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The Christmas holidays are romantically portrayed as a time of friends, family, laughter, gifts and good times. But the reality can be quite different with busyness, boredom, loneliness, and financial stress. Spending more time with your family often means getting on each other’s last nerve. Here are some tips to help survive the silly season:
1. Spend some time outside
2. Have some device free time each day
3. Move your body
4. Do something creative
5. Practice self care
6. Eat good food and drink lots of water.
Be mindful and pay attention to what's going on around you. Be present with the people around you and enjoy some meaningful connections. Be creative and open to fun, new experiences.
Helping out more at home might ease some of the tensions too - it doesn't cost anything except a bit of time and energy.
1. Spend some time outside
2. Have some device free time each day
3. Move your body
4. Do something creative
5. Practice self care
6. Eat good food and drink lots of water.
Be mindful and pay attention to what's going on around you. Be present with the people around you and enjoy some meaningful connections. Be creative and open to fun, new experiences.
Helping out more at home might ease some of the tensions too - it doesn't cost anything except a bit of time and energy.
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We will be selling Mental Health Toolkits and Mental Health First Aid Kits at the Jacaranda Festival on the 24th November. Come and down and say hi (if you're in Perth).
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You don't have to go to Africa to go on safari, you can go for a walk in your local neighbourhood or park and look for critters.
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For those of you who live in Perth, we will be at the Jacaranda Festival in Applecross on Sunday, 24th November selling Mental Health Toolkits and Mental Health First Aid Kits.
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Serotonin is a chemical that takes messages from the brain to your body. It plays an important role in bodily functions such as mood, learning, memory, happiness, sleep, appetite, anxiety, digestion and regulating body temperature.
FUN FACT: 90% of the serotonin in your body is found in your gastrointestinal tract!
Some ways to naturally boost Serotonin:
Exercise
Get some sunshine
Get enough sleep
Think about things that make you happy
Be social
Eat foods high in Triptiphans - salmon, eggs, cheese, turkey, nuts and seeds, pineapple
Eat probiotics - yoghurt, kimchi, kombucha
Source: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/22572-serotonin
https://www.verywellhealth.com/how-to-increase-serotonin-food-pills-natural-tips-5209264
FUN FACT: 90% of the serotonin in your body is found in your gastrointestinal tract!
Some ways to naturally boost Serotonin:
Exercise
Get some sunshine
Get enough sleep
Think about things that make you happy
Be social
Eat foods high in Triptiphans - salmon, eggs, cheese, turkey, nuts and seeds, pineapple
Eat probiotics - yoghurt, kimchi, kombucha
Source: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/22572-serotonin
https://www.verywellhealth.com/how-to-increase-serotonin-food-pills-natural-tips-5209264
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I recently watched inside out 2 and absolutely loved it. I liked how Riley learnt to sit with her emotions, rather than trying to get rid of the unpleasant ones. Life is hard sometimes and it's impossible to experience joy all the time. There is a place for unpleasant emotions such as anger, sadness, fear, disgust, embarrassment, etc.
There's a funny says, "emotions are like toddlers - you can't let them drive, and you can't stick them in the boot." Basically, you can't act out on every emotion throwing tantrums whenever things don't go your way. You also can't squash your emotions down and try to ignore them.
Healthy ways to process unpleasant emotions:
Keep a journal
Talk to someone
Try to express them creatively through music or art
Identify the emotion then visualise letting it go
There's a funny says, "emotions are like toddlers - you can't let them drive, and you can't stick them in the boot." Basically, you can't act out on every emotion throwing tantrums whenever things don't go your way. You also can't squash your emotions down and try to ignore them.
Healthy ways to process unpleasant emotions:
Keep a journal
Talk to someone
Try to express them creatively through music or art
Identify the emotion then visualise letting it go
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If you are lacking motivation and having trouble concentrating, you might be low on dopamine.
