By Qing Li — 2018
Being in nature can restore our mood, give us back our energy and vitality, refresh, and rejuvenate us.
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Some people harbor the illusion that rest is a luxury they do not have time for, but the reality is that rest is a necessity.
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Richard Louv explains how parents, educators, and urban planners can help kids reconnect with nature—before it's too late.
Our culture has taught us that we do not have the privilege of being vulnerable like other communities.
The Latinx community is just as vulnerable to mental illness as the general population, but faces disparities in treatment.
Eso es para locos. Esta generación... siempre inventando. These are the words I’d hear anytime I mentioned therapy or mental health growing up.
“When I started my undergraduate degree in psychology, my grandmother said she was afraid I would become pagal (“crazy”) because of it.
I’m learning that my challenge isn’t just to unlearn what my family has taught me, but to put myself in situations that would reaffirm the new lessons I was trying to replace the old ones with.
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Adjusting your attitude is easier than you think.
So many of the little rituals I have each day—like my makeup or skincare routine—do help soothe and/or rejuvenate me. For me, any type of solo practiced routine is good. But I’ve learned that self-care does not, and cannot, sustain me. And I believe that this may be the case for many of you.
Stressing the body makes you stronger—as long as you have time to rest and recover.