Emotional Wellness

Emotional wellness allows us to express our feelings and needs. When we can understand and accept our own emotions, it is easier to articulate them to those around us. This helps us to build and maintain healthy, meaningful relationships. The better you feel, the better you perform academically, the more energy you have to socialize, the more energy you have for physical activity, etc. Most importantly, emotional wellness enables us to recognize when we are beyond capacity and are in need of additional support.

Self Check-In

1. Do you feel good about yourself most of the time?
2. Do you use healthy methods to cope with stress?
3. Are you able to ask for help when you need it?
4. Do you maintain balance across work, school, friends, and family?

For any of the above questions that you have answered no to, try to make that an area of focus to improve your Emotional Wellness. If you have answered no to multiple, you may want to have this dimension be a top priority in order to benefit your overall wellbeing.

Where to start?

• Take our self check-in to assess your emotional wellness! A great place to begin is first to understand where you are in terms of your emotional wellness.
• Practice mindfulness. Perform a mental scan of your body from head to toe and take note of how each body part feels.
• Practice self-compassion. Give yourself the same grace and patience you extend to those around you. Remember and recognize that you are trying your best.
• Schedule self-care time for yourself, whatever that looks like for you. Self-care looks different for everyone, so try to find an activity that makes you feel relaxed and gets your mind off stressors.
• Identify your emotions. Keep a journal of how you are feeling and make note of any influences on those emotions, positive or negative.
• Practice self-disclosure. Share your emotions with trusted friends, coworkers, mentors, family, etc.