Balance
The act of achieving a healthy equilibrium between professional and personal responsibilities
What is a work-life balance?
A psychological practice that involves paying attention to the present moment with acceptance and without judgment
What is mindfulness?
One should get 8-10 hours of this daily.
What is sleep?
An inner monologue that focuses on encouraging and supportive thoughts about oneself, fostering optimism and a positive outlook on life's challenges and successes.
What is positive self-talk?
The body's physical, mental, and emotional reaction to any change.
What is stress?
Planned, structured, and repetitive movements that engage skeletal muscles and result in energy expenditure.
What is exercise?
This is the happy chemical released when exercising.
What are endorphins?
An institution at which instruction is given in a particular discipline.
What is school?
A positive emotion and a state of appreciation for the good things in life, involving recognizing and acknowledging the goodness experienced and the sources from which it comes, fostering a sense of thankfulness.
What is gratitude?
A part of the autonomic nervous system that helps the body relax and digest.
What is the parasympathetic nervous system (PSNS)?
A person's ambition or effort; an aim or desired result.
What is goals?
A group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.
What is community?
This is one of the most important factors to increase resiliency and mental health wellness in teens.
What is a trusted adult?
Being kind and understanding towards yourself, especially during challenging times.
What is self-compassion?
A hormone produced by the adrenal glands, located on top of the kidneys. It is often referred to as the "stress hormone" because it plays a crucial role in the body's response to stress.
What is cortisol?
Declining commitments that don't align with your priorities or that will leave you feeling overwhelmed.
What is learning to say no?
Things you can do when you are starting to feel unwell, things that are enjoyable and that you know help you to feel better.
What are wellness tools?
Without enough, brains and bodies aren’t working as well as they could.
What is water?
Provides the body with essential nutrition: fluid, macronutrients such as protein, micronutrients such as vitamins, and adequate fibre and food energy.
What is a healthy diet?
A natural response in your body, an automatic reaction to perceived danger or stress, activating the sympathetic nervous system to prepare you to either confront the threat, escape, or become temporarily immobile.
What is flight, fight, or freeze?
Setting clear limits in your relationships and work to avoid burnout.
What is Healthy Boundaries?
A multi-dimensional approach, focusing on emphasizing the importance of positivity and eternal motivation for promoting healthy habits to improve one's quality of life.
What is wellness?
A requirement or essential aspect that contributes to overall well-being and a fulfilling life, encompassing physical, mental, emotional, social, and other dimensions.
What is need?
The state of brain functioning across cognitive, sensory, social-emotional, behavioural and motor domains, allowing a person to realize their full potential over the life course, irrespective of the presence or absence of disorders.
What is Brain Health?
Significantly impacts both mental and physical health, leading to symptoms like anxiety, depression, digestive problems, sleep disturbances, and increased risk of chronic diseases like heart disease and obesity.
What is chronic stress?