ManTalks Podcast A Man's Guide To Mental Health
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Jun 27, 2024 Explore a holistic approach to mental health covering topics such as anxiety, energy, diet, exercise, meditation, and social connection. Learn how to prioritize self-care and address negative thinking patterns to achieve mental well-being.
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Host's Personal Mental-Health Journey
- Connor Beaton describes his own journey from severe self-abuse to a consistent plus-seven mental baseline.
- He contrasts his negative-eight start with current fluctuations between plus-five and plus-nine to show progress is possible.
Mental Health As Flexibility
- Mental health is best defined as mental flexibility rather than absence of symptoms.
- Reining in what you can control increases psychological pliability and reduces rumination.
Suffering Comes From Fracturing
- Suffering often comes from fracturing off parts of ourselves we need or are, like anger or self-worth.
- Reintegrating those parts restores wholeness and reduces long-term psychological pain.