BACH® Blog on Emotional Health

It’s the season of joy and spending time with loved ones, but all the hustle and bustle of the holidays can bring on overwhelming, stressful feelings. It’s important to take care of yourself during these times – so grab a warm drink and read up on our top five self-care tips to get you through the holidays.

Spending time outdoors provides a number of benefits to our health and wellbeing. Making the most of green spaces, forests, rivers, lakes, beaches and mountains  is a perfect way to unwind, reflect and feed your mind, body and soul.

Learning to understand what change is, how to cope with it and how it can positively influence our lives can be a life skill to supplement our overall wellbeing. 

When it’s time to return to work, and you’re feeling the benefits of your time away, the careful attention you gave to covering all bases before you left means your transition should be nice and smooth.

When vacation time finally arrives, you might feel the urge, to ‘make the most’ of your time off and push yourself to “get it all in.” Traveling gives so many options to explore the adventurous side of you. However, you might find yourself pressured to do things just because you can.

Build in healthy habits of simple acts to continue once the summer months have passed, helping you to ensure that come rain or shine, you have the power to make this year your brightest yet. Keep on shining.

Images of travel and adventure surround us, and the opportunity to pursue those exciting escapades are more accessible than ever. From strenuous mountain expeditions to tropical island explorations, opportunities abound to quench our thirst for adventure.

Creating a library of influential, personal development books is an excellent investment in ourselves.

Reading can help keep the brain active, from learning new vocabulary through to increasing your general knowledge. But, reading positive thinking books can also help with unlocking and maintaining your positive potential every single day.

When we step out of our comfort zones we encounter new cultures while challenging ourselves to grow and see the world differently. We learn so much about life and ourselves when we venture out beyond our familiar towns and cities. Solo travel is even more powerful, forcing you to get to know yourself better, and become more comfortable in your own skin.

Your thoughts do affect your actions, and harnessing the power of positive thinking can help you live your best life. When you live and breathe a positive attitude, it trickles into your day-to-day routine, your relationships and your career.

Real change takes small, regular steps in the right direction. In fact, while you can start too big, you can’t start too small.

It seems fair to say that emotions are a state of mind, reflecting some measure of pleasure or displeasure, usually coupled with a physical sensation. In this article, we explore ideas surrounding the nature of emotions and how they impact everyday life.

How do we let our emotions work for us, instead of against us? We’ve compiled a few ways for you to explore how emotional intelligence can help you thrive.

Emotions affect how we see the world, and how we think, and behave — every decision we make is influenced by whether we are happy, sad, excited or angry.

The way we behave when we feel different emotions is at the heart of our interactions with other people. When we show our friends what we are feeling, and they behave similarly, we feel a strong sense of connection. But are we really feeling the same thing?

By understanding how emotions play into our decision-making process, we can learn to find the perfect balance between reason, and intuition, to make choices that serve us in living our best life.

The quick flash of thoughts and feelings masks just how much work the brain is doing when you experience an emotion, interpreting circumstances and bodily signals and influencing how you respond.

We all know that looking after our bodies means eating plenty of fruit, and vegetables, drinking lots of water, and exercising regularly, but did you know that taking care of your emotional health can have physical benefits too?

When you understand, and care for, your emotional wellbeing, you can live a life of fulfillment, achievement, and contentment. In this article, we take a look at what emotional health is, and why it’s important.

For many of us, the fear of failure can hold us back from following our dreams, and achieving our goals. Whether it’s a work presentation, a first date, or a tough conversation, we’ve got 10 top tips to help give your confidence a boost.

Improving confidence doesn’t have to take a lot of time, or effort — even making a few small changes can help you fulfill your potential, and live a more rewarding life. We’ve pulled together 10 of the best ways to get started today.

Most of us aren’t so tuned in to our emotional health. But emotional and physical health are two sides of the same coin, and caring for our emotional wellbeing is vital if we are to live each day with positivity and intention.

Having good emotional health means we are able to manage our emotions, thoughts and feelings. We can make better decisions and navigate life’s challenges with confidence and resilience. Here are 7 ways to clear yourself of negative emotions, so you can live life the way you want.