What is Emotional Wellbeing? Emotional wellness is the understanding and acknowledgment of our feelings. It includes our ability to successfully manage our emotions and navigate challenges. Emotionally well-adjusted people aren’t necessarily happy all the time. However, they are self-aware and able to shift perspectives to cope with difficulties. Those who experience emotional wellness are self-confident [...]
We often think of compassion as only a one-way street. A virtue that travels from ourselves toward another. The ability to feel sorrow over another person's suffering, and to express that sorrow in a way that is intended to alleviate that suffering. Unlike pity, compassion does not suggest any feeling of superiority to the suffering [...]
If you made it through high school English Lit, then you may remember it was Shakespeare’s Hamlet who said: “There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” The “Bard” was wise about many things, even 400 years ago. And he was spot-on here. In fact, today’s leading psychologists remind us that [...]
If the last year and a half has taught us anything, it’s the fact that a spirit of buoyancy can truly help us adapt and cope with adversity and distress. History continues to show us the seemingly miraculous power of resilience. And by building up more resilience within yourself, you can tap into a great [...]
First we see the world; then we crawl to explore; next we walk to share how much we care; then we run, experiencing all we can. But what happens after we run? Mid-life brings up a slew of new questions. We at Unified Caring Association (UCA) celebrate each stage of life, the adventure that can [...]
Caregivers are so important, but they often forget self-care. Being a caregiver can add value to life. To begin with, caregivers knowing that they are providing the care they know their family member or patient needs can bring great joy and value. But beyond this, caregivers also provide a benefit to society at large, in a [...]
getting better care about There are many things as aspects of our lives that we care about: caring for our family, our performance at work, or even our physical fitness and health. But we can often find ourselves with little desire or in a struggle to improve. There are many ways we can strive to [...]
volunteering Have you ever felt so good after helping someone else? If so you are not alone! There are so many ways to volunteer your time and skills to help others while giving yourself the gift of self-care. Unified Caring Association (UCA) gives more than three cheers for volunteers. Volunteering does more than we often [...]
Slowing down can change our perspective