Keynote speaker Joyce Marter will share tools and strategies to destigmatize mental health and support those who need to address the feelings about challenges or circumstances they face.
How Working On Your Mental Health Can Help Fix Your Finances forbes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from forbes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
You work hard, so you deserve to splurge, right? You re tired of saving for a rainy day agree? Well, it s possible you re overdoing the treat yourself mindset when it comes to your money. Maybe you re the victim of a few commonly touted money myths that show up under the guise of mental health mantras ostensibly encouraging self-talk that has the potential to derail your best-laid financial plans (whether that s paying down a mountain of debt, contributing to your emergency fund, or sticking to your budget).
We asked some mental health experts to reframe some of the things you might tell yourself about money and how to think of them in a new way the next time you re tempted to pull out your credit card and buy something to self-soothe when you should save.
Why People Cope with Life Events So Differently
Written by Simone M. Scully on February 5, 2021 Fact checked by Jennifer Chesak
Overcoming obstacles in the past helps you better cope in the present.
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Last June, I lost my full-time job in a large-scale pandemic layoff. I was surprised I didn’t cry while getting the news over a video call. Instead, I had a fierce desire to “do something.”
Once I was off the phone and told my family, I disappeared upstairs to start figuring out my next step. Over the next few months, I took comfort in applying to jobs, writing cover letters, and doing freelance jobs it made me feel like I was working toward something.