It’s time to talk about what we refuse to talk about… our mental health.

Mental Health is a big part that affects our lives, our relationships, and our career. But why do we act like it’s got no impact on our overall health & life plans?

Today on the first ever episode of Our Mental Health Matters Podcast, your host, Dr Lade, discusses and talks about how important is mental health. Understanding and being aware of not just yours, but everyone’s mental health is very vital. By knowing the facts and ins & outs of how our mental health works, we are able to take the appropriate steps & make sure that we function healthily. We are able to support our loved ones that may be suffering from a mental illness and help them cope.

Dr Lade emphasizes, just like having a healthy lifestyle and a fit physique, maintaining a good mental health should also be a habit and a part your everyday routine. Learn today the difference between mental health and mental illness, the benefits of having a mental health, and many more.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• What is mental health?
  • “Mental health is our psychological, social, and emotional well-being. It’s a state of emotional well-being in which a person can have satisfaction, contentment despite all the problems, challenges, and upheavals of life.”
  • WHO: “It is a state of well-being in which we can realize our abilities. We can cope with the normal stresses of life, we can work productively and fruitfully, and we can make contributions to our community.”
• Mental Health is the centre of everything we do in life. It’s related to how we handle ups and downs that come with our day-to-day activities.
• It is also a big part of our relationships with our loved ones, at work, and with acquaintances.
• There are different ways of learning but our mental health is key to being able to learn. It determines how we learn and develop our minds. It is also our psychological state.
• “Mental Health does not mean the absence of mental illness.”
  • Mental illness dysfunction within the brain that negatively affects our thoughts, our emotions, our behaviours. It interferes with our ability to live a fully functioning life.
• Identify emotions (i.e. anger) and the triggers that could be detrimental to our mental health. Avoid the triggers so we ensure that our mental health functions properly.

BEST MOMENTS

• “It determines how we act and how are actions inadvertently develop from our thought processes.”
• “Our mental health is related to our mind’s functioning in everyday life.”
• “Mental illness is not related to weakness, as perceived by some.”

VALUABLE RESOURCES

• World Health Organization (WHO)
• National Health Service (NHS)

ABOUT THE HOST

Dr Omalade Amaka Abuah is a Specialist Registrar in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the National Health Service (NHS). She is a medical doctor with a passion for mental health matters in children and adolescents.

Dr Lade aims to reach out to everyone and encourage learning about mental health through the Our Mental Health Matters Podcast. A better understanding of mental health is the first step in helping your loved one cope with mental illness, improve his mental health, and live his best life.

CONTACT METHOD

• Dr Lade’s Twitter
• Dr Lade’s LinkedIn