Health is not only what you eat or what you drink. Health includes all other factors such as what you think, whom you surround yourself with, and the environment where you reside. Physical Health and Mental Health go hand in hand.

Nowadays, we tend to focus so much on our physical appearance and health that we forget to take care of our mental health. No doubt, if we do not eat good food and take proper rest, we may get ill but if we do not care about our thoughts, then also we may get ill. We are living in a world that is moving at a very fast pace and we all are messed up in our worlds. We have many problems nowadays like family problems, relationship problems, work stress, etc., and finding solutions to these problems is the only way we can live happily. All this can trouble a person so much that the person may find himself/herself depressed. We must speak about the problems and situations we are facing in our lives to our near and dear ones.

A person may look happy from the outside, but what’s going on inside that person matters more than what’s on the outside.

Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine the extent to which we can handle stress and make a healthy and happy life. Mental health is of utmost importance at every stage of life, be it childhood, adolescence, or adulthood. Mental and physical health are equally important for overall health. Mental illness, especially depression, increases the risk for many types of physical health problems, particularly long-lasting conditions like stroke, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease. Similarly, the presence of chronic conditions like cancer and diabetes can increase the risk for mental illness.

WHO defines Mental health as mental well-being in which an individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and is able to make a contribution to his or her community.

When we sense our physical health declining, we visit a doctor for a check-up. The doctor then performs some tests and the results are out in no time. If we have a fever or headache, we take medicines to recover from it. The medical field has advanced so much in the past few years that we have developed treatments and medicines for almost all types of physical health disorders. Why don’t we do the same if we sense our mental health declining? Why are we afraid to speak up about our mental problems. Speaking up about our mental health problems to your peers or family members is the only way you can find a solution. If you don’t reveal what is wrong with you, then you are only responsible for the decline of your health because mental illnesses like depression and schizophrenia can destroy the person from inside and others may never get to know about it. 75% of suicide cases occur due to this situation that people never open up about the problem they are facing, they get eaten up on the inside by the illness and when it crosses the red line, they do not find any good reason to live and give up on their life. Psychologists and Psychiatrists are the ones you need to visit if you sense your mental health declining, if you sense yourself in a lot of stress, eating less or more than you used to eat, sleeping more or less than you used to sleep, you see your daily functioning reduced as you are messed up in your own thoughts. There are stigmas associated with mental illness and people are discriminated against for it but if we keep these things to ourselves and not open up due to fear of stigmas and discrimination, it will be a big mistake. Illness means that something is not okay with us, be it physically or mentally. So, what is the problem with visiting a psychologist and consulting what is going on inside you? We all need to rise above the stigmas and open up about the mental illness we face. 

To every problem, there is a solution. But if we do not speak up, we may never know the right place or the right way to find the solution.

So, I urge everybody to speak up about their mental illness and not keep it to themselves.

A sound mind in a sound body

Greek philosopher Thales

Only if your body is physically fit and you have a sound mind, you can lead a happy and peaceful life.

Body shaming is the act of mocking someone’s physical appearance. This includes fat- shaming, height- shaming, shaming for thinness; also sometimes people are body-shamed for having less hair or hair colour , lack of masculinity ( in males) and lack of femininity ( in females).

If a person whether a male or a female is overweight or obese then they are body-shamed for their fats present in the body. Sometimes this segment becomes a little controversial that if the person is suffering from obesity then why don’t they do regular exercise and follow regular diet; which is quite right to say. But there are also some people who have some kind of problem because of which no matter what the do or follow strict diet a little bit of eating can also make them fat. It is seen that sometimes the overweight people eat less than the normal people and till now nothing such conclusion has been made to this situation.

Suppose if a fat girl wears a tight fitting dress which projects her belly fat as if coming out of the body, people stars mocking her and saying abusive things for that. They starts telling her ugly and all these things makes her insecure about her physical appearance and sometimes this may lead to a serious condition of depression. The people who laughed at her said abusive words to her , could have gently told her not to wear such tight fitting clothes instead wear some losses beautiful clothes so that she can look more pretty.

Not only the obese people, the thin people are also body- shamed. They are said that “you are so thin that you will get carried away with the air”. People tell them that they don’t have any stamina or strength because they are so thin and don’t have much muscles. Instead of saying things like them they could have said that eat some protein rich foods and do some exercises for building up muscles.

