It’s February, love is in the air, and Valentine’s Day will soon be here. But you can’t truly love anyone one else if you don’t love yourself, first. (See my post In This Month of Love—Love Yourself). Chances are you have a nature-deficit and you’re suffering for it. If you love yourself, love nature and… Continue reading In This Month of Love-Love Nature
Category: Self-care
Posts by author Lynette M. Burrows on things creatives can do to take care of themselves.
In this Month of Love–Love Yourself
I was in a dark place. My marriage had failed. The separation and divorce tattered my son’s self-esteem. My writing had stalled and I had horrible nightmares. I was the most worthless person I knew (second only to my ex). Self-love was selfish, or so I thought. I wish someone had told child me, “love… Continue reading In this Month of Love–Love Yourself
Do You Have a Mental Health First Aid Kit?
What do you do when you suffer a blow to your mental health, an injury? What would that be? Would you know what to do? Do you have a mental health first aid kit? Mental Injury vs Mental Illness? When you hear the term mental injury, what’s the first thing you think of? If you… Continue reading Do You Have a Mental Health First Aid Kit?
You Have the Right to Feel Good About Yourself
You have the right to feel good about yourself. Learn why you don’t. And try one of sixteen habits that can help improve your self-esteem.
Big Brain-Little Brain: The Mental Health Connection
Did you know about the mental health connection between your big brain and little brain? Each of us has a big brain, contained in our skulls, and a little brain contained in the guts. (I’ll bet you thought I was going to say something else.) The reason the gut is called the second brain is… Continue reading Big Brain-Little Brain: The Mental Health Connection