Mental Health

✨ Everyday Tools for a Healthier Mind

Mental health isn’t just about surviving difficult seasons — it’s about building small, steady habits that help you feel grounded, balanced, and connected to yourself.

This page is a collection of my own reflections, practices, and research-backed resources on emotional well-being. Think of it as your Mindfulness Lab â€” a place to explore, reset, and rediscover what supports you.

Just like with creativity, you don’t need to be perfect. You just need a place to begin. 💛

💛 What You’ll Find Here

A supportive mix of:

  • Science-backed strategies for managing stress, burnout, and overwhelm
  • Gentle practices like breathing exercises, grounding techniques, and creative micro-moments
  • Reflections & essays from my own journey toward balance and emotional resilience
  • Recommended books and tools that have helped me understand my mind better
  • Links to trusted resources for deeper support

This page isn’t meant to diagnose or treat — just offer inspiration, learning, and small steps toward feeling more whole.

🌟 Featured Resource: 30 Days of Micro-Creativity

Creativity and mental health are deeply connected. Many of the exercises in 30 Days of Micro-Creativity are designed to gently reduce stress, calm the nervous system, and bring moments of joy back into busy days.

✨ Available now on Amazon.

đź“ť Blog Posts on Mental Health & Well-Being

Looking for reflections, science-based insights, and practical tools for emotional resilience?
👉 Click here to explore mental-health-focused blog posts.

You’ll find topics like:

  • Neuroaesthetics & how your environment shapes your mood
  • Micro-habits for stress reduction
  • Journaling for people who hate journaling
  • Why motivation is hard — and the brain-based strategies that help
  • Using creativity to support mental health

🧠 Research & Writing

Mental health isn’t just personal — it’s deeply connected to creativity, neuroscience, and the way we show up in the world. Some of my academic and professional work touches on these themes, especially around:

  • psychological safety
  • creativity as a coping strategy
  • systems thinking and well-being in organizations
  • the neuroscience behind habits and motivation

More of that writing is linked throughout the blog and in my publications.

🌿 Mental Wellness Resources

Books & Guides I Recommend

(Some may be affiliate links — thank you for supporting this work!)

Professional & Crisis Resources

If you need immediate help or ongoing support, here are trusted places to start:

Tools for Coping, Grounding & Self-Care

Self-Compassion Practices (Dr. Kristin Neff)

Guided meditations and exercises for developing self-kindness.
đź”— https://self-compassion.org/

Mindfulness & Meditation (UCLA Mindful)

Free guided meditations recorded by UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center.
đź”— https://www.uclahealth.org/programs/marc/mindful-meditations

Headspace (App)

Meditation & stress-management app designed for beginners.
đź”— https://www.headspace.com/

Insight Timer (Free App)

Free access to thousands of guided meditations + courses.
đź”— https://insighttimer.com/

Positive Psychology Toolkit

Evidence-based worksheets and activities for well-being.
đź”— https://positivepsychology.com/

🧡 Gentle Disclaimer

These resources are intended for education and support, not diagnosis or therapy.
If you’re struggling, reaching out for professional help is a sign of strength.

While Not Quite Superhuman covers creativity, learning, and everyday magic, mental health has always been woven into the story. From navigating grief to managing burnout to rediscovering joy through small creative acts, this space exists because life is messy — and we’re all just doing our best.

You don’t need to “fix” yourself to belong here.
You just need to know you’re not alone.

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