What makes a person stand and face suffering and adversity, and others remain stagnant in the same place without being able to move forward when facing the crisis? The answer is a concept of positivist psychology: resilience. The definition of the word resilience could not be easier, said Boris Cyrulnik, who coined this concept. He…
Definition of Mental Health Let us continue in this blog trying to develop this topic that is very important in our society. The first thing I want to do today is define what mental health is. The Federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) defines it as follows: Mental Health is…
Our society and mental health There are many stigmas that revolve around the mental health issue, and who has them. As a society, we tend to ignore and even reject what is a difficult topic for us to face and mental illnesses is one of those topics. How much do we really know about…
A few years ago, when I was returning from Tennessee from my daughter Jasmin’s graduation. Samuel’s (my youngest son) car, had a noise in one of the tires. That noise had already been there for several weeks now, and he alluded that the noise was coming from one of the fenders that was half loose.…
