Make Mental Health A Daily Priority

Mental health exists for everyone. It has been repeatedly said that mental health is as important as physical health. Have you thought of what you do for your mental health as compared to your physical health? Can you say that you equally attend to both? If not, then now is the time to do so.

Make mental health a priority - a daily priority in our lives just like physical health. Let's keep talking about mental health until everyone gets that “its ok not to be ok”.?

In this perfectly curated life that social media insists we have, there is pressure not to reveal struggles, weakness, and inadequacy.? If we allow ourselves to be real to one another then eventually we hope to get rid of the stigma. We can more fully accept that “life is difficult” but we can cope and get through it and truly bounce back.

• Mental health & well- being is an option for everyone.?
• Manage your stressors, recognize your strengths and continue to use healthy coping strategies when life gets tough.??
• Your family, friends and other support systems are key ingredients in maintaining wellness. And yet, we hesitate to approach those that we are in relationship with because we are afraid to reveal the challenges we are experiencing.?

If you know someone struggling today, help them feel safe and secure and be available to listen. Difficult thoughts and feelings are part of daily life. Reassuring them that it is alright to express them can bring about greater relief and comfort. You can do this by creating that environment of trust, the circle of care, and the space of acceptance.

?Mental health is a growing concern. Let's all do our part in reducing the statistics of rising mental health illness. Look after yourself today and everyday to stay mentally healthy.

By Lissy Ann Puno

Lissy Puno focuses her practice on?promoting?emotional wellness.?In her?27 years as a counselling psychologist, she has?helped?children, teens, couples,?and families achieve emotional and psychological wellbeing.

Lissy's professional career has brought her to live and practice in five countries, with Singapore being her base for the past 11 years. Here, she has?established the?International Counselling & Psychology Centre, serving as its founding director.

Recently, she has authored two books on?building and maintaining?genuine connectedness as the basis for lifelong relationships and marriages.?Armed with a?Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology from Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts and a?Clinical Fellowship from Harvard University,?Lissy is also a?Certified Imago Therapist?(advanced clinician) and?a?Certified Imago Workshop Presenter.

Lissy speaks on Psychological Wellness, Relationships, and Health & Well-being. Check out Lissy's KeyNote profile here.?

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