The neuroscience of mental health in 1 minute You are what you think and feel, and what you think and feel is nothing but a repeated pattern your brain has learned to run. Most people wake up and start living from those same patterns… thinking the same thoughts, feeling the same emotions, and calling it a new mundane day. Good news is that you can break the pattern by becoming aware of your thoughts and emotions, and bringing your attention back to the present because that’s the only place change can actually happen. Here are some practical tips to help you with that: 1- Mindful awareness: Notice your thoughts when they show up and name them without judging. For example, if you catch yourself stressing about something that happened in the office, take a break and just say to yourself “That’s me stressing about work” and bring your focus to the present moment. 2- Breathing control: Slow, deep breathing lowers cortisol and shifts your nervous system from stress (sympathetic) to ...