>> MENTAL HEALTH IS SO MUCH MORE THAN A DIAGNOSIS. IT INFLUENCES HOW YOU THINK AND
FEEL AND BEHAVE.
IN YOUR DAILY LIFE.
>> ANYONE CAN EXPRESS MENTAL
HEALTH PROBLEMS REGARDLESS OF
BACKGROUND.
TODAY WE ARE TALKING ABOUT WHAT
WOMEN NEED TO KNOW TO INCREASE
OVERALL MENTAL WELLNESS.
JOINING US TODAY MENTAL HEALTH
COUNSELOR CHANTEL, THANK YOU
FOR BEING WITH US.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> YOU CONSOL A VARIETY OF
ISSUES BUT WHAT IS IT WITH
WOMEN WHEN IT COMES TO A MENTAL
WELLNESS THAT YOU KNOW MAY BE
DIFFERENT THINGS CAN TRIGGER
ISSUES.
HOW DO WE KNOW THERE’S
JUST A SENSE OF NOT BONUS OR
OPRAH WANTING TO STAY IN BED
AND FEELING A LITTLE BIT
ANXIOUS.
MAYBE HAVING SOME SOCIAL
ANXIETY.
SO THERE ARE SEVERAL FACTORS
THAT ARE IMPORTANT IN DEALING
WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND FIVE
FACTORS FOR WOMEN.
I WOULD WANT TO START WITH
NUTRITION.
ONE STUDY RECENTLY CAME OUT
ABOUT ALCOHOL AND THAT WOMEN
WHO HAVE NEVER DRANK ACTUALLY
HAVE HIGHER MENTAL HEALTH
WELLNESS.
AND ACTUALLY FEEL BETTER.
EVEN WOMEN WHO DECREASE
DRINKING CAN FEEL BETTER
OVERALL.
THEY DON’T HAVE TO COMPLETELY
CUT IT OUT BUT IS DEFINITELY
DENSE FOOD.
COMMON SENSE I KNOW I LOVE MY
SUGAR SO TRYING TO CUT THOSE
THINGS OUT AND GETTING A
NUTRITION FROM HOLISTIC GOOD
FOODS.
THE OTHER ONE IS JUST
DISCONNECTING.
UNPLUGGING.
DISCONNECTING. UNPLUGGING. WE LIVE IN A SOCIETY AND IT IS
VERY HARD.
YOU HAVE TO BE ON ALL THE TIME.
CLIENT JUST FIVE MINUTES A DAY
WHERE TAKING DOG FOR A WALK DO
NOT BRING YOUR PHONE.
YOU CAN ENJOY NATURE.
TWO HOURS A WEEK IN NATURE IS
CONSIDERED ENOUGH TO HELP WITH
MENTAL OVERALL WELLNESS BECAUSE
BEING OUTSIDE WITH FRESH AIR
AND AROUND ANIMALS, ALL OF THAT
BUILDS UP HER ENDORPHINS AND
HELPS US SEE THINGS MORE
PCOGNITIVELY WHICH LEADS TO MY
NEXT POINT WHICH IS ATTITUDE.
ATTITUDE AND HAVING A WAY OF
REFRAMING OUR MINDSET.
SO I THINK WE OFTEN LOOK AT
THINGS NEGATIVELY AND SOMETIMES
THINGS ARE NEGATIVE BUT BEING
ABLE TO SEE THE POSITIVE AND
REFRAME IT IS SO IMPORTANT.
SO ATTITUDE AND GRATITUDE.
WHAT CAN WE BE POSITIVE FOUR?
HUGE DIFFERENCE.
>> WE HAVE A SEGMENT EVERY
MONDAY CALLED GOOD NEWS WHERE I
GO OUT AND ASK WHAT IS YOUR
GOOD NEWS.
AND IT SOMETIMES MAKES PEOPLE
STOP AND GO THESE ARE ALL THE
BAD THINGS HAVE NOT THOUGHT
ABOUT THE GOOD STUFF YET.
