Meditation
Neurosurgeon Dr. Sanjay Gupta, MD > The practice of meditation creates changes in your brain that leads to better mental health and reduced chronic pain.
Meaning in Life Inventory
California Psychological Association: Meaning in life can be taking frequent inventory of yourself > continuously take inventory of thoughts, feelings, needs, wants, what is liked,
Small Daily Changes
What small daily change can you make that will positively shift your mental health? -Calm app
Managing Rejection
Per American Psychological Association, explore what the word rejection means to you and how you handle rejection.
Emoji Mood Journal > Phone Calendar
Instead of paying for a mood journal app, you can create a mood calendar category on your phone, then insert an emoji & a word
If You Take Care of the Minutes…
Tibetan proverb “If you take care of the minutes, the years take care of themselves.”
Trauma-Focused Treatment & Anger
Trauma-focused PTSD treatments helps reduce anger. –APA Psychological Trauma Journal article
Decision-Making
Guidance of the week for in session if we have time: Journal if you say “no” to an activity you are unsure of doing, what
Strengthening the Brain
The brain is the most activated and strengthened when learning a new skill. -neuroscientist Dr. Sandra Bond Chapman, PhD