A Year to Change Your Mind: Ideas from the Therapy Room to Help You Live Better

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Take it one step at a time, and don't forget to be compassionate towards yourself throughout the journey. Sleep-friendly environment: Ensure your bedroom is conducive to sleep by keeping it cool, dark, and quiet.

Foster a supportive environment: Surround yourself with individuals who are understanding and empathetic towards mental health struggles. Healthy lifestyle: Prioritize a balanced diet, regular exercise, and adequate sleep to build resilience against stress. She alludes to the hardcore problems she confronts in her work with young people in hospital settings, not to set up an us-and-them hierarchy of suffering, but to show what we can learn from people who face serious battles with their inner and outer circumstances. I really enjoyed this read which is set out in 12 different themes addressing challenges we face in each month of the year.

Self-forgiveness: Acknowledge past mistakes and work towards forgiving yourself to release emotional burdens. Some interesting learnings and cool facts eg (“ruminating” comes from cows chewing grass) in this comforting book, but I wasn’t particularly blown away by anything. Empathy and understanding: Put yourself in the shoes of others to cultivate empathy and understanding, facilitating forgiveness.January (new beginnings), March (your environment) and November (rest and JOMO - the joy of missing out) really resonated with me, particularly as it was cold outside as I read this. Positive affirmations: Create a list of affirmations that focus on your strengths and repeat them daily to reinforce a positive self-image.