time we see a new product come out. It’s easy to think of innovation as creating something never thought of before. That’s not always the case. For example, using a telephone as a video device was built in the 1970s. But we don’t remember that because the timing was wrong. Instead, when Apple brings out their Facetime software...

Are Creativity and Innovation the Same Thing?  Creativity and innovation are often used interchangeably. In reality, they are more like two sides of the same coin. When put together, they have different functions that produce new products and ways of thinking. Understanding the difference and how they work together gives you an edge on your business and personal goals. You have to have both to mak...