If someone asks us, how we are, we are not actors pretending that everything is great. We have to be real. We have to be confident that people ask because they care and they expect—even deserve—a real answer.

At RemedyLIVE we talk a lot about the stigma that surrounds mental health and what we can do to eliminate it. The stigma is that unspoken sort of force that clouds our ability to see those who struggle with mental health issues as regular people struggling with regular issues. We label people with mental illness and treat them as an inconvenience or disruption of daily normal life. Some go as far as being fearful of mental illness. Stigma is responsible for all of it.

Sometimes our emotions get really intense, but then they dissipate. Sometimes it's obvious why we feel the way do. Other times we experience intense emotions without really knowing why. But the key to a healthy mind with healthy emotions is not classifying some emotions as good and others as sinful. It’s not about letting one emotion boil over while suppressing another. Doing so only makes mental health more difficult to achieve.

We have forgotten life before instant connection, unlimited information, and friendships with a filter. Yet, despite the perpetual need to post, scroll, text, and search, multiple studies have reported that people generally feel less happy the more time they spend staring at a screen. So here is how you can forget your phone and be happy about it. This isn’t ten steps or five things you need to do. This is one thing. It’s simple, and it’s easy. But it will also set you on a path leading to a healthier mind.

What do you believe is the best possible path for success? How do you handle failure? Do you believe that you will discover a level of satisfaction in your life that no longer compels you to want more? Are you driving yourself, your kids, spouse, or even friends to ever-increasing degrees of success?

Most of us are aware of what we eat. We know how to stay healthy. We know we should exercise and get regular check-ups at the doctor. And as we age, we become keenly aware of each new ache, twinge, or soreness. But what about our mental health?