This video outlines a comprehensive approach to enhancing well-being, emphasizing lifestyle changes, mindfulness, and psychotherapeutic strategies. It highlights the crucial role of sleep, exercise, a balanced diet, avoiding harmful substances, and strong social connections for overall health. Techniques like deep breathing, meditation, and an anti-inflammatory diet are recommended for managing stress and inflammatory conditions. The video introduces practical tools for emotional regulation, such as the hand-brain model, gratitude exercises, and goal-setting, alongside the benefits of journaling, nature, and music for mental and emotional well-being. Viewers are encouraged to reflect on their habits and set goals to integrate these strategies into their daily lives, showcasing the ease of implementing these practices amidst the body's complexity for improved immunity, stress management, and telomere health.
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Duhigg, C. (2012). The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business. Random House
Mosley, M. (2023). Just One Thing: How Simple Changes Can Transform Your Life. Hachette Australia
About Professor Kay Wilhelm
Kay Wilhelm is Professor of Psychiatry at University of Notre Dame Sydney, Conjoint Professor in Psychiatry and Mental Health UNSW and Emeritus Consultant Psychiatrist at St Vincent’s Hospital. She was a Member of NSW Medical Council for 14 years and Chair of Doctor’s Health Program for 12 and now part of the Hearing Member Panel for the NSW Medical Council. She is Chair, HETI Higher Education Governing Council and a member of the Central and Eastern Sydney LDH Advisory Group of Suicide Prevention and Mental Health. Kay has previously been a consultant and researcher in the Mood Disorders Unit at Prince Henry Hospital, which developed into the Black Dog Institute. Following that, she worked at St Vincent’s Hospital in Liaison Psychiatry, with particular interest in transplant psychiatry, diabetes and suicidal presentations. She has carried out a seminal 30-year longitudinal study looking at gender differences of wellbeing (The Sydney Teachers’ Study). She has been awarded Founders’ Medal, from Australasian Society of Psychiatric Research; the RANZCP College Citation and NSW Branch’s Meritorious Service Award and is a Member of the Order of Australia, in recognition of services in depression management, suicide prevention, doctors’ health, professional education and service to the profession.
