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After all, if the past couple years have taught us anything, it’s that our mental well-being is just as important as our physical well-being — and with small steps, we can take action to live with less stress and more joy. In this episode, I share some simple steps that you can take to improve your mental health and wellbeing. ———————————————- Feel free to reach out if you need someone to talk to via +2347067670371 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/risingheroes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/risingheroes/support

This special episode is in support of the World Mental Health Day 2022 tagged Make mental health and wellbeing for all a global priority --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/risingheroes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/risingheroes/support

When you have something authentically your own in your mind, you start moving toward the soul. Then you become worthy, then you are able to know the soul. Individuals who are independent minded are inclined to decide for themselves what to believe and do rather than simply accept things because others say they should. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/risingheroes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/risingheroes/support

Social anhedonia is often defined as an increased disinterest in all aspects of interpersonal relationships and a lack of pleasure in social situations. Physical anhedonia is an inability to feel tactile pleasures such as eating, touching, or sex. The symptoms of anhedonia can include: social withdrawal. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/risingheroes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/risingheroes/support

This episode looks at why people procrastinate even when they know why shouldn’t delay taking that action. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/risingheroes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/risingheroes/support

How sacred is life to you? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/risingheroes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/risingheroes/support

Happy new month and welcome to the beginning of another quarter. This episode is about expectations and it’s impact on us. Listen and please share. For speaking engagements, you can email tolusedovefrancis@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/risingheroes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/risingheroes/support

Do you have impossibly high standards for yourself—and maybe for others? Do you beat yourself up when you make even a small mistake? Do you find it hard to relax and do things just for fun? Do you avoid trying new things because you might embarrass yourself? Do you believe your worth is based on how much you accomplish and what others think of you? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/risingheroes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/risingheroes/support

We open up this season with a book review --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/risingheroes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/risingheroes/support

Originally from the Latin word ‘Gratus’. Gratitude which is synonymous to thankfulness, gratefulness is an act of showing appreciation as a recipient of deeds or goods to the giver. As we draw the curtain on 2021, what are you grateful for? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/risingheroes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/risingheroes/support

Respect is something everyone craves for. No one wants to be treated like they don’t exist or spoken to as though they are just passing by. This episode looks into 2 types of respect (from my perspective) and the importance of respect on the mental health of people. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/risingheroes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/risingheroes/support

Forgiveness doesn’t mean the offender wouldn’t pay for their acts. You’re forgiving for the good of yourself and the growth of you. In this episode, I talk about why you need to forgive yourself. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/risingheroes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/risingheroes/support

Men have experience a lot of name calling because there’s a moral gauge used to judge who should be called a man or not but is that really the ideal thing?  Men suffer mental health problems not as much as women but they take their lives more than women do.  Do you know why? What makes a man a man? Is it the money or affluence? Is it the ability to perform in bed?  This episode tells a lot that you shouldn’t miss. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/risingheroes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/risingheroes/support

For many people, the thing they’ve missed most during the pandemic is being able to hug loved ones. Indeed, it wasn’t until we lost our ability to hug friends and family did many realise just how important touch is for many aspects of our health – including our mental health. The reason hugs feel so good has to do with our sense of touch. It’s an extremely important sense which allows us not only to physically explore the world around us, but also to communicate with others by creating and maintaining social bonds. Touch consists of two distinct systems. The first is “fast-touch”, a system of nerves which allows us to rapidly detect contact (for example, if a fly landed on your nose, or you touched something hot). The second system is “slow-touch”. This is a population of recently discovered nerves, called c-tactile afferents, which process the emotional meaning of touch. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/risingheroes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/risingheroes/support

Scientists say we need four hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day for growth. While that may sound like a lot of hugs, it seems that many hugs are better than not enough. So, how many hugs should you have a day for optimal health? According to the best science, we should have as many as possible if we want to reap the greatest positive effects. So, if you want to feel better about yourself, reduce your stress, improve communication, and be happier and healthier, it seems that giving and asking for more hugs is a good place to start. If you feel nervous about seeking out more hugs, start by asking for them from friends and family members closest to you first. Would you take up this challenge? Science proves that regular hugs with those closest to you, even if brief, can have especially positive effects on your brain and body. Please follow our social media channels (@tolusefrancis and @risingheroespodcast) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/risingheroes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/risingheroes/support

When you think of how you were treated by people around you growing up, how do I feel? When you think about how people treat you now, what comes to your mind? There is a strong indication that you’d feel either of these two ways:  loved or unloved, appreciated or I appreciated etc. However way you feel, the next question is if you’re treating people the same way you were treated or being treated at the moment. You see the truth is that unless we make conscious efforts, we’d find ourselves treating people the way we were treated by others. The treatment we met out to others is a reflection of a number of things and one of such is how you see yourself. Would you please sit down this day to evaluate how you treat others viz-a-viz how you see yourself? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/risingheroes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/risingheroes/support

I often tell people that I am not good at initiating friendships but I go hard to ensure the one I have works and one major way is by communicating. Research has shown that friendship plays a vital role in our mental well-being. Friendship is a crucial element in protecting our mental health. Our friends can keep us grounded, help us get things in perspective, and help us manage the problems that life throws at us. If we’re experiencing a mental health problem, our instinct might be to hide away and avoid our friends. But friendships can play a key role in helping us live with or recover from a mental health problem and overcome the isolation that often comes with it. We can end up with the strongest relationships with the people who’ve supported us through hard times. This episode features a friend of mine, Damilola Babatunde and together we looked at this subject. Check out our blog: The Importance of Communication in relationships and its effect on our mental health --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/risingheroes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/risingheroes/support

A conversation ensued as to the reason people go into groups to announce their birthdays. Is it due to lack of love? A desire to be known and seen or is it just a lifestyle? How about the announcement on social media? This episode is a special one as I sat with my friend Soji Adeosun to discuss this. Share with friends and family. Happy birthday to all 2021 celebrants.. lol --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/risingheroes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/risingheroes/support

If you find that your work days drag on and on and you just can’t seem to motivate yourself to focus and get stuff done, you might be burnt out. Maybe you dread starting your work day, feel entirely unfulfilled, and are disillusioned by your job. You feel irritable, are impatient with colleagues or clients, and would rather be anywhere but at work. These symptoms, along with physical complaints such as headaches, stomachaches, and backaches, are the hallmark features of work burnout. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/risingheroes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/risingheroes/support

One of the things about life is that we all are on a journey and along that journey path, we may encounter obstacles that would affect us in one way or the other. Do not for a second think everyone has it figured out. This episode talks about why I’ve been away, my recovery and everything inbetween. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/risingheroes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/risingheroes/support