The period after you have your baby might be filled with various emotions. You may feel anything from joy to fear to sadness. If your emotions of sadness become strong and start to interfere with your regular life, you may be experiencing postpartum depression (PPD) (PPD).
Symptoms normally start within a few weeks of delivery, though they may develop up to six months following. Mood swings, issues forming a bond with your infant, and trouble concentrating or making decisions are a few examples.
You are not alone if you suspect that you has Postpartum Depression. In the United States, PPD affects about 1 in 7 women. We listed some things that might help you lessen your PPD.
You deserve the support you need and, most importantly, to get the help, you need to work on your mental health. Never hesitate to ask questions. Never get embarrassed to ask for help when you need it. Requesting assistance is not a show of weakness. It represents strength. It demonstrates your courage to own your ignorance and your willingness to learn.
In every person’s life, we see a fear of seeking help. It’s reasonable to be afraid. When you’re trying anything new, you can feel anxious or guilty because most people compare those emotions with incompetence. We are here to help. Remember that!
Mental Health Awareness helps educate the public about mental health and works to lessen the stigma and discrimination frequently experienced by those with mental illnesses. Many people battle mental illness but are unaware of it. This indicates that despite the availability of efficient treatments and medications, these people either do not obtain care or do not receive it on time.
Mental Health Awareness serves as a timely reminder that mental health is essential and that people struggling with mental health difficulties ought to be treated with care, compassion, understanding, and access to avenues leading to treatment, recovery, and fulfillment.
For the treatment of mental illness and the improvement of behavioral health, mental health education is crucial. It is a meaningful conversation that must take place to adopt a more proactive approach to mental health.
Our overall health and well-being are based on our mental health. It affects almost every aspect of life and motivates us to communicate with friends, family, and strangers. It also impacts our physical health, supporting our ability to continue with some everyday tasks, and maintain normal function of our immune system and energy levels. How well we manage stress and deal with particular difficulties might also be influenced by our mental health. This is why our Mental Health Always Matters!
If you are struggling with your mental health or know someone experiencing it, please call a doctor immediately to refer them to the right institution and help them assess what you are dealing with right now or you can contact us from the details below.
You may choose whether stress pushes you forward or backward; it functions as an accelerator. You can use stress to your advantage to accomplish your objectives and stay out of despair and anxiety if you have the right tools and mental resources. However, improper stress management can occasionally cause anxiety and suffering, and it could harm your biological functions.
Long-term stress can make you more prone to mental health illnesses by accelerating your aging, lowering immune function, and impairing your brain’s capacity to deal with emotional and physical problems. Chronic stress that is not correctly handled can aggravate various pre-existing illnesses, including acne, headaches, insomnia, and many more.
Emotional health is one aspect of mental health. It is a state of positive psychological functioning. It can be thought of as an extension of mental health; it’s the “optimal functioning” end of the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that make up both our inner and outer worlds.
We listed 5 Tips to help you maintain your Emotional Health.
1. Create and maintain a healthy daily routine.
2. Be aware of the amount of news you are watching and reading.
3. Set reasonable expectations for yourself.
4. Stay connected to family and friends.
5. Get time for yourself and breathe.
If you’re still feeling anxious about your mental and emotional health. You can call or book an appointment with our service provider listed below.
On this episode of the Success Podcast, Dr. Fumi on her inspirational work in business, health and community service was interviewed. This is an episode you don’t want to miss! https://www.icastfm.com/success/episode/78ef7c6d/dr-princess-fumi-an-african-princess-inspiring-all
DR. PRINCESS FUMI: CHANGING THE WORLD THROUGH STORYTELLING
Dr. Princess Fumi Stephanie, RN, DNP, who’s an African princess living in the diaspora, would no doubt be amongst the list of extraordinary women who have graced this earth. Dr. Fumi has touch lives in several ways, ranging from her amazing books, her lifestyle, her philanthropic works in Africa, her talk shows, to mention a few. She is a bestselling author, a NAFCA African Oscar and Indiefest Film Award Winner, an African Heritage Leadership Recipient, a TV personality, an international transformation interventionist and philanthropist, Psych-mental health nurse practitioner, TEDxTalk international speaker, the president of Princess of Suburbia (which is currently aired on ROKU and Comcast, Michigan), etc.
