Posts tagged mental health
Modernizing Maritime Crew Welfare Through Community Management

Community Management is known as the process of building an authentic community among groups through various types of interaction. This means that it is not limited to seminars, trainings, inspections, or routine lectures. Instead, it is the art of crafting engaging activities to create a network in which people can connect, share, and grow.

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15 Ways We Can Practice Establishing Boundaries

There are physical boundaries and there are psychological boundaries. We learn how to establish boundaries from our family systems - the first community that we are exposed to. In family psychology, boundaries that are too tight and unclear are ENMESHED. Boundaries that are far too removed and almost completely detached are DISENGAGED. ⁠ Whether we grew up in extremely enmeshed or disengaged families, we as adults can find ways to strike a balance between the two - so as to appreciate the relationships that we have with our friends, family, and coworkers. ⁠So here are 15 ways you can practice establishing your boundaries every day!

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How Can I Avoid Getting Triggered?

Question: “How can I avoid getting triggered?”

Gisa: I love this question because triggers apply to EVERYBODY. And while we may be aware of certain circumstances that trigger us, there are still some things that tend to come up when we least think they could possibly affect us. So how do we avoid getting triggered?

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How do I get rid of a negative experience?

Question: “What is the best way to get rid of a negative incident? Do you meditate on it?”

Gisa: This is an interesting question. Let me start by saying that we cannot “get rid” of things and hope that they will magically disappear. While we may not know what negative experience you are facing, then our answer would depend on what this experience is.

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3 Basic Tools for Surviving Life's Changing Tides

A few weeks ago, I attended a Crew Conference for the Maritime industry, where they had all kinds of high-tech, life size simulations for training the seafarer. Everything was built and designed to help the seafarer navigate and read data precisely as it comes up. As you can imagine, these vessels are huge - about the length of a 20 - 30 story building. And if you watched Titanic, then you know how steering such a large vessel and making the right calls are  equally important, otherwise, accidents can happen. Aside from hitting icebergs, ships can collide with one another, and when crew men take safety on board for granted, engine rooms can spark and lead to combustion.

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Are You Addicted to Being Busy?

It appears as if being busy hasn't just cut us from things, but has also made us seem a little more important. And the worst part is, we thrive on it like a drug that keeps us high on the thrill of keeping ourselves occupied, seemingly working hard, hustling, beating the buzzer, and earning what we deserve. It's almost as if worth and recognition are synonymous with the word busy / occupied / unavailable. Because when we are occupied, demand is high for our attention, so we can then project a false sense of increased value. And the false sense of importance is what tends to get us hooked. 

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3 Ways to Anchor Ourselves When The Storm Hits

Managing our emotional thunderstorms differ from situation to situation. When we deal with the natural current of things, we manage to anchor quite well. But how can we strengthen our anchor to prepare us for the bigger waves? 

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A Closer Look at Depression

In Asia alone 450 million people suffer from a mental illness or neurological disorder, with the Philippines having the highest incidence rate of depression in Southeast Asia (WHO, 2011). There are about 4.5 million Filipinos today who are reported to have depression with only 1 in 3 who seek help.  

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