Having emotional health means feeling confident to face life’s challenges and having the ability to bounce back from setbacks. Healthy people are in control of their emotions and behavior. They have a sense of contentment that enables them to form strong relationships and handle loss and defeat. How important is it then to feel emotionally healthy? There are ways to improve your emotional well being, just like there are ways to improve your physical wellbeing. This is an area that will greatly benefit those going through recovery. It will feel like treating the whole person. And isn’t that the best way to target any illness? Here is an article by Beth W. Orenstein at Everyday Health that lists 10 ways to improve yours.

10 Ways to Boost Your Emotional Health

Source: everydayhealth.com

Taking care of your emotional health is as important as taking care of your physical body. If your emotional health is out of balance, you may experience high blood pressure, ulcers, chest pain, or a host of other physical symptoms. When you feel good about yourself, it’s much easier to cope with life’s little ups and downs as well as bigger events, such as divorce or a death, says Jeff Gardere, PhD, a licensed clinical psychologist in New York City. See full post here

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