GROWTH MINDSET

Today’s Mental Health Monday is about Adopting a Growth Mindset.

Our mindset is a set of beliefs that shape how we make sense of the world and ourselves.

Dr. Carol Dweck coined the terms Growth Mindset and Fixed mindset.

Essentially, a Growth Mindset means that you believe your intelligence and talents can be developed over time.

A Fixed Mindset means that you believe intelligence is fixed—so if you’re not good at something, you might believe you’ll never be good at it.

A Growth Mindset is incredibly beneficial to our mental health because it leads to embracing mistakes and challenges as opportunities for growth in which we can learn and evolve, feeling empowered to develop existing abilities through dedication and hard work. It leads to believing that through we may have inherent qualities and traits, success comes from constant personal development.

Those who adopt a growth mindset are more likely too:

• Embrace lifelong learning

• Believe intelligence can be improved

• Put in more effort to learn

• Believe effort leads to mastery

• Believe failures are just temporary setbacks

• View feedback as a source of information

• Willingly embraces challenges

• View others’ success as a source of inspiration

• View feedback as an opportunity to learn

Here is a link to learn more: https://www.mindsethealth.com/matter/growth-vs-fixed-mindset

How to Maintain your Friendships if you’re Dealing with Anxiety and Depression

Today we encourage you to read this article in the Huffington Post where our Founder Laura along with other experts have shared their insights.

On a high level, the tips are:

• Be open about your struggles

• Try to help them understand what you’re going through

• Ask for judgment-free support

• Communicate specific need

• Give yourself grace

• Set boundaries

• Reach out in the future

• Take a friendship inventory

• Find the communication medium that feels best

• Seek professional help

A mindful journaling workshop designed to help you reflect and connect.

A meditation to call in all that you desire in your health, in your career, in your relationships, and in personal growth this year.