The Wellness Proposal

Do you ever feel anxious getting up in the morning and don’t feel ready to take on the day?  If your answer is yes to this question, then you should develop an early morning self-care routine like 5 – 10 minute meditation to relieve your stress.  For any of you that is a student in University, we can all agree that this time of year can get a little stressful given that there is so much to get done from assignments and midterms. All of our negative, stressful symptoms arise from these events and can affect how we are able to accomplish tasks as well as cope with the stress.  There are so many ways to meditate and relieve your stress symptoms! Personally, I go on Youtube and listen to a 10 minute session of quiet instrumental music, but perhaps if you are interested in a more “guided” session, you could utilize the app called “calm”.  Some of us may find it difficult to settle ourselves down and meditate. I can totally agree with this. When I first started to do this as part of my daily

Spring has finally sprung and for many of us, we may be ready to say goodbye to the cold, damp and gloomy winters!  For me, continuing to complete daily tasks like school-work indoors has become more mentally straining than ever before. But, what I have been able to realize and learn throughout the last few months is the importance of taking care of my mental health.  Some of us may have felt more mentally drained given that winter is so cold and causes us to remain in our homes and stay away from the outdoors. But, now that spring is finally here and we can all celebrate new beginnings and think about the ways that we can adjust our lifestyles to achieve our best mental health possible.  In the past week, with the sun shining more and the snow melting, I have had multiple opportunities to take a break from my busy life and become involved in many spring activities! 1. Going on nature walks  Of course, getting outside and staying active is an important aspect towards maintaining our me

Let’s say a dude named John had an argument with his mom today and of course, he feels angry, upset and maybe even sad. His friend notices this and confronts him.  John is one of those people who constantly say “I’m fine”.  His friend then says, “Are you sure? You seem kind of out of it today. Do you want to talk about it? John then replies, “No, don’t worry I’m fine” and he starts to laugh awkwardly  But later that day, he feels more upset and stressed, and then finds a wall to punch, which doesn’t help. Yet whenever someone asks how he’s doing, he continues to say he’s completely fine.  Does this sound familiar? Why do we try so hard to hide our negative feelings? Are we afraid? Afraid to be vulnerable? Afraid to look weak? Afraid to not “fit in”? In this day and age, we are taught that being positive and happy is good while being depressed and angry is bad. Perhaps this is a result of the constant circulation of super extraordinary photos and videos on social media. Most of the time