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Emotions Impact Mental Health

Linda Westbrook — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 02:44:26 +0000

Talking about mental health is essential. It is impacted by the emotions we experience. We often don’t realize how much emotions impact mental health. Our experiences might look different, but we’ve all felt anger, sadness, worry, frustration, disappointment, and overwhelm. And still, when someone asks, “How are you doing?” many of us reply, “I’m fine.” […]

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Prioritize Yourself, Set Healthy Boundaries

Linda Westbrook — Sat, 05 Oct 2024 21:51:19 +0000

Do you find it challenging to prioritize yourself? Me too. I’ve been improving because I’ve learned that setting healthy boundaries, even though sometimes stressful, is crucial for my well-being. It’s perfectly okay to say ‘no,’ even when saying ‘yes’ is an option. At times, choosing to say ‘no’ is one of the most effective ways […]

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What is the Impact of Sharing Your Experiences?

Linda Westbrook — Wed, 29 May 2024 20:03:20 +0000

Opening up about our experiences can feel scary. I can empathize with that feeling. It took me a long time to share the challenges that I faced in my life, especially the ones I perceived as my imperfections. I was afraid people would judge me and think I wasn’t good enough. I worried about being […]

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Feel Stressed and Overwhelmed?

Linda Westbrook — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 12:14:01 +0000

It’s easy to feel stressed and overwhelmed when you have a lot on your plate – the same may be true for your kids. Everyone has times in their life when it feels as though the world is speeding up and keeping up seems impossible. I find it easier to keep things in perspective when […]

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Emotions – No Thank You!

Linda Westbrook — Wed, 07 Dec 2022 21:59:48 +0000

Avoiding emotions and telling yourself not to feel them, impacts your well-being. It affects your ability to communicate with others, your relationships, your performance, and your choices. Suppressing emotions, pretending not to feel them and saying ‘I’m fine’ can lead to stress, burnout and more importantly emotional fatigue – yes that’s a real thing! You […]

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Thriving through Emotional Chaos

Linda Westbrook — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 14:03:57 +0000

At times it can be difficult to remain calm and thrive through the emotional chaos you might be experiencing. Your emotions seem to be all over the place. You promise yourself you won’t let your emotions get the best of you but then they do…you make a reactive choice from your emotions. Later regret floods […]

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Are you feeling discouraged and want to give up?

Linda Westbrook — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 15:27:22 +0000

When times are tough and emotions run high, it can be easy to feel discouraged and want to give up. In those times try this: 1. Be aware of the emotions you are feeling (name them). Honour them by reminding yourself it’s OK to feel them. 2. Take some deep breaths and reflect back on how far you have actually come. The […]

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Do you know what makes you happy?

Linda Westbrook — Wed, 29 Sep 2021 15:02:17 +0000

Do you put your happiness on hold? Do you wait for a special occasion or a goal to be achieved? This is what I know… Looking for ways to bring happiness into your life is very important to your emotional and mental well-being. Think of everything you could do to create happiness. It might be talking to a friend/family member, going […]

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Let Go of the Guilt

Linda Westbrook — Thu, 13 May 2021 00:13:42 +0000

You know it’s important to take care of yourself. You know it will help with your emotional, mental & physical well-being. You knowit will boost your happiness and you know by nurturing yourself, it will put you in a better place to help those you love. Knowing isn’t enough. You actually have to put your knowledge into […]

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You Can Do This!

Linda Westbrook — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 16:48:15 +0000

With the current announcement of students not going back to in-person learning after the April Break and with everything else going on in our world, there are many emotions being felt. Allow yourself to feel. Keep reaching out – sharing – talking with respect for self & others. Let’s keep supporting one another. Resilience isn’t […]

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