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Bridging the Gap Issue 35 | Summer 2023

Mental Wellness Committee

6 strategies for improving your Emotional Health

Build Resilience Reduce Stress Get Quality Sleep

People who are emotionally well, experts Everyone feels stressed from time to To fit in everything we want to do in our
say, have fewer negative emotions and time. Stress can give you a rush of day, we often sacrifice sleep. But sleep
are able to bounce back from difficulties energy when it’s needed most. But if affects both mental and physical
faster. This quality is called resilience. stress lasts a long time—a condition health. It’s vital to your well-being.
Learning healthy ways to cope and how known as chronic stress—those When you’re tired, you can’t function at
to draw from resources in your “high-alert” changes become harmful your best. Sleep helps you think more
community can help you build resilience. rather than helpful. clearly, and focus better.

Strengthen Connections Be Mindful
Cope with Loss

Social connections might help protect When you lose someone you love, your The concept of mindfulness is
health and lengthen life. Scientists are world changes. There is no right or simple. The practice is about being
finding that our links to others can have wrong way to mourn. Although the loss aware of what's happening in the
powerful effects on our health—both of a loved one can feel overwhelming, present - of all that's going inside
emotionally and physically. Whether with most people can make it through the and all that's happening around
romantic partners, family, friends, grieving process with the support of you. It means not living your life on
neighbors, or others, social connections family and friends. It’s helpful to learn autopilot. Becoming a more mindful
can influence our biology and well-being. healthy ways to deal with difficult times. person requires practice.