Our mental health can be affected by the availability of a kind forum to express ourselves. As well as looking to friends, we can look to art to help.
Category: Social empowerment
Suffering and the direction of compassion
When we are suffering, we may be tempted to isolate ourselves. In contrast, reaching out to help others boosts a sense of connection and helps our mental and physical health.
Handling the end of a relationship
Endings are hard. They can make us feel dependent, and threaten our ego. How we handle separation says a lot about us.
Why we fuss about other people’s opinions
Sensitivity to fitting in is natural to a human. To avoid too much adaptive pressure, we can ‘find our people’.
Intimacy – disturbing the peace
Intimacy is beneficial, and it involves risk.
Dealing with a manipulator
We need to handle manipulators with awareness.
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