Be your best Wellness Newsletter #260

Queer not as about who you’re having sex with (that can be a dimension of it); but queer as about you being the self that is at odds with everything around it and has to invent and create and find a place to speak, thrive, and live.” ~Bell Hooks Posts from HealthyExpatParent.com/Facebook Happy Father's Day!

https://www.healthyexpatparent.com/post/what-is-a-dad Happy Monday! Your link today is highlighting the important conversation that we often don’t have (but should!): the connection between men and mental health. https://www.verywellmind.com/dads-mental-health-matters-5409299? New recipe: Strawberry + pretzels + cream cheese = one very tasty pie. https://www.heprecipe.com/post/strawberry-pretzel-pie New post: your teen is so much more well than you think. A thoughtful and eye-opening podcast; if you have a teen, this is so worth a listen. https://www.healthyexpatparent.com/post/your-teen-is-so-much-more-well-than-you-think Wellness News Around the 'Net Physical Health Eat Well Superfoods are indeed awesome and amazing, but it will take more than kale to stop the hands of time. https://www.wellandgood.com/common-longevity-myth Be Active Just do it. Just walk more. Simple as that. https://drfranklipman.com/2022/11/21/7-life-saving-reasons-to-walk-more-and-10-ways-to-do-it Let's move! We have ourselves a timer here that will get your heart rate up, work your whole body, and leave you energized ... and probably a bit sweaty! Ready? Grab your water bottle and start your music! https://www.intervaltimer.com/shared/gOjseV7Fc0gAVUZC8aJQ-5-X-2-Sort-Of

Spiritual Health Here's the dilemma: you want to reconnect, recharge, relax ... how can you do that when you travel and still be an ethical traveller? https://psyche.co/guides/how-to-be-an-ethical-traveller-and-benefit-the-places-you-visit Mental & Emotional Health Happiness is not a destination, not something you are 'owed', nor is it capacity you should feel all of the time. I know, right? https://bigthink.com/thinking/do-you-deserve-to-be-happy Social Health Sometimes, yes, you have to be brutally honest with your friends. Really, and they will appreciate it. https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2022/12/do-real-friends-tell-truth-confrontation/ Be your best, friends s