fiona

Psychologist | MindBody Wellness | Self Mastery at Work | Author | CBT Advocate | Linguist | Talks #wellness #resilience, #anxiety, #motivation, #culture, #CBT

[fiona @_FionaONeill]

If you would like to share your insights, opinion and experience of working the internet economy to transform earnings, please get in touch with a link to existing articles, your blog or an example of a published article (or book). #writeforus #careertips
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[fiona @_FionaONeill]

We tend to think of entrepreneurs as a homogenous group all wired the same way. Exceptional founders, like Elon Musk, have a different psychological profile to the “average” entrepreneur.

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[fiona @_FionaONeill]

By taking these steps to improve your relationship with money, you can stop letting debt impact your mental health. Make your self-care a priority throughout, even it’s just reading a book by your favourite author or painting your nails at home.
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[fiona @_FionaONeill]

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has developed a new mental health plan to support the mental wellbeing of athletes. It's real progress to get beyond the skewed perception that elite sports people can't possibly suffer from mental health issues.

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[fiona @_FionaONeill]

Extreme loneliness is increasingly leading to mental health crises especially in the young, so consigning patients to online/tech mental health treatment should be urgently re-examined.

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[fiona @_FionaONeill]

Conned by the wellness industry? A spate of programmes and articles in recent times have examined the lucrative wellness industry (Netflix (Un)Well amongst others). In an interview, Rosamund Pike comments on the popularity of wellness as a concept.

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[fiona @_FionaONeill]

A Doctor in NSW writes of his alarm at the popularity of ayahauscu and kamba ritualistic ceremonies to purportedly treat addiction, PTSD and depression. There is no proof that such treatments work, and kambo use has been implicated in worldwide deaths.

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[fiona @_FionaONeill]

Hormesis is the idea that exposure to low levels of stress is beneficial for our health. By tracking your stress levels you can make decisions about how to manage your stress when you’ve tipped over into unhealthy levels.

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[Lisa Damour, PhD @LDamour]

We hate to see our teens in pain. But that shouldn't cause us to lose sight of the fact that emotional distress is often a valuable, if uncomfortable, part of adolescence.

[fiona @_FionaONeill]

Humans are facing an epidemic of loneliness, in many cases offset by zoom calls with friends. A study found that parrots were happier when they learned to do video chats with other parrots! For better mental health, connect with family, friends or parrots

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[fiona @_FionaONeill]

Therapists trace many mental health problems back to this simple premise: be kind to yourself. What if we responded how we would to a friend!

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[fiona @_FionaONeill]

Four-six breathing is an easy strategy to implement to manage anxiety. Here's another. Hugging a cushion like the one designed by the engineers at Bristol Uni may help - it has an inflatable chamber linked to a pump that makes it ‘breathe’ with you.

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[fiona @_FionaONeill]

On the face of it, money is just numbers. Many people don’t immediately consider how it's related to sleepiness, migraines, or general feeling of overwhelm. In fact, money has a huge impact on mental health. Find ways to manage debt stress.

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[fiona @_FionaONeill]

Struggling with work overload? Often, it’s not the actual amount of work driving the stress reaction, but the constant feeling of overwhelm. You can do something about it. Researchers at Aalto Uni suggest 3 actions to reboot work life and reduce stress.

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[fiona @_FionaONeill]

I’ve just watched a documentary about Arnold Schwarzenegger in which he emphasised actively visualising success from an early age. Successful entrepreneurs visualise their success from a place of self-belief and embrace failure as a step towards success.

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[fiona @_FionaONeill]

Check out the Awakened Brain, Lisa Miller. Our brains are hardwired for spirituality. Whether music, the forest or religion is your thing, a spiritual (awake) brain, protects us against depression, addiction, suicide and makes us treat each other better.

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[fiona @_FionaONeill]

There’s no such thing as failure, only steps to success. Listen to sportsman Giannis Antetokounmpo’s inspiring reply to a journalist. Not winning isn’t the same as failure. You work towards a goal – failure is a step towards that goal, refining your route

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[fiona @_FionaONeill]

Accidentally closing your browser window with 41 tabs open may not only decrease your stress but presents a rare chance at a new life!! 1 person in 4 is overwhelmed by keeping too many tabs open in their browser. If you’re one, close other tabs, read on!
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[fiona @_FionaONeill]

From Virtual Reality Therapy to Brain Stimulation; from Digital Therapeutics to Nutritional Psychiatry and Social Media Monitoring, consider the newest interventions that could revolutionize mental health as we approach the 2030s.

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[fiona @_FionaONeill]

Use the car less, cycle/recycle more, walk outdoors, work from a shared office, buy sourdough from your baker - your wellness and mental health is intricately linked to your community and investment in your environment. "It's evolutionary dear Watson".

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[fiona @_FionaONeill]

There is increased awareness of trauma and mental health in 2023. Environmental problems, war, and the effects of pandemic combined mean that the number of people seeking care is trending upwards. Destigmatising mental health issues is key to progress.

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