The hottest Emotional Health Substack posts right now

Focus on what you can control, like how much news you consume and how you react to it.
Taking care of your emotional health isn't selfish; it's important for empathy and well-being.
Engage in activities that bring you joy and relaxation, like buying something fun or spending time in nature.

Vaccines go through rigorous testing to ensure safety and efficacy before being widely distributed.
Individuals may react differently to vaccines due to unique immune responses or allergies.
Viruses can mutate and render immunity from a vaccine less durable over time, requiring periodic re-vaccination.

It's important to notice and reduce our tendency to criticize ourselves and others. This helps us to become more positive and open-hearted.
Judgments often come up subtly, like comments or body language, and catching them can free up our energy for better emotions.
Taking regular breaks to reflect on ourselves can help us stay grounded and connect more genuinely with our feelings.

Being aware of your body and feelings can help you manage unwanted emotions better. When you recognize these feelings, you can learn to deal with them without acting on impulse.
Accepting how you feel in the moment is important for growth. Instead of trying to change unpleasant emotions, embrace them like you would comfort a scared child.
Changing how we respond to emotions takes time and practice. It requires repeating efforts and being patient to truly transform negative feelings into something more positive.

You have an outer mind that reasons, follows rules and other people’s opinions, and an inner mind that’s intuitive, quieter, and cares only about what’s right for you.
The inner mind is timid and often speaks misleadingly — it might suggest big actions but really point to subtler needs, and you can’t force it with pure logic or brute effort.
You can learn to hear and work with your inner mind by giving it space (journaling, sabbaticals, travel) and by noticing small bodily signals, gradually building that skill over time.

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