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MENTAL HEALTH

Tips and resources for better mental health

Build resilience, develop healthy habits and learn new ways of coping can help create more positive mental health.

 

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Mental wellness

Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make healthy choices.

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Grief is a natural response to the loss of someone or something very important to you. The loss may cause sadness and may cause you to think of very little else besides the loss. The words sorrow and heartache are often used to describe feelings of grief.

Be patient and kind to yourself. Remember that the difficult emotions you're having are normal. It may help to talk about your feelings with others. Seek support from loved ones, and consider joining a support group. Do activities you enjoy, and find ways to express your feelings, like writing.

Here are resources that may help with your grieving:

Mental wellness moment video

Mental Wellness Moments with Dr. Nicholas Mitchell, Chief Medical Officer with Recovery Alberta, former AHS Provincial Medical Director of Addiction and Mental Health.

Physical well-being

Just like taking care of our mental health impacts our physical health, taking care of our physical health has a positive impact on our mental health. Healthy eating, physical activity and sleep can all have an impact on our mental wellness.

Healthy eating is about balance, variety, and moderation. It means that you eat enough and that you eat a variety of foods that give you the nutrients you need to stay healthy.

Here are resources for healthy eating:


Workshops

Supporting Albertans to better understand mental health, improve and maintain positive mental health through healthy life-style practices.

Find skill-building wellness workshops designed to meet your needs.

Learn how to identify common stress reactions, provide practical support to individuals experiencing distress, and build the skills needed to provide psychological support in a disaster.


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