Brain Health – Mental Gymnastics to Keep You Vibrant We will review several types of activities that work well to keep your brain working well. To start with, ask yourself to actually consider what you want to accomplish with your brain. Are you still in building mode, where you’re willing to continue to learn and […]
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Let’s agree not to go into May with last month’s tension or without a plan to avoid new stress. In fact, let’s take this time to lay the groundwork for one now. Stress is a feeling of emotional or physical tension. Stress by itself isn’t the problem; in fact, stress can be a powerful motivator.
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Relationship Problems You make bad relationship choices? Well there’s one specific choice that is shown to be most likely to reduce your happiness—choosing a neurotic partner. What’s neurotic? For one particularly disruptive example, think about the so-called Drama Queen/King. A neurotic partner responds emotionally to events that wouldn’t affect most people, and their reactions tend
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JOB PROBLEMS You don’t have enough to do with your time? As the saying goes, an idle mind is the Devil’s workshop. It should be pointed out that neither too much work nor the wrong type of work (i.e., low job satisfaction) seems to promote either happiness or solid mental health. On average, people change
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HEALTH PROBLEMS People who are sick or have significant illness in their families generally aren’t happy. Although this may seem obvious and perhaps unfair, given that some illnesses and conditions are inherited or occur haphazardly, be mindful of the things you can control. Of course, this gets to the negative effects of obesity and smoking.
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You all have challenges to your mental health and happiness. We are mindful that there are as many of you unsuccessful as there are successful in navigating these challenges. Everyone has thoughts about the keys to happiness, but we can objectify the conversation! Let’s identify what is most likely to make you unhappy and lead
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Relationship Problems: You make bad relationship choices? Well there’s one specific choice that is shown to be most likely to reduce your happiness—choosing a neurotic partner. What’s neurotic? For one particularly disruptive example, think about the so-called Drama Queen/King. A neurotic partner responds emotionally to events that wouldn’t affect most people, and their reactions tend
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Not to bring anyone down during what is supposed to be the ‘most wonderful time of the year,’ but in reality there are many people hurting.For some, life’s tragedies happen this time of year the same as they might any other time. For others, this may have already happened, and this time of year is
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Up next…. DENTAL HYGIENE Join the men of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity for our next webinar of the Surgeon General Initiative. Set your calendars: every Thursday at 7 pm EDT, we will bring you subject matter experts to address health topics of interest in a way meant to inform and empower. This week’s event
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In case you missed it! Watch a recap of yesterday’s webinar on mental health. Surgeon General’s Initiative Health Series: Mental Health Webinar Join Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. for the Surgeon General’s Initiative Health Series as we discuss Mental Health with this brilliant panel of Brothers.
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