Mental Health - Widower Experience (WX)

When a friend is challenged by a physical problem, like a health issue, or an emotional problem, like a breakup from a beloved person, romantic partner or animal, we want stand by them - being able to support her or him in a way that is both helpful and supportive. Whether they are suffering from some misfortune, loss, or challenging experience, how do we respond in a way that spread and share warmth and understanding? Do we offer sympathy or empathy? And what is the difference - and both has its time and can be beneficial or not that good. Sympathy and empathy are similar, BUT sympathy or empathy are different in how they can or will make the other who is suffering feel. Empathy is a sense that you can understand and share the feelings of another. As User Experience Designer as person with a few experience in my life - I firmly believe that this "shared" experience can generate a profound understanding because you attempt to know what it’s like to “walk in their shoes.” We a...

World Kindness Day is today, it is an international observance on 13 November. It was introduced in 1998. Kindness is defined by doing something towards yourself and others, motivated by genuine desire to make a positive difference. We know that kindness and our mental health are deeply connected. Kindness is an antidote to isolation and creates a sense of belonging. It helps reduce stress, brings a fresh perspective and deepens friendships. Kindness to ourselves can prevent shame from corroding our sense of identity and help boost our self-esteem. Kindness can even improve feelings of confidence and optimism.  We're all familiar with the saying “it's better to give than receive”. What might surprise you is that this is actually backed up by research. Kindness to others involves a desire to create positive relationships of trust, reliability, dependability, connection, support, and honesty. Kindness and goodwill are values we all should care about and both refer to the motivati...