Learning is a life lesson, not just for school

We don’t know what we need to know, until we know that we need to know it …! How true is this statement?

Often through life we only learn about something when it is thrown in our path.?We venture down roads of intrigue, we follow our passions, we seek excitement.?But when and why do we stop learning along our journey.

For many people in the workplace today they know what they are doing at the technical level.?Is this true and can it be said the same for at the human level?

Humans are complex beings, we have emotions, feelings and thoughts that we cannot always understand.

It is incredible as an instructor of mental health to see how many people are actually only attending training sessions on this subject for the very first time in their lives, and I only work with educating adults at the moment. The reality is all a little scary.?Yet we hear about mental health in the media, through our social channels and even through our conversations with family, friends and colleagues. ?We are having uneducated conversations and often trying to fix the problems of others, without qualification or expertise.

Here is a challenge for you…

What does the term mental health mean to you?

How would you describe it to me if I knew nothing about it? Help me here, this is the foundation of mental health education. Would you be surprised to know that most people cannot provide a clear or accurate definition??It’s the truth that I see in the hundreds of training rooms I have been in over the past years.

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Have you ever stopped and taken time to consider the whole spectrum of subjects that sit within mental health, the interconnectivity of many other aspects of health and being human, from learning, development, socialising, neurodiversity, life events and so on? Can you with confidence talk about how depression looks, feels and controls those who struggle? How an eating disorder is not about weight and food (these are indicators of changes), but more about emotional control and managing anxiety? And, how those who struggle with schizophrenia are not crazy mad people, but just normal humans like you and I, who are going through some serious mental challenges?

Maybe now is the time to get our facts straight, take notice of the truth head on, to truly embrace what mental health is, how it changes, and how we as humans can make healthy changes and adjustments to be the best versions of ourselves. It is time to learn.

Over the past 7 years I have learned more about life and the important elements than I ever did in the 40 years before.?My personal journey and commitment to me continues every day to learn and absorb conversations and knowledge in the hope to share this with others.?The lessons that life gives us are hard and often we don’t appreciate why we have to experience them until after they have happened.

“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.” - Henry Ford

The ambition of Simpila Mental Health is to help raise awareness, education and support to normalise conversations of mental health across society.

In closing and to confirm the answer to the question above -

Mental health is something that we all have, it’s how we feel, think and behave, and it is impacted by events that happen every day.?Our mental health can be both positive and negative, and is constantly changing.?Mental health includes our emotional, psychological and social well-being.

If you would like to know more about life learning, or have a passion to learn more about mental health, why not open a conversation with us.