🌟Insights from Derek Thiessen 🧠 We had an enlightening conversation with Derek Thiessen, a Canadian Certified Counselor and former volleyball player, about his sources of support for mental health and well-being. Here's what he had to say: Q: Can you tell us about some of the sources of support for your mental health and well-being? Are there people or resources that play an important role for you? A: "I find it's important for me to have a mixture of both 'internal' and 'external' resources that I can turn to for supporting my overall mental well-being. Turning toward an internal resource might look like reminding myself of instances when I successfully bounced back from setbacks (resilience) or gently reminding myself that I don't have to solve everything at once and can be patient with myself (self-compassion). Tapping into external resources looks like using guided meditations, watching informative videos, listening to music that either calms my body or energizes it, and, of...