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What is Spiritual Health and How to Improve It?

ByAtte Nissinen

Spiritual health is the state of well-being that arises from a deep sense of connection to something greater than oneself.  This can take many different forms depending on your personal beliefs and values, but it often involves a sense of meaning and purpose in life, inner peace, and a sense of connection to a higher…

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How to Deal With Emotions in a Healthy Way

ByAtte Nissinen

Knowing how to deal with emotions is important, although “dealing with emotions” may not be your best course of action. It is far more beneficial to use your emotions the way they are intended:  Signals that help us navigate life. Emotions are natural responses to events in our lives. They can be positive or negative;…

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How to Solve the World’s Mental Health Crisis – Part 3/3 the Solution

ByAtte Nissinen

There is a way forward. Despite everything I had learned, that unknowingly brought me so much stress and anxiety, I learned, as an adult, to break the patterns of old habits, and control my emotions. I learned what it takes to be happy and beat stress, anxiety, and depression in the process. You can learn it too. Anyone can.

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How to Solve the World’s Mental Health Crisis – Part 2/3 What is the Cause?

ByAtte Nissinen

Not fitting into the “one-size-fits-all” mold that our society keeps pushing us through leads to the feeling of “not enough”. That in turn leads to stress, anxiety, sadness, and depression. We don’t know how to deal with this feeling of “not enough”. We’ve never been told how to deal with any of our feelings in a healthy way.

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How to Solve the World’s Mental Health Crisis – Part 1/3 Understanding the Crisis

ByAtte Nissinen

In 2023 people are the unhappiest they have ever been. 540 million people worldwide suffer from anxiety or depression. Over 30 % of people around the world reported feeling stressed, worried, and/or angry. 700 000 die of suicide each year. Does this sound like a world where people are happy and enjoying life?

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How to Meditate for Happiness (in 15 Minutes or Less)

ByAtte Nissinen

Meditation. Everyone seems to be doing it these days and there are meditations for everything. But how to meditate for happiness? Is it just one practice or a combination of different meditations?  The short answer is: You can meditate for happiness very easily and it doesn’t take any longer than 15 minutes. But there are…

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Can Happiness be Learned? – Yes! Here are 7 Tested Techniques

ByAtte Nissinen

Is happiness something that just happens? Is it an emotion that sparks up in response to an external stimulus or event? Or can happiness be learned? The short answer is yes, happiness can be learned.  Research suggests that happiness is largely a learned skill rather than an innate personality trait. Studies have shown that individuals…

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Spiritual vs Religious: Which One Is Better?

ByAtte Nissinen

It’s common to wonder what is the difference between being spiritual vs religious. That’s because the terms “religion” and “spirituality” are often used interchangeably.  That is also one of the reasons why it’s pointless to try to determine which one is better. They share similarities, each has its benefits, and which one is better is…

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Focus on the Positive: 8 Effective Methods for Turning Negative Thoughts into Positive Ones

ByAtte Nissinen

It is probably obvious without saying that life is much more enjoyable if you know how to focus on the positive. Focusing on the positive is not about what thoughts or feelings we might have, but about how we choose to frame those thoughts and feelings. Having a positive mindset…