9 Simple Ways to Boost Your Emotional Well-Being in 2020

A great way to welcome the New Year is to focus on your emotional well-being. After all, your emotional wellness is closely connected to your mental and physical health. According to therapist Keely Clark, LCSW, “basic functions like digestion, sleep, energy levels, and concentration/focus are all affected by the state of our emotional health.” Vancouver psychotherapist Chris Boyd, MA, noted that “emotional well-being increases levels of contentment and self-worth and impacts our ability to connect with others, deal with adversity, be flexible, and enhance our skills.” In short, in order to be and feel our best, it’s important to bolster our emotional well-being. What is emotional well-being exactly? Psychotherapist Genesis Games, LMHC, shared this definition from the Therapist’s Guide to Positive Psychological Interventions: “a combination of positive affect in the absence of negative affect and an overall sense of fulfillment with life.” Boyd defined emotional well-being as: “a healthy and balanced range of emotions,” including coping effectively with anxiety, sadness, and anger, “but not to the extent that they impact our ability to engage in life.” Enhancing your emotional well-being doesn’t have to feature grand gestures and sweeping changes. It can include small shifts in your day to day. Here are nine shifts to try. Change your automatic thinking. “The first thought that pops into our mind is conditioned by our biology, genetics, temperament...
Source: World of Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: General Habits Happiness Mental Health and Wellness New Year's Self-Help Habit Change New Year resolutions Source Type: blogs