The Joy Life

Sometimes, life just throws some hard things your way and you want an easy way to feel happier in the moment. Looking at happiness in this way is different than looking at it from the long-term perspective, but it's still an important resource to have! I have 8 tips for you to boost your mood quick! Resources mentioned: How to Make a Self-Care Routine: https://sierramafield.com/podcast/how-to-make-an-awesome-self-care-routine/ 30 Affirmations for Creating Joy: https://sierramafield.com/30affirmations/

How often have you heard someone give you the advice, "Start talking about your feelings - you can't hold them all in!" and you still don't do it? I've been there. It's SUPER scary to open up about your emotions and the dark parts about yourself. But it's SO necessary, and SO important. Talking about what you're going through will give you so much power in your mental health journey! I give you 4 powerful tips to help you get over that fear so you can start moving on with your life and living truly happily.

One thing I really LOVE doing with my content is sharing the personal lessons I've learned and doing it in a way that YOU can also learn from. I'm sharing with you seven (of the MANY) things I've figured out about mental health over the last 3 years. It's been a crazy journey for me, and I'm really excited to give you this insight into what knowledge I've gained from it! You'll hear some personal stories, but you'll be able to take some lessons for yourself along the way. Enjoy!

You might be thinking, "What is this episode?!" I am a giant nerd and Marvel movies are some of my top favorite. When I watched Avengers: Endgame, I had SO many thoughts and lessons learned and conclusions drawn about mental health that I knew I wanted to share them with you all. I've been waiting to post this episode for a while so that people could see the movie, but now I get to share with you some of the takeaways I have from Endgame.

You wake up, you're in a bad mood and you really struggle with getting out of that...sound familiar? It happens to the best of us! Having to deal with a bad mood all day is not fun at all, but there are ways to get out of it. The truth is that you get to choose how you feel each day. You need to choose to feel good each day. That's not always easy, though. I'm giving you 9 tips to turn your day around and start feeling more positive. Enjoy!

How do you work on self-improvement in any way? You have to learn, grow and evolve. The same applies for your mental health! Mental illness changes you, and if you try and stay that person as you're also trying to improve your mental health, it's never going to work. You need to be able to get out of your own way and step out of your comfort zone. Learn how to do that and jump start your mental health journey so you can improve a lot sooner.

We all know that we should practice self-care, but oftentimes the question becomes, "How?" A huge part of your mental health journey is self-care, but there's a big difference between self-care that actually helps you and a version of it that doesn't even work. That's where routines come in! Learn how to create a self-care routine that is actually beneficial to you and your mental health.

Join the wait list for my new happiness ebook at sierramafield.com/ebook!

Are you still finding yourself surrounded by negative aspects in your life and not *really* feeling happy? A lot of times, when you have mental illness, you tend to think that you'll only end up with negativity in your life. But that's not true! Those of us with mental illness deserve happiness as much as anyone else does. Learn how to get rid of negativity in your life with this episode!

Are you setting goals, intentions, or both? Your mental health thrives off of BOTH! There is a difference between the two. In this episode, I talk about how setting intentions from a space of emotion can really boost your mental health and WHY you should set both intentions and goals. You'll also get a look at the intentions I've set for myself very recently!

Are you someone who thinks that strength means pretending that problems don't exist? That's a mindset that can cause a lot of problems. The reality is that vulnerability is incredibly important when it comes to your mental health. Without it, you'll never be able to really acknowledge problems and fix them at the source.

I talk about how vulnerability can be one of your best tools for managing mental health and I get a little vulnerable with you myself! The past few weeks have been crazy, and I want to show you that it's okay to get vulnerable. 

It's time we share what we're really going through and give ourselves the grace to accept those things for what they are.