AND SOMETIMES WE SIT THERE AND
TALK AND THEY’RE LIKE OH YEAH I
HAD A GREAT MEETING YESTERDAY
AND MY WORK AND ALSO THEY START
TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE GOOD
STUFF.
SO SOMETIMES IT IS JUST SO EASY
TO THINK ABOUT THE NEGATIVE AND
RIGHT, AND WHEN YOU CONTINUE TO
THINK ABOUT POSITIVE EVEN
SOMETHING SIMPLE LIKE I DID NOT
GET MY COFFEE IN TIME BUT OH MY
GOSH IT IS SO GOOD.
IF WE JUST CONTINUE TO THINK
THOSE WAYS POSITIVELY REBUILD
NEW CONNECTIONS WITHIN OUR
BRAINS THAT WE AUTOMATICALLY --
>> ALMOST TREATING YOURSELF A
LITTLE BIT.
>> JUST LIKE THE GYM.
>> THE OTHER THING IS
BOUNDARIES IN RELATIONSHIPS.
MAYBE SOMETIMES DISCONNECTING
FROM SOURCES OF THE ANXIETY AND
RELATIONSHIPS THAT ARE TOXIC.
ALSO PEOPLE MAY BE LEARNING TO
SAY NO AND PEOPLE ALWAYS ASKING
US TO DO SOMETHING WE NEED TO
SET THE BOUNDARIES.
SO WE COULD BE FRIENDS WITH
PEOPLE BUT WE DON’T HAVE TO BE
SUPER CLOSE TO THEM.
SO FIGURING OUT THOSE LINES IN
COMMUNICATION AND ALSO STANDING
BY OUR DECISIONS.
SO WILL WE MAKE A DECISION NOT
TO CONTINUE TO FLIP-FLOP IN OUR
RELATIONSHIPS.
BECAUSE THAT CAN CAUSE ANXIETY
AND UNCERTAINTY.
IN THE LAST ONE IS EXERCISE AND
THIS IS MY FAVORITE.
I’M ACTUALLY STARTING EXERCISE
PROGRAMS WITH MY CLIENTS AND IT
BUILDS ENDORPHINS AND IT BUILDS
THE FEEL-GOOD ATTITUDE AND
DECREASES STRESS HORMONES.
IT IS JUST SO MUCH BETTER FOR
YOU AND OVERALL WELLNESS.
SO THOSE ARE THE TOP FIVE DID I
REALLY SEE IS IMPORTANT.
OBVIOUSLY SLEEP IS IN THERE
DAYS.
>> DO YOU FEEL LIKE WOMEN JUST
BECAUSE THEY SOMETIMES TRY TO
TAKE ON A LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH
HAVE A HARD TIME DOING SOME OF
THESE THINGS?
LIKE YOU ARE BALANCING ONE,
TWO, THREE KIDS AND YOUR
HUSBAND AND YOUR MOTHER.
AND SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE WOMEN
TAKE SO MUCH ON.
DO YOU SEE THAT IS KIND OF THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEN AND
WOMEN?
>> I DO SEE THAT.
SO IF IT IS SOMETHING SIMPLE IT
DOES NOT HAVE TO BE EVERYTHING.
IT COULD BE ONE OF THESE THINGS
THEY ARE FOCUSING ON.
MAYBE JUST NEEDING JUST ONE
MORE HOUR OF SLEEP OR HALF HOUR
OF SLEEP.
CHANGING SOMETHING UP IN THEIR
DIET.
IT IS NOT HAVE TO BE EVERYTHING
ALL AT ONCE.
IT CAN SEEM VERY OVERWHELMING
BUT JUST TAKING LITTLE SMALL
STEPS.
>> AWESOME ADVICE.
>> ASKING FOR HELP COULD
PROBABLY HELP TOO.
>> YES, EVERYONE NEEDS HELP.
>> LEARNING TO SAY NO SOMETIMES
SO YOU HAVE TIME.
>> PERFECT.
>> TAKING CARE OF YOURSELF AND
PUTTING YOURSELF FIRST BECAUSE
YOU CANNOT BE GOOD AT ANYTHING