The impressive professional career of Princess Fumi has spanned nursing, women’s and behavioral health care, organizational leadership, communications, writing best-selling novels and award-winning screenplays, film production, ghostwriting autobiographies, transformational life coaching, and mentoring. Her entire life is a source of inspiration to not just women whose dreams have been suppressed by the norms of our society and gender inequality, but also everyone who wish to follow her footsteps.
While some people call her a social changer; others refer to her as a transformation catalyst whose aim is to extend the hand and heart of social justice. Due to her wordsmith prowess, and given the fact that she is a bestselling author, people also regard her as a story weaver who aims to merge the gap between Africa and America.
Dr. Hancock’s love for the literary arts and behavioral health sciences has forced her to strike an equilibrium between the two disciplines, via her TV/ radio shows, documentaries, feature films, books, including her wellness presentations. Presently, the well-known writer has about 24 books to her credit, with four of those 24 books becoming bestsellers. The Nigerian princess is indeed in love with her pen as she plans on releasing other books regarding personal and success development. Vision Torch, which was recently written by this bestselling author, has gained prominence in several organizations, ministries, and colleges, including countries such as the USA, Pakistan, etc.
When Dr. Hancock isn’t scribbling down an idea on a book or making movies, she is an in-demand international public speaker, (indoctrinated into the National speakers Bureau-USA), with appealing topics in fields such as health, wellness, self-help development, personal growth, and success. For two years, Princess Fumi worked as a columnist at The New American Times, Tennessee, where she wrote an article on “Mental Health in the Media,” which has been featured in several newspapers like the Tennessean Tribune, the Tennessean, etc.
Aside from being blessed with a supportive husband and four grown children, one of her greatest achievements is her philanthropic work in Africa ( The Princess of Suburbia foundation). Here is a woman who aims to make the world a better place by inspiring, motivating, empowering, and equipping others, by helping them to heal from past traumas, get on track with their true calling, and live a life of fulfillment.
I DID NOT CHOOSE NURSING BUT NURSING CHOSE ME! – My #LifeStory
As we celebrate #2020 #YearofNurses, it is my pledge to help our #Millenials, #GenZ maneuver, their way through #nursing. Many have different reasons for being who they are. I will be lying if I said I fell into #Nursing. As an #African #Princess, I have always found myself caring at a tender age. I just didn’t know it was nursing. When I would act a role or write a play when in grade school, it was always about me caring for someone. As a 14x #BestsellingAuthor, #NAFCA #AfricanOscar and #Indiefest #Film award winner, I wrote #lifestories which showed characters we are inclined to care for.
Today, as a #BoardCertified #Psychiatric #MentalHealth Dr. of #NursePractice, I serve the most vulnerable population on-site and via telepsychiatry. I am proud to be a #NURSE.
Watch this and be inspired by my story…. Why would an African Princess choose nursing as a career?
Hi, I’m Dr. Princess Fumi Hancock, PsychDNP. I am an African Princess Living in Diaspora. Your International Board Certified (PMHNP-BC), Psychiatric Mental Health Dr. of Nurse Practice, Bestselling Author/Publisher, TEDxTALK Speaker, Award-winning Online TV/Podcast Host, On-Air Mental Health Expert: As Seen On Bloom Today TV, CBN, Faith TV, Ben TV, NTA Int’l., Love World TV, & Award-winning Filmmaker.
On today’s FULL episode, Dr. Princess Fumi Hancock, PsychDNP, talks about the rise of Depression and Anxiety during #Valentine’s day is close. What to look out for and steps to take for self-preservation.
