What can we do personally to work towards better mental health in our own lives?
If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, help is available.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Hours: Available 24 hours. Languages: English, Spanish.
https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/11181469
800-273-8255
The topic of mental health is coming up a lot more lately in the media with stories of major athletes struggling with depression and other mental illness. And for us in the Final Fantasy 14, the topic comes up a lot in Endwalker.
It’s an important topic so I want to spend time discussing it for however many weeks we need.
I don’t claim to be an expert. I’m not a psychologist or counselor. I’m muddling through struggling for answers just like everyone else.
When people are hurting, they often seek out The Church to help. What is our response?
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This next week (Mar 27 – Apr 2) Daily gratitude journal: spend at least 5 minutes each night to write down and think about 5 things for which you’re grateful.
The following week (Apr 3 – 9) think of one person you’ve been unable to forgive. Spend at least 5 minutes every day asking God to give you the strength to forgive them.
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Free Coursera Course – The Science of Well-Being, Yale University
https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-science-of-well-being
Podcast, The Happiness Lab
https://www.happinesslab.fm/
Grateful Expectations
https://www.happinesslab.fm/2020-mini-season-episodes/reasons-to-be-grateful
A Silver Lining (how comparison can kill happiness)
https://www.happinesslab.fm/season-1-episodes/a-silver-lining
PJ and Alex Love to Gripe
https://www.happinesslab.fm/season-2-episodes/episode-2-pj-and-alex-love-to-gripe
Happiness Lessons of The Ancients: Forgiveness
https://www.happinesslab.fm/happiness-lessons-of-the-ancients/episode-7-forgiveness
Segments
Start: (0:00)
Prayer: (1:25)
Context: (1:48)
Gratitude can stop self-sabotage: (4:49)
Complaining makes everyone unhappy: (20:59)
Comparison kills happiness: (31:06)
Forgiving is not forgetting: (50:44)
Closing prayer: (1:09:13)
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