Friday Fix: Episode 148
While most people understand what it takes to become physically strong, there’s a lot of confusion about how to grow mentally strong. Fortunately, there are many things you can do to develop mental strength. You might even do some of them already without realizing that they’re helping you grow mentally stronger. Mental strength isn’t the same as mental health. In fact, as a therapist, some of the strongest people I’ve ever met were battling mental health issues, like depression and anxiety. Building mental strength can prevent some mental illnesses and it can decrease the symptoms of others. But, mental strength doesn’t make you immune to a mental health problem.
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