The hottest Emotional Wellbeing Substack posts right now

A Care Package for Your Next Disaster

Think Future • 39 implied HN points • 21 Mar 24

Cassidy Steele Dale provides tools for creating a better world and offers a care package for tough times.
The care package includes various forms of humor, music, and entertainment to lift spirits.
The post encourages sharing the care package with others who may need a boost.

"I'll Never Be Beautiful, He'll Never Love Me, and I Just Can't Live Like This"

Ask E. Jean • 1552 implied HN points • 28 Feb 23

🏥 Health & Wellness Mental health Self-Improvement Beauty Emotional Wellbeing

The key to changing how you see yourself is to change the relationships that influence your self-perception.
Having the will and determination to make positive changes in your life is a huge accomplishment.
Embrace your uniqueness and focus on being unforgettable rather than aiming for average beauty.

The Golden Algorithm: The One Key to Unlock All of Life's Problems

The Leadership Lab • 137 implied HN points • 16 Jan 24

🏥 Health & Wellness Emotional Wellbeing Mindfulness Self-Improvement Leadership Mental health

Avoiding emotions or ways of being can lead to those exact things manifesting in a stronger way in our lives.
Reactive patterns often stem from avoiding certain emotions we don't want to feel, leading to unconscious behavior.
Freedom and personal growth come from allowing ourselves to feel and be vulnerable, even if it is uncomfortable.

getting in/out of a funk

Mind Mine • 1022 implied HN points • 28 Feb 23

🏥 Health & Wellness Mental health Self-care Mindfulness Personal Growth Emotional Wellbeing

Recognize when you are in a funk.
Write out what you feel like doing and then do the opposite.
Taking action to do the opposite tasks helps you get out of a funk and start feeling like yourself again.

why is asking so hard?

Mind Mine • 1002 implied HN points • 20 Mar 23

🏥 Health & Wellness Self-Improvement Emotional Wellbeing Personal Development Mental health Relationships

Receiving openly enhances your ability to give more freely.
Allowing yourself to receive gracefully invites more generosity into your life.
Receiving gifts is not about proving your worth, but about expressing love and gratitude.

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You got some OCD, bro?

Psychology Onions • 98 implied HN points • 31 May 23

🏥 Health & Wellness Mental health Self-care Therapy Emotional Wellbeing

OCD can be a strange thing to bond over.
Connecting with someone due to OCD can feel awkward, like awkwardly trying to relate to someone who your partner cheated on you with.
Consider seeking resources and strategies to help manage OCD.

On the Tumultuous Ride that is Becoming Fully Alive

The Leadership Lab • 78 implied HN points • 14 Feb 23

🏥 Health & Wellness Self-discovery Personal Growth Mindfulness Emotional Wellbeing

The journey to becoming fully alive is a roller coaster ride filled with fears and challenges.
Facing our big fears, such as fear of harming others, making mistakes, or losing control, is crucial for personal growth.
Being with our fears, without resisting or trying to solve them, allows us to learn valuable lessons and uncover our true self.

Just Enough Transformation

Just Enough to Get Me in Trouble • 21 implied HN points • 25 Feb 23

🏥 Health & Wellness Mental health Physical health Personal Growth Self-care Emotional Wellbeing

The author had new experiences and learned the value of trying new things.
At a writer's retreat, the focus was on self-reflection and exploration rather than writing.
The author embraced a new identity as a creative coach and offered coaching services.

Be Your Own Advocate

Are You Okay? • 19 implied HN points • 06 Jun 22

🏥 Health & Wellness Women's Health Stress management Self-care Medical Advice Emotional Wellbeing

Recognize the normalcy of your feelings and reactions to stress to reduce stigma.
Quiet your inner critic and acknowledge that everyone is facing challenges during the pandemic.
Understand that your doctor is there to help you, not judge you, and asking for help is a sign of strength.

Control vs Acceptance

The Healthy Dev • 1 HN point • 05 Aug 23

🏥 Health & Wellness Personal Development Emotional Wellbeing Mindfulness

Different situations may call for different levels of control or acceptance in your behavior.
Understanding where you fall on the control vs acceptance scale can help you navigate challenging circumstances.
Reflect on your behaviors to see if adjusting your approach on the control/acceptance scale could be beneficial.

When your inbox owns you

Mindset Mastery • 1 HN point • 08 May 23

🏥 Health & Wellness Work-life balance Emotional Wellbeing Self-care Anxiety Management Mindfulness

Don't let your inbox control you; take intentional action over reactivity.
Create space between stimuli and responses to have more power over your reactions.
Identify and address the root of your reactive behaviors to regain focus and control.

GRANTED: The untold story of 2021

Granted • 0 implied HN points • 02 Apr 22

🏥 Health & Wellness Emotional Wellbeing Personal Development Psychology

It's more important to make your children proud than your parents proud.
Responsibility of each generation is to improve things for their successors.
Global rates of helping strangers, volunteering, and charity giving increased during COVID-19, showing compassion prevailed over selfishness.

Don’t Look for an On/Off Switch

Are You Okay? • 0 implied HN points • 22 Mar 21

🏥 Health & Wellness Public Health Pandemic response Vaccination Risk mitigation Emotional Wellbeing

Get comfortable living in the gray: Assess everyday risks, mitigate them, and make changes gradually to protect health and wellbeing.
Vaccines are very effective: They prevent death and severe disease, reduce transmission, even against variants, but it's important for unvaccinated people to mitigate risks and practice caution.
Reentry is a process: Expect it to take time and be patient with yourself and others as you ease back into normalcy, taking small steps and following recommended safety measures.