Is The Wise Way right for me?

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1. MENTAL HEALTH MENTAL HEALTH The Wise Way Is This Course Right for Me?
2. MENTAL HEALTH MENTAL HEALTH Is the Wise Way right for me? YES! If you are struggling with the stress of living in our modern world. YES! If you experience emotions more acutely than others, tend to judge yourself and others harshly, and seem to jump from one crisis to another. YES! If you react more intensely to certain emotional situations, especially those found in relationships, resulting in conflict, sadness, loneliness, fear and/or anger. YES! If you find it difficult to make and/or sustain positive change over time.
3. MENTAL HEALTH MENTAL HEALTH The Wise Way is Innovative An innovative, interactive, multi-media presentation The skills include: • Learning to be mindful of the present moment rather staying than wrapped up in the future or the past. • Learning to tolerate stressful moments without making things worse • Learning to accept things as they are • Learning to understand and cope with emotions • Developing healthy relationships, which includes setting boundaries. In addition, you will benefit from: in-depth teaching audios and videos, mindfulness practices, live webinars, scientific evidence, real- life personal stories
4. MENTAL HEALTH MENTAL HEALTH The Wise Way is Effective Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Skills (Developed by Marsha Linehan) Mindfulness practice Motivational Interviewing Cognitive Behavior Therapy Psychosocial Rehabilitation Timeless practices such as Buddhism and Stoicism Comprised of Evidence-based, Therapeutic and Philosophical Models
5. MENTAL HEALTH MENTAL HEALTH The Wise Way is Not New! These models represent millennia of human thought. It’s amazing, really. Since people first began writing down stories, we know that life’s problems haven’t changed much. As far back as the Egyptians, the Greeks and the Romans, people have struggled to understand and control their emotions, to deal with the life crises that arise from time to time, to get along well with others, and to avoid making their lives worse. No matter who you read, whether it is Aristotle, Marcus Aurelius, Buddha, Jesus Christ, Mohammed, Freud, or Jung – the basic premise of much of human discomfort arises from the same mistake. When problems arise (and they always do!) most people tend to REACT rather than RESPOND.
6. MENTAL HEALTH MENTAL HEALTH Problems? Everybody’s got them.
7. MENTAL HEALTH MENTAL HEALTH Emotional Meltdown Common Reactions to Painful Situations Avoiding the problem Running away Numbing difficult feelings by self- medicating or self- harm.
8. MENTAL HEALTH MENTAL HEALTH The Good News: With The Wise Way, you can Learn to Respond rather than Blindly React to any situation There are really only FOUR available responses to any problem, so even in the midst of a terrible situation, coming up with an appropriate response doesn’t take a lot of thought. You can choose to: Solve the problem: If you have the means to change the situation for the better than by all means do so. Feel better about the problem: If you can’t solve the problem, sometimes changing your emotional response will help. Changing the way you feel about a problem can reduce stress levels. Tolerate the problem: Sometimes the best you can do is accept that this problem has come into your life, and learn to tolerate your emotions. This might allow you the time and space to figure out the best solution. Stay miserable: You always have the choice to do nothing, to stay miserable and make things worse.
9. MENTAL HEALTH MENTAL HEALTH Being mindful of the present moment rather staying than wrapped up in the future or past. With The Wise Way, you will learn to Respond to life challenges by: Tolerating stressful moments without making things worse Accepting things as they are Understanding and coping with emotions Developing healthy relationships, which includes setting boundaries.
10. MENTAL HEALTH MENTAL HEALTH Mindfulness The building blocks for the entire course The Wise Way is presented in 4 modules: Managing Distress Learning to survive crisis Balancing Emotions Understanding and balancing emotions Building and Maintaining Relationships Learning to ask for what you want, and to say no