Mental Health Moments

What is a Mental Health Moment?

A Mental Health Moment is when you take time out for you. What a concept... We have become so busy we don't take time out for us. It is no longer socially acceptable to take care of ourselves and this is what makes us as American's, unhealthy. One of my favorite lines in the movie "Eat, Pray, Love" is when Luca Spaghetti tells Elizabeth "you American's, you get a six pack of beer and sit in front of the TV and drink the whole thing and feel guilty about it." It is the truth too.

The commercials say, "you deserve a break today", and we feel guilty about it. Why do we feel so guilty about taking a break? We are conditioned to work, work and more work? I am just as guilty as you are. Right now my good friend is in Taos fulfilling a 'check' on her bucket list. Why do we not have a bucket list? And if you have a bucket list, why are you not checking off that bucket list? I want to spend some time on Canyon Road in Santa Fe. It's AN HOUR AWAY!!! Why have I not done it? I intend to take a couple of hours and spend it on Canyon Road very soon!!

Your mental health is a very important component of your physical health. Take good care of it.

And this is my MENTAL HEALTH MOMENT

Danni Andrew, DTM
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