The Wellness Diary
Insights, advice, new research, tips and tricks, and new resources to help you with your mental health journey.
What is MyProAna?
MyProAna initially came into existence as an online platform that was envisioned to function as a supportive community for those individuals who were battling eating disorders. The primary goal was to provide a safe space where these individuals could share their experiences, seek advice, and find comfort in the understanding that they weren't alone in their struggles. However, with time, the narrative began to shift. The platform started facing substantial criticism as it was accused of endorsing unhealthy behaviors associated with anorexia (often referred to as pro-ana) and bulimia (pro-mia), treating them as lifestyle choices instead of serious health conditions that required immediate medical attention and intervention.
Understanding Ketamine Therapy: Who Should Avoid It?
Over the last several decades, our understanding and application of the drug ketamine has evolved and expanded significantly. Originally known for its anesthetic properties, ketamine has demonstrated a unique ability to provide relief for individuals suffering from severe mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). This is particularly notable in cases where traditional treatment methods, such as psychotherapy and antidepressants, have failed to produce effective results. The emergence of ketamine as a potent tool in the battle against these debilitating conditions marks a significant and promising advance in the field of mental health treatment.
How to Preserve Marriage When Going Through Difficult Life Event
The couple vows to nurture, protect, and grow the marriage. But sometimes, it is challenging to maintain a healthy marriage considering the children, work schedules, and other obligations. Every marriage encounters struggles; the vital thing to note is to face the hardships together.
7-Healthy Daily Habits That Can Help You Stay Sober
Being in recovery can be overwhelming. But recovery can also be a great opportunity to revamp your life and create some healthy habits that will help you stay sober. They’ll also help you live a healthier life, now and in the future. Consider adding these healthy practices to your daily routine to live your best life yet.
The Five Love Languages: How They Show Up In Relationships
If you haven’t heard of the five love languages you may not realize how much it is affecting your personal relationships. Dr. Gary Chapman, the author of Five Love Languages, designed this book to help others more effectively communicate love. As humans, we long to love and be loved. With that in mind, everyone expresses and receives love differently. The five love languages are the different types of ways we all receive and express love.
4-Tips For Raising Happy Children
As a loving parent, you want nothing more than to see your children healthy, happy, and prospering. You can play a significant role in giving your child the guidance they need to find success at every stage of life. Read on for resources that can help you successfully raise your little one from toddlerhood to teenagehood.
Three Simple Ways to Find Calm and Nourish Resilience
Tame anxious thoughts, strengthen emotional agility and cultivate compassion and connection with mindfulness. Practicing mindfulness is a gesture of kindness toward yourself, your family, and your community. Taking time for intentional rest, learning to build emotional agility, and connecting with your undefended heart are the skills that mindfulness practice teaches us.
Getting Over A Break Up: Re-vamping Your Space
When relationships end, people can experience a wide range of emotions, like sadness, anger, or even fear. Even when the relationship wasn’t particularly happy, people might still suffer its loss with feelings that could be best described as grief. It’s not uncommon for people who have recently broken up to feel relieved and enthusiastic about their future one day but might feel sad or even hopeless the next.
An Introduction: Color Therapy and Healing
Color is there everywhere you look, and also everywhere you do not look. You delight in its marvels consciously plus subconsciously. The point has been you see color all the time, but how often do you think about its origins and effects?
5-Mental Health Myths
We live in a culture that perpetuates pleasant feelings. Everywhere we look, from social media to advertisements, to our friends and family, we only see people who appear to be happy, easy-going and feeling good. We are raised to believe that we should aim to experience as many uplifting, happy emotions as possible and to minimize unpleasant emotions.
Three Simple Ways to Find Calm and Nourish Resilience
Tame anxious thoughts, strengthen emotional agility and cultivate compassion and connection with mindfulness. Practicing mindfulness is a gesture of kindness toward yourself, your family, and your community. Taking time for intentional rest, learning to build emotional agility, and connecting with your undefended heart are the skills that mindfulness practice teaches us.
High Functioning Anxiety: How To Live With It
People with high functioning anxiety experience many typical symptoms of anxiety, such as excessive worry and fear, overthinking, and poor sleep. Effective treatment is available for all types of anxiety. This article provides an overview of high functioning anxiety, its symptoms, and the potential treatment options.
Money Party Podcast: Millennials and Their Relationship With Money
Money Party Podcast: Millennials and Their Relationship With Money
The Power of Hugs And The Fabulous Health Benefits
Are you a hug or a handshake kind of person? If you’re the latter, you might want to reconsider the power a hug can have on your health. We hug others when we’re excited, happy, sad, or even trying to comfort! Hugging is universally comforting and it makes us feel good. It turns out that hugging is proven to make us healthier, hastier, and happier.
5- Reasons Why Traveling Is Great for Mental Health
Getting out of your home and seeing other places is one of the best ways to meet the world, but also to learn more about yourself as well. Getting away from your everyday environment is great for your stress level and your anxiety, especially if you work hard every single day and need some time off. That’s why traveling might be the best way to boost your mental health, but if you’re still not sure that’s true, here are five reasons that will tell you why that’s the case.
Should You Move After the Loss of a Loved One?
Although staying in the space shared with a beloved partner is a comfort to some, others can find it too hard. When that’s the case, it may make sense to move out and find a new space where you can get a fresh start. If you’re unsure, there are things you can consider that will help you determine whether you should stay in your home, or find a new space.
Relaxation Techniques: Tips On How To Reduce Stress
Relaxation is not only about peace of mind or about enjoying a hobby. Relaxation is a process that decreases the effects of stress on your mind and body as well. Relaxation techniques can indeed help you cope with everyday stress and even with stress related to various health problems, such as heart diseases, stress and pain.
Money Anxiety: Creative Ways to Alleviate Financial Stress
If you’ve lost your job in the last few months, you’re likely dealing with a layer of stress you had no way of planning for -- and searching for a new position doesn’t do much to alleviate your anxiety. Hunting for jobs is tough and comes with a lot of rejection, which can be overwhelming for many of us. It’s OK to wait for the right opportunity to come along, but there are always bills to be paid and life to be lived -- money is simply a necessity of life.
4-Everday Self-Care Practices
Saying the body and mind are connected is old news. The Ancient Greeks tried to understand the mental wonder of emotions and their intricate connections to physiology. Experts worldwide have analyzed the mind and body connection since the beginning of time, and even recent science supports the notion that they are connected at the core. Still, many people question the benefits of practicing self-care.
4-Ways to Help with Suicidal Ideation
Mental health conditions are widespread and common, affecting people from all walks of life. Unfortunately, most people are not prepared to cope with these issues. Stressful life experiences can spiral into insurmountable hurdles and, at times, it can feel like there is no way out.