LISTEN Clinical psychologist Raksha Rajesh, M.Sc., M.Phil., a Mitsu therapist, offers one small step to take for anyone who smokes when they’re feeling stressed — and wants to quit. First, ask yourself: Are you feeling stressed and want a smoke to help you manage your stress? Or are you feeling stressed because you’re …
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LISTEN Are you practising self-compassion or being lazy? It can be difficult to tell the difference, especially for those who struggle with self-criticism and shame. But being able to distinguish self-compassion from laziness can be vital to our mental health. Mitsu’s clinical psychologist Raksha Rajesh breaks it all down in the video below. It’s laziness …
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LISTEN Can’t control emotions? There’s nothing worse than feeling like your emotions are driving your behaviour. The first step to regaining control over overwhelming emotions is to name them. It may sound too easy to be true, but neuroscience explains this practice. Watch the video to learn more. Our emotions come from our brains’ limbic …
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LISTEN How to stop feeling shame all the time starts with identifying what triggers with this complex emotion, says clinical psychologist Vidula Sawant in the video below. Shame is a common and often overwhelming emotion that we feel. For many of us, this emotion develops in our childhood, when we receive feedback from our parents …
LISTEN Clinical psychologist Vidula Sawant breaks down how to be less pessimistic in the video below. One reason you end up thinking negatively is probably you’re falling into a thinking trap. A thinking trap is an assumption that we make, often without realising, that colours our interpretation and perception of ourselves, others, and the world. …
LISTEN Feeling bad about yourself can trap you in a vicious cycle. Clinical psychologist Raksha Rajesh explains how self-kindness can help us escape by balancing out our negative thoughts and feelings. These are your negative thoughts — dark, bitter. Doesn’t taste good, doesn’t feel good. Most people think that getting rid of these negative thoughts, …
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LISTEN Explain mental health to people who don’t understand with this simple comparison from clinical psychologist Raksha Rajesh. You can explain mental health like this: Your mental health is just like your skin. Just how your skin reacts to different seasons differently — sometimes it might feel oily, sometimes it might be dry, sometimes you …
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LISTEN Learn how to get motivated again from clinical psychologist Vidula V Sawant. It’s OK for even the most driven people to feel moments of demotivation. We can’t be always excited and enthusiastic about everything. Go-getters feel demotivated when they are burnt out, when they experience setbacks, when they are overwhelmed by the high expectations …
LISTEN Learn how to calm your worries with tips from clinical psychologist Vidula V Sawant. Constantly worrying is undeniably tough, as it drains out our mental energy, hampers our decision-making, and impacts our well-being. Our brain is wired to anticipate threats and dangers, making us prone to overthink and imagine all possible worst-case scenarios and …
LISTEN How do you cope with failure at work when you’re used to being a success? Clinical psychologist Raksha Rajesh shares some tips for high-performers who are facing a setback and feeling stress, shame, or worthlessness. As a high achiever at work, when you encounter certain setbacks in your life, it can be daunting, disappointing, …
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