When we spend a lot of time putting out other peoples fires it leaves little emotional, physical and mental energy left to deal with our own problems. Which does not help our own recovery.

In My Awakenings I have learned that you must give equal attention to giving yourself space and time to heal. That requires a lot of your energy.

Pablo Wright shares his mental health well-being tools in his books on Amazon marketplace . My Awakenings A Good Mental Health Workbook and Toolkit deal with well-being and recovery after brain surgery or brain injury (my Toolkit) and for general mental health well-being for coping with anxiety, depression and the stresses of life ( My Awakenings Workbook )

A great tool for recovery after a brain injury or surgery - but also for good mental health when dealing with anxiety, stress and depression is - Get enough Rest.

Rest throughout the day and each night are crucial to your recovery and well being. It also supports sensory overload and can reduce overwhelm.

Pablo Wright has learned this the hard way so that you don't have to.

Pablo shares this tip and many more through his books.

Find this tip and more in his Amazon Book - "My Awakenings - A Good Mental Health Toolkit." Pablo Wright

You don't need to be available to everyone all the time, so if you are feeling a bit overwhelmed - try putting the phone on do not disturb for a while. It will all be there when you get back to it.

Pablo Wright suggests in his book "My Awakenings - A Good Mental Health Toolkit" that to aid recovery from a brain injury and to support good mental health it's okay to put the phone to one side for a while (** Providing your health care professionals are in agreement **).

Making ourselves react to every ping can take its toll on out mental well-being. So a short period of peace and quiet can be restorative.

Less screen time - more nature and rest.

My Awakenings Book Series by Pablo Wright are available from Amazon Books.

Pablo Wright has lived with a brain injury since birth - for over 50 years. He has experienced epilepsy, brain surgery, PTSD, anxiety, depression and auras.

He has also had treatment for bi-polar and schizoaffective disorder. As well as OCD, autism and ADHD.

Pablo Wright lives in Australia with his wife of more than 30 years and advocates for good mental health.

He loves to share his insights so that others can experience better health.

One mindful activity that I find helpful that comes out in my book "My Awakenings - A Good Mental Health Toolkit - Pablo Wright" Amazon Books is... to sit by and watch moving water.

We often head out to a lake or the ocean and just enjoy a drink while watching the water lap against the shore or listen to the waves and the sounds of nature around the watercourse.

If you allow yourself to be in the moment you may feel the tension falling out of your shoulders.

Keeping a record of this in a journal will help you to understand just how helpful this can be.

Getting outside of the same sterile four walls is important for mental health. Pablo Wright's mental health tip to get outside for walks in green space can benefit - sleep patterns as well as general mood. Going for walks helps us to de-stress , relax tight muscles and be part of a community.

Pablo Wright has over 50 years experience of living with a brain injury and associated mental health problems. He shares his lived experience advice in his series of books "My Awakenings - A Good Mental Health Toolkit " Available through Amazon Books.

It's important to stay on top of negative thoughts and also know what is taking up your time and energy in your mind.

By keeping a thought journal, both positive and negative thoughts can be noted so that you can stop ruminating on them and this may prove helpful to your overall mood and well-being.

An excerpt from Pablo Wrights - "My Awakenings - A Good Mental Health Work Book" - Amazon Books by Pablo Wright

Pablo Wright has over 50 years experience of living with a brain injury, epilepsy, PTSD, mood disorders, recovery from brain surgery and more recently a revelation of ADHD and Autism.