Matters of the Mind
برن آؤٹ کیا ہے؟
برن آؤٹ صرف جسمانی تھکن نہیں، بلکہ ذہنی اور جذباتی خلل ہے، جو اکثر تب ہوتا ہے جب ہم اپنی ضروریات کو سمجھنے اور پورا کرنے سے محروم رہ جاتے ہیں۔ ماہرِ نفسیات کے مطابق، برن آؤٹ کی حالت میں انسان کا دماغ اور جسم دونوں اتنے زیادہ دباؤ کا شکار ہوتے ہیں کہ وہ…
Coping With Burnout: Rest, Rebuild, Reconnect
Welcome to Matters of the Mind: Blog 4.Last week, we unpacked what burnout is; it’s not just a fashionable term or a passing phase, but a slow and often quiet unraveling, and a depletion of emotional and physical reserves. A core part of burnout is a detachment from things we used to care about. This week, we’re…
Understanding Burnout: More Than Just Being Tired
It’s a familiar feeling: the constant exhaustion, headaches, the pacing back-and-forth, the tension in your neck that just won’t ease. And most of us will often push through it, telling ourselves it’s just a rough patch. Sometimes, though, the ‘rough patch’ doesn’t pass; that might be burnout. Stress and burnout are not the same. Understanding the…
The Language of the Mind: Mind your Language!
Last week, we reflected on the signs of mental wellbeing – what it looks like, feels like, and how it shows up both outwardly and inwardly. This week, let’s consider something a little less obvious but just as important: the language we use to talk about ourselves.Here’s the thing: words shape worlds. Words influence how we…
Wellness: A Closer Look
In the last blog, we talked about why mental health matters; we established that in order to create whole, healthy selves and – by extension – communities, we must pay attention to how we feel, behave, and interact. Perhaps, the next step is to reflect on what the markers of good (and poor) mental health are;…
