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25. März 2025

How Better Sleep Habits Can Boost Mental Health

Sleep is vital for mental well-being but often undervalued. Poor sleep fuels anxiety and depression, while better habits boost resilience. This article explores sleep's impact and offers practical strategies for better rest.

How Better Sleep Habits Can Boost Mental Health

17. März 2025

Balancing Connection and Independence: Creating Healthier Relationships

Relationships flourish when connection and independence are balanced. Too much harmony can lead to self-suppression, while excessive independence creates distance. This article explores common challenges and strategies for maintaining both closeness and individuality.

Balancing Connection and Independence: Creating Healthier Relationships

6. Dez. 2024

Breaking Free From Negative Thought Patterns

Negative thinking patterns like self-doubt and worry can impact well-being. This article explores techniques to recognise, challenge, and replace these thoughts with healthier, more empowering alternatives.

Breaking Free From Negative Thought Patterns

12. Nov. 2024

The Science of Habits: How to Build Lasting Routines with ADHD

Struggling to build and maintain routines with ADHD? Discover how creating predictable patterns can reduce overwhelm, boost focus, and regulate emotions, making daily tasks more manageable and life more fulfilling.

The Science of Habits: How to Build Lasting Routines with ADHD

7. Nov. 2024

The Power of Boundaries: How Saying ‘No’ Can Improve Your Mental Health

Setting boundaries is vital for mental health, fostering balance and fulfillment. This article explores the importance of boundaries, the challenges of enforcing them, and strategies for creating healthier, more respectful relationships.

The Power of Boundaries: How Saying ‘No’ Can Improve Your Mental Health

29. Okt. 2024

The Power of Active Understanding in Relationships

Supporting a partner isn’t just about advice—it’s about “active understanding,” a deeper connection that values and genuinely engages with their experiences, making each partner feel truly seen and understood.

The Power of Active Understanding in Relationships

1. Okt. 2024

Coping with the Fear of Failure: Overcoming Perfectionism for a Happier Life

Perfectionism, while often admired, is often driven by a deep fear of failure, leading to stress and dissatisfaction. This article explores its roots, offers strategies for embracing imperfection, and highlights more fulfilling life aspects beyond constant success.

Coping with the Fear of Failure: Overcoming Perfectionism for a Happier Life

30. Sept. 2024

People Pleasing: Understanding the Costs and Finding Balance

People-pleasing, driven by a desire for approval and conflict avoidance, can foster positive relationships but often leads to burnout, anxiety, and loss of self. This article explores its pros, cons, and healthy management strategies.

People Pleasing: Understanding the Costs and Finding Balance

24. Sept. 2024

Digital Detox: How to Reclaim Your Mental Health in a Technology-Driven World

In a tech-driven world, excessive screen time impacts mental well-being. This article explores its psychological effects and offers strategies for a digital detox to reclaim clarity and balance.

Digital Detox: How to Reclaim Your Mental Health in a Technology-Driven World

24. Sept. 2024

The ADHD Parent: Juggling Parenthood, Work, and Mental Health

Parenthood with ADHD presents unique challenges in balancing parenting, work, and mental health. This guide explores these struggles and offers practical strategies to help ADHD parents thrive in all areas.

The ADHD Parent: Juggling Parenthood, Work, and Mental Health

20. Sept. 2024

The Art of Emotional Resilience: How to Bounce Back from Life’s Setbacks

Emotional resilience helps individuals recover from setbacks, enabling growth and mental well-being. This article explores its importance and offers practical strategies to cultivate resilience in today’s fast-paced world.

The Art of Emotional Resilience: How to Bounce Back from Life’s Setbacks

20. Sept. 2024

Navigating ADHD in Relationships: Communication and Emotional Connections

ADHD affects not only individuals but also their relationships, leading to misunderstandings and conflict. This article explores its impact on communication and offers strategies to enhance emotional connections.

Navigating ADHD in Relationships: Communication and Emotional Connections

18. Sept. 2024

Unlocking the Potential of ADHD: How Specialised Skills Can Thrive in the Right Environment

ADHD is often seen for its challenges, but individuals with ADHD have unique strengths. When supported in the right environment, their creativity, adaptability, and focus can lead to exceptional success.

Unlocking the Potential of ADHD: How Specialised Skills Can Thrive in the Right Environment

12. Sept. 2024

Avoidance and Stress in ADHD: Breaking the Cycle

Avoidance is common in ADHD, but it's not about laziness. It stems from how the ADHD brain handles stress. This behaviour increases cortisol, worsening anxiety. Addressing avoidance can significantly improve mental well-being and reduce stress. Understanding this link is key to managing ADHD effectively.

Avoidance and Stress in ADHD: Breaking the Cycle

4. Sept. 2024

Procrastination or Misconception: Rethinking Laziness in ADHD

Ever wonder why some people struggle to complete tasks that seem simple to others? For those with ADHD, managing time and staying organized can feel overwhelming. Let’s uncover the truth behind procrastination and challenge the misconceptions!

Procrastination or Misconception: Rethinking Laziness in ADHD

27. Aug. 2024

The Loneliest Generation: Inside Gen Z's Mental Health Crisis and Strategies to Combat Skyrocketing Anxiety

Generation Z is facing a mental health crisis characterized by high anxiety and depression levels. Dubbed the loneliest generation, they encounter challenges rooted in political and social turmoil, yet practical strategies can help manage these issues effectively.

The Loneliest Generation: Inside Gen Z's Mental Health Crisis and Strategies to Combat Skyrocketing Anxiety

22. Aug. 2024

Coping with Depression: Strategies for a Brighter Tomorrow

Depression is a complex condition affecting millions globally, clouding thoughts and draining energy, making daily tasks feel overwhelming. Recognizing its signs and implementing practical strategies can help manage and overcome this mental health challenge.

Coping with Depression: Strategies for a Brighter Tomorrow

22. Aug. 2024

Burnout in Millennials: Understanding, Causes, and Strategies for Recovery

Burnout is increasingly common, especially among millennials, who face high aspirations and unique challenges that lead to emotional exhaustion and detachment. Understanding burnout's causes and recovery strategies is essential for maintaining well-being today.

Burnout in Millennials: Understanding, Causes, and Strategies for Recovery

16. Aug. 2024

Strategies for Navigating the Challenges of Relocating Abroad

Relocating abroad offers thrilling adventures and new opportunities, but it also presents challenges like culture shock, homesickness, and finding a sense of belonging, as explored in The Hidden Struggles of Relocating Abroad.

Strategies for Navigating the Challenges of Relocating Abroad

20. Juli 2024

The Hidden Struggles of Relocating Abroad

Explore the hidden psychological challenges expats face, from loneliness to cultural adaptation, and discover how these hurdles impact singles, couples, and families in their quest for a new life abroad.

The Hidden Struggles of Relocating Abroad

© 2023 by David Jowanka MSc

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