Change happens in life. It’s not if it’s when. Some changes you don’t ask for or want. You might have a change in relationships (breakup, divorce, death), job/career (layoff, lack of promotion, reduction in pay, forced to move), health (new diagnosis, illness or injury), and many more life changes. These changes we didn’t ask for can be challenging to navigate and work through. They also can impact your mental health.
In honor of Mental Health Awareness month, let’s discuss navigating change you didn’t ask for while taking good care of you and your mental health.
My coaching specialty is change and resilience. I’ve seen an increase in hard life changes and how this impacts lives and mental health. I’m grateful to be trained as a mental health coach through my work at Modern Health and have gained tools and insights to support others during hard changes while supporting healthy mental health.
One of the first steps for dealing with change is to assess and see how it’s impacting your body, mind, soul, personal and potentially professional life.
Assessing the Impacts of Life Changes
Please know you’re not alone. The struggles and challenges you face are real. Change can be hard. It is perfectly OK and normal to NOT be OK.
I have struggled with anxiety and depression for many years. Sometimes it’s manageable. Sometimes, I need extra support and medication to improve my mental health. It’s a work in progress. Acknowledging your struggles and challenges with mental health is one of the first steps to moving forward and resilience skill.
The statistics below show that we are not alone in our struggles with mental health.
Stats on Mental Health
There are resources for getting support and help:
If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) M-F 10am – 10pm ET 1-800-950-NAMI (6264), text "HelpLine" to 62640 or email [email protected].
Support can be found https://www.samhsa.gov/find-support or call SAMHSA’s National Helpline @ 800-662-HELP (4357)
Some ways to take good care of your Mental Health & honor Mental Health Month
• Assess your mental health using the questions above
• What could you do to improve your mental health?
• Journaling your thoughts can be helpful
• Recharge yourself by doing something that you enjoy
• Participate in a hobby, craft, art, music, exercise, nature
• Learn something new
• Take a walk in nature
• Trying meditation, yoga and mindfulness can be great stress relievers
• I find that gardening or cleaning is my jam when feeling high stress or anxiety
If you choose to do any of the above you are building your resiliency too!
May you have positive mental health and be well. Please take good care of you so you can be your best for the world.
If you or someone you know would like support in life or business dealing with life changes, please reach out and contact me. I provide a safe place to explore and work through life changes – both personal and professional.
Latest client wins – Using Atomic Habits has been life changing and work is less stressful, ready to start moving forward after a death of a loved one, and
Please comment, like, share.
Follow me on social media for insightful questions, tips, and motivational quotes.
Peace, and blessings,
Teresa – Taking care of my mental health and Honoring Mental Health Awareness Month.
Teresa Q. Bitner, M.Ed., PMP, ACC - Resiliency, Change and Loss Coach
Partnering with those who have been knocked down by life and want to build resiliency and move forward and live a bold life.
#988Lifeline #Together4MH #MHAM2023 #mentalhealthmatters
In honor of Mental Health Awareness month, let’s discuss navigating change you didn’t ask for while taking good care of you and your mental health.
My coaching specialty is change and resilience. I’ve seen an increase in hard life changes and how this impacts lives and mental health. I’m grateful to be trained as a mental health coach through my work at Modern Health and have gained tools and insights to support others during hard changes while supporting healthy mental health.
One of the first steps for dealing with change is to assess and see how it’s impacting your body, mind, soul, personal and potentially professional life.
Assessing the Impacts of Life Changes
- What is a change that you’re experiencing right now?
- If you had to rate it on a scale of 0-10 - 10 being the hardest change ever to 0 – everyday changes
- How would you rate this change?
- What makes this change the number you chose?
- What’s different about this change compared to others?
- What is similar about this change compared to others?
- How have you been impacted by change recently?
- Emotionally
- Mentally
- Physically
- Socially
- How has this change impacted my personal life?
- How has this change impacted my professional life?
Please know you’re not alone. The struggles and challenges you face are real. Change can be hard. It is perfectly OK and normal to NOT be OK.
I have struggled with anxiety and depression for many years. Sometimes it’s manageable. Sometimes, I need extra support and medication to improve my mental health. It’s a work in progress. Acknowledging your struggles and challenges with mental health is one of the first steps to moving forward and resilience skill.
The statistics below show that we are not alone in our struggles with mental health.
Stats on Mental Health
- In the U.S. 21% of U.S. adults (52.9 million) experienced a mental health condition in 2020.
- 42% of U.S. adults with a diagnosable condition reported in 2023 that they could not afford to access the treatment.
- Worldwide - Anxiety and depression has grown due to the pandemic from ~193 million 246 million or by 28%.
- By age group: Young adults 18-25 U.S have the highest rate of experiencing mental health conditions (30.6%), 26 to 49 (25.3%) and 50 and over (14.5%)
- As of 2020, suicide is the second leading cause of death for U.S. children ages 10 to 14.
- By race & ethnicity - Some of the highest rates of mental health conditions are in the following: individuals who are - multiracial (35.8%), non-Hispanic white (22.6%), non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native (18.7%) and Hispanic or Latino (18.4%)
- Statistics quoted from the Forbes article siting other mental health studies: https://www.forbes.com/health/mind/mental-health-statistics/#footnote_12
There are resources for getting support and help:
If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) M-F 10am – 10pm ET 1-800-950-NAMI (6264), text "HelpLine" to 62640 or email [email protected].
Support can be found https://www.samhsa.gov/find-support or call SAMHSA’s National Helpline @ 800-662-HELP (4357)
Some ways to take good care of your Mental Health & honor Mental Health Month
• Assess your mental health using the questions above
• What could you do to improve your mental health?
• Journaling your thoughts can be helpful
• Recharge yourself by doing something that you enjoy
• Participate in a hobby, craft, art, music, exercise, nature
• Learn something new
• Take a walk in nature
• Trying meditation, yoga and mindfulness can be great stress relievers
• I find that gardening or cleaning is my jam when feeling high stress or anxiety
If you choose to do any of the above you are building your resiliency too!
May you have positive mental health and be well. Please take good care of you so you can be your best for the world.
If you or someone you know would like support in life or business dealing with life changes, please reach out and contact me. I provide a safe place to explore and work through life changes – both personal and professional.
Latest client wins – Using Atomic Habits has been life changing and work is less stressful, ready to start moving forward after a death of a loved one, and
Please comment, like, share.
Follow me on social media for insightful questions, tips, and motivational quotes.
Peace, and blessings,
Teresa – Taking care of my mental health and Honoring Mental Health Awareness Month.
Teresa Q. Bitner, M.Ed., PMP, ACC - Resiliency, Change and Loss Coach
Partnering with those who have been knocked down by life and want to build resiliency and move forward and live a bold life.
#988Lifeline #Together4MH #MHAM2023 #mentalhealthmatters
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