Mental health is a term that seems to have a
negative tint to it. We watched the Tyson Fury thing on Netflix recently and his Dad was talking about how people in their family had “mental health”.
Everybody has mental health in the same way that we all have health.
It’s just that some people have what can be classed as an issue with their mental health, that they don’t feel in control or have balance in their feelings or state.
I listened to a podcast
today where Matthew Walker, Author of “Why We Sleep” stated that mental health isn’t always about mental illness and we need to bring mental wellness in to the mix.
If we used more resources educating our teens and ourselves on processes to improve mental wellness, we might not have such a crisis with mental illness. Focussing on the positive rather than the negative.
Sleep, good nutrition, meditation, journaling, breath work and exercise can all have a massive impact on our perceived state of mental wellbeing
He stated that in their research there isn’t a single mental health issue that isn’t improved by sleep.
We instinctively know that we feel better after a good nights sleep but we very rarely do the things that could increase our chances of having one.
It’s easier to be motivated to exercise when you feel rested, the same with making better food choices, we are drawn to quick energy fixes when we’ve tossed and turned all night.
Over the next week, I’ll cover a few of the things that we’ve found increase the quality of sleep that we get.
Darren “Snoozy” Checkley