If a boy is a little short then he is treated very ill in the society. Our society has the notion that boys should be tall enough to fit in the category of so called “perfect”. No matter what is their age people always calls them as “little”, “dwarf”. This effects a lot to the mental state of the boy and his self- esteem is totally destroyed. Sometimes if a boy is too tall then also people mocks him by making him as “pillar”. Instead of saying these kind of things people should encourage them as the way they are.

If a girl has some masculine features in her body let’s say for example, has some thin facial hairs or hairs around the upper lip then they are mocked by their friends as a boy. On the other hand if a boy don’t have much facial hair then they are laughed at and regarded as a girl.

Our society has a pre occupied notion that a perfect body for a girl is that the girl has to be slim, she should not have any masculine features and she should not be much tall. While for the boys, they should be tall and should have much facial and hair growth in their body.

This lowers the self esteem of such people who are the victims of body shaming. Instead of shaming them for their physical appearances we should stand with them and encourage them to be with themselves in the way they are!

Hey! Today we will talk about ourselves!

confused? Don’t worry! Am talking about a motivational and lovable attitude within us, that we forgrants and feel unhappy with ourselves.

Here are some tips that you should try and I promise, you will love yourself and will satisfy with your life!

1. Every time when we got into a problem, we feel so embarrassed and disagree with the situation. Sometimes this situation puts us in depression. so when next time you feel like these all things, just ask yourself- is your mess- up really a big deal?
2. All the people can’t be same! So appreciate your imperfections!
3. turn negative Statements into neutral ones and feelings into facts. So you will not feel dismotivated.
4. Put distance between your thoughts and who yourself!
5. Talk to yourself like a good friend.

I hope all these tips will work for you! Try and feel free to tell me about your experience!

Creating a financial planner workforce that reflects the changing demographics of wealth in the United States is important for ensuring the long-term success of the profession and the ability of Americans to access the advice they need.In recent years, significant progress has been made in attracting more women, people of color, and young individuals into the field. The number of CFP® professionals under age 30 has increased by 83% since 2016; 6,032 new women have joined the ranks of CFP® professionals, bringing the total to 20,632; and the number of Black and Latino CFP® professionals , including those who self-identified as biracial Black and Latino, grew to 3,688 in 2020.Recruiting, however, is just one piece of the puzzle.Creating a more diverse and sustainable workforce also requires cultivating an environment in which financial planners want to build a career.”As awareness of the financial planning profession continues to spread and we attract more ethically and racially diverse talent, the challenge continues to be retaining and supporting these thriving professionals,” explains Rianka Dorsainvil, CFP®, Co-CEO of 2050 Wealth Partners.In part, such support means helping financial planners feel comfortable in the field and recognize the unique skills and perspectives they bring.”Even though I didn’t necessarily look like most everyone else in the profession, I wish I realized then the power of being able to connect with someone who shares my background,” says Marguerita Cheng, CFP®, CEO of Blue Ocean Global Wealth.”There are many people from different walks of life who could benefit from the services provided by a financial planner. And the personality traits that might appeal to one person or demographic, may not resonate quite as well with women or people of color,” Cheng says.Jeanne Fisher, CFP®, CPFA, with Strategic Retirement Partners, notes that this is why financial planners need to harness their differences.”Being a woman can be an advantage — not a disadvantage. Embrace it. Don’t try to ‘fit in with the guys.’ Our different approach, and the fact that we are naturally more empathetic, works in our favor,” she says.Early in her career, Dorsainvil says she felt that “in order to fit in I needed to code-switch. I could not be my authentic self.” Not only was it exhausting to constantly change mannerisms or appearance to feel like she belonged with a specific audience, Dorsainvil says doing so also ignored the fact that no matter where you come from, what you look like, how you grew up or your circumstances, you can be successful in this profession for who you are and what you bring to the table.Dorsainvil adds that overcoming that mindset and the barriers that keep women and people of color from entering or staying in the profession requires allies in the financial advisory space to act in solidarity with marginalized groups and unlearn what they think they know about race and ethnicity.Phuong Luong, CFP®, a financial planner with Just Wealth, LLC, explains that this means having difficult conversations.The profession “cannot truly be inclusive until we see why we’ve been exclusive for so long,” she says, adding that financial planning as a whole is in a unique and privileged position to facilitate the reckoning that will ultimately help people become the most honest and realized versions of themselves”If we get comfortable talking about race, imagine what we could do.”To learn more from diversity, equity and inclusion thought leaders and best practices visit www.CFP.net and plan to attend the 4th Annual Diversity Summit, taking place virtually November 17-18.