How to use your Faith and Attitude of Gratitude.Adaptive.TT ME.WELL Mind-SPA Mind.SET as your daily #1 Health Mental Sof.BEing Self-Care Hygiene.

For this episode we’re diving into something that sounds fluffy but is backed by science: Gratitude and how it should be your #1. Mental Health as a state of Being Self-Care Hygiene. Yep, I’m talking about noticing the good—even when life feels like it’s been cooked in a microwave for too long. Put another way "How Gratitude + ME.WELL Mind-SPA Adaptive.TT Mind.SETs are the 2 daily Self-Care hygiene routine that can nurture and master the WHO's definition of Your Daily Day-Long Mental Health as a STATE Of Being And Well-Being.

Ralph Soulman, our resident mental health warrior, once thought gratitude was a load of woo-woo nonsense. But let me tell you—gratitude changed his life. And it can change yours too. Buckle up, because we’re about to explore the magic of gratitude with humor, heart, and a touch of Ralph’s everyday chaos.

“Let’s get real for a moment. Self-care and mental health aren’t about grand gestures. You don’t need to quit your job, move to Bali, or spend hours in therapy daily.

The real magic happens in the small wins—the little choices you make daily that help you feel calm, grounded, and in control.

Here are the 3 main reasons why small wins matter:

1. They’re achievable. Big goals can feel overwhelming, but small steps are doable.

2. They build momentum. You have to listen to the full episode to see how.

3. They boost confidence. There is an ART to it, and my latest ADAPTive.TT approach tells you step by step.

Summary of Key Elements for Episode 5:

1. Story Segment: Ralph sets small goals to survive a chaotic family lunch.

2. Insight: Small wins build momentum and confidence for better mental health.

Today, we're revisiting what I call life’s number one skill, which we must learn early through responsibilities given by our parents or primary caregivers. While M. Scott Peck refers to this as discipline, I see it as our response to the constant demands of the moment—a response that can lead to physical and psychological stress as our brain initially reacts with fear.

According to the most recent World Health Organization definition, our mental health is a continuous state of varying well-being, influenced by our adaptive or maladaptive coping mechanisms for everyday stressors. Research broadly categorizes these responses as Fight, Flight, Freeze, or Fawn. Today's episode, as with my friend and client Ralph, explores how these responses shape his daily experience of stress.