In my last blog Pour Yourself A Cup of Happiness Every Day, I talked about finding more happiness in your day to day life and how to go about doing that. Now I’m going to talk about the two psychological types of happiness. If you don’t know this already, I have a Happiness Coach Certificate. One of the things I learned in my happiness course was about two psychological types of happiness Hedonic and Eudaimonic. And we need both! In this blog, I share small pieces of what I learned in the course, but most of it comes from research from various different sources and my own experience. I found r ..read more

Do you pour yourself a cup of happiness every day? Do you make a point every day to do something that genuinely makes you happy? This blog will help you pour yourself more cups of happiness! Obviously, there are days where being happy can come easily and you may just feel happy overall, but some people deal with a lot of stress, may have stressful jobs, or have days of the week that are almost always stressful. Even if you consider yourself genuinely happy, how often do you smile a day? Even on stressful days, even if it is just momentarily, I try to smile about something. On weekends I’m cons ..read more

By: Jena, The Wellness Resolution (No Ai was used) Do you find your mind spiraling with negative thoughts? Do you struggle with obsessive ruminating over the same types of problems? This is a very challenging topic, as I know firsthand how hard it can be to control one’s thoughts. Along with managing and removing ruminating thoughts. However, I have gained a considerable amount of knowledge through my career, and I have also faced real life challenges in this area in the past, so I can speak from experience. I found real solutions that are not the obvious ones you typically hear about. Most me ..read more

Ditch dieting! The best diet plan is actually not a diet plan but instead healthy lifestyle changes, OR a plan that leads to future changes. Weight loss shouldn’t be the only health goal though, if you haven’t check out my blog Perfect Weight Doesn’t = Healthy – Cellular Health Matters More Dieting to lose weight or feel healthier? There are hundreds of diet plans (or fad diets), but many of them only work for certain body types, are hard to maintain, cost a bunch of money, are time consuming, are based on lies, or may even be dangerous. I have been on multiple diet plans, doctor prescribed de ..read more

By: Jena 100% (No Ai was used) This blog is all about how to feel better about yourself in general with many self-esteem boosting activities. My last blog was focused on self-esteem in your professional life, and this blog is self-esteem in your personal life or just in general. I talk about the benefits of good self-esteem, my own struggles, what really matters, and how it relates to relationships, and of course self-esteem boosting activities. As I mentioned in my previous blog Improving Self-Esteem & Confidence in Your Career, struggling with self-esteem and confidence can impact relati ..read more

By: Jena, The Wellness Resolution (No Ai was used) Find out about my challenges with self-esteem, overcoming them, and 7 ways I built up my confidence in the working world. But first, I want to talk about self-esteem in general. Health Impacts of Self-Esteem Problems Feeling secure in who we are and accepting ourselves as is an important aspect for our health and our relationship with others. I know from experience. I used to really struggle with self-esteem and self-love, and today I feel the exact opposite about it. Which makes such a huge difference in so many areas of my life. We all strug ..read more

Written by: Jena, The Wellness Resolution 100%  (NO Ai was used) In this blog, I talk about how critical thinking applies to relationships, how to communicate effectively in close relationships, and how to communicate well with anyone. As I mentioned in my previous blog on community, many people suffer from loneliness and that’s why we need to build community. That’s why we need to know how to communicate! Communication is key in a relationship. It is essential in starting new relationships and developing healthier relationships. Communicating well is something that has always come easy t ..read more

Written by: Jena, The Wellness Resolution 100%  (NO Ai was used) Why are communities important? An essential key to our happiness and health is in having community. It is said that people die sooner or are more susceptible to health issues due to loneliness. We all need genuine relationships and a sense of community. It doesn’t matter what type of relationships, whether its friends or family. And the quantity doesn’t really matter. The goal is to have enough close, healthy relationships based on your needs. Being accepted into a group gives us a stronger sense of self and can help us cope ..read more

Written by: Jena, The Wellness Resolution 100%  (NO Ai was used) In this blog, I talk about how critical thinking applies to relationships, how to communicate effectively in close relationships, and how to communicate well with anyone. As I mentioned in my previous blog on community, many people suffer from loneliness and that’s why we need to build community. That’s why we need to know how to communicate! It is essential in starting new relationships and developing healthier relationships. Communicating well is something that has always come easy to me when it comes to my relationship wi ..read more

Written by: Jena, The Wellness Resolution 100%  (NO Ai was used) Critical thinking can actually bring about greater happiness! You develop a greater and deeper understanding of the way you think which can help you avoid negative and limiting beliefs. Critical thinking helps people better understand themselves, their motivations and goals (Indeed, 2023). Critical thinking also makes people better at problem solving, making decisions, and it improves relationships through being more open-minded to others views. It has even been shown to boost a person’s IQ and creative thinking abilities. F ..read more