{"id":377,"date":"2024-06-27T07:10:24","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T07:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/muncbiz.com\/mentalhealth\/?p=377"},"modified":"2024-06-27T07:10:24","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T07:10:24","slug":"atomic-habits-for-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/muncbiz.com\/mentalhealth\/?p=377","title":{"rendered":"Atomic Habits for Mental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AOHT-YiOeQA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Do you want to learn How to Process Emotions and improve your Mental Health? Sign up for a Therapy in a Nutshell Membership, you&#8217;ll get access to all of Emma\u2019s courses, workbooks, and a Live Q and A with 100\u2019s of exclusive videos: https:\/\/courses.therapyinanutshell.com\/membership <\/p>\n<p>FREE habit tracker: https:\/\/courses.therapyinanutshell.com\/pl\/2147583979<br \/>\nOnline courses: https:\/\/courses.therapyinanutshell.com\/?utm_medium=YTDescription&amp;utm_source=YouTube<br \/>\nWhy would I think a vitamin could improve mental health? The short answer- https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3dqXHHCc5lA<br \/>\nJames Clear&#8217;s Blog:  https:\/\/jamesclear.com\/marginal-gains<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s two ways to think about mental health, and I think a lot of people don\u2019t realize they\u2019re stuck in the first one. Most people believe that you either \u201chave depression\u201d or you don\u2019t. That if you get diagnosed with depression or anxiety, it\u2019s like a permanent trait that you have &#8211; and that all you can do is learn to cope with it.<br \/>\nI don\u2019t think about depression or anxiety that way. I think of it on a scale- when your symptoms are severe they interfere with your life in a big way, when your symptoms are mild, or when your symptoms go away, it doesn\u2019t interfere with your life anymore. Depression and Anxiety disorders can actually be resolved when we chip away at them. Thinking this way gives us agency, power to change our own lives. <\/p>\n<p>And often when we get really motivated to improve our lives we try some huge change. And while you can willpower yourself to make those changes for a little while, willpower usually just doesn\u2019t work as a long-term strategy. Then the bigger the changes you want to make, the more exhausting and overwhelming they are, which disincentivizes you from continuing them, it gets harder and harder and harder to do them instead of easier. So while you can willpower your way to doing them for a while, the most likely outcome is that you get exhausted and you quit and you\u2019re more discouraged than when you start. <\/p>\n<p>So making these huge changes rarely works- sometimes it does, but it just can\u2019t be your only strategy. I love to give people tons of options to improve their mental health, but I know that this can be overwhelming. So in this video let\u2019s talk about tiny yet powerful strategies that actually reward you for doing them- they make your life easier instead of harder. And then you get feeling better, you get more energy, and they become easier to do because they\u2019re habitual, and with that extra energy you can add another on, and instead of feeling more and more tired, you feel more and more energetic and resilient. So in this video you\u2019ll learn about tiny changes that take a few minutes a day to build atomic habits for mental health. <\/p>\n<p>Looking for affordable online therapy? My sponsor, BetterHelp, connects you to a licensed professional from the comfort of your own home. Try it now for 10% off your first month: https:\/\/betterhelp.com\/therapyinanutshell<\/p>\n<p>Support my mission on Patreon: https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/therapyinanutshell<br \/>\nSign up for my newsletter: https:\/\/courses.therapyinanutshell.com\/free-resources<br \/>\nCheck out my favorite self-help books: https:\/\/kit.co\/TherapyinaNutshell\/best-self-help-books<br \/>\nCheck out my podcast, Therapy in a Nutshell: https:\/\/tinpodcast.podbean.com\/<\/p>\n<p>Therapy in a Nutshell and the information provided by Emma McAdam are solely intended for informational and entertainment purposes and are not a substitute for advice, diagnosis, or treatment regarding medical or mental health conditions. Although Emma McAdam is a licensed marriage and family therapist, the views expressed on this site or any related content should not be taken for medical or psychiatric advice. Always consult your physician before making any decisions related to your physical or mental health.<br \/>\nIn therapy I use a combination of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Systems Theory, positive psychology, and a bio-psycho-social approach to treating mental illness and other challenges we all face in life. The ideas from my videos are frequently adapted from multiple sources. Many of them come from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, especially the work of Steven Hayes, Jason Luoma, and Russ Harris. The sections on stress and the mind-body connection derive from the work of Stephen Porges (the Polyvagal theory), Peter Levine (Somatic Experiencing) Francine Shapiro (EMDR), and Bessel Van Der Kolk. I also rely heavily on the work of the Arbinger institute for my overall understanding of our ability to choose our life&#8217;s direction.<br \/>\nAnd deeper than all of that, the Gospel of Jesus Christ orients my personal worldview and sense of security, peace, hope, and love https:\/\/www.churchofjesuschrist.org\/comeuntochrist\/believe<\/p>\n<p>If you are in crisis, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at https:\/\/suicidepreventionlifeline.org\/ or 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or your local emergency services.<br \/>\nCopyright Therapy in a Nutshell, LLC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you want to learn How to Process Emotions and improve your Mental Health? 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