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We had a very positive experience with Alissa as a tutor for our pod of 5th grade boys from January - June 2020. She cared a lot about the boys and worked hard to create meaningful activities for them. The pod experience was invaluable … More for all of our families during a difficult year and we were so grateful to have found this partnership! We also want to appreciate Craig for helping to match us with a tutor on very short notice after we had cycled through a few folks who were not able to see the commitment through. Thanks for sticking with us!
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Dusty was the exact person we needed to help our child finish out the school year. So grateful to him for the way he steadily encouraged her and helped her stay on track and organized. He is flexible, responsive to our needs/schedule as … More a family, and a delight to be with. We are also thankful that Craig at Themba Tutors really "gets it" and partnered us with such a wonderful tutor who was a great fit for our girl.
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I am going into my second year as a Themba tutor. I have met so many great individuals while working for this company. Craig and the rest of the Themba team do such an excellent job picking and choosing Themba tutors that suit each client's … More individual needs! I look forward to meeting new tutors and clients in the 2021-2022 school year!
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Brian is a fantastic executive functioning coach. Super helpful, flexible with hours, and tailored the experience to our needs.
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Giulia Mercuri is a great Italian tutor! She was very responsive and accessible. Giulia put a ton of effort into preparing for each session and really helped our son with test preparation and projects. We are grateful that she was able … More to help, especially since our son did not receive any live teaching during COVID. We are happy that she was referred to us!
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We were introduced to a wonderful tutor: Mcedwyn. He and our son, a freshman in college, worked well together. As a result, our son’s grades significantly improved. The tutor taught our son subject content and various methods to effectively … More study for quizzes and exams. Our son was also taught time management and organization. My son’s experience with the tutor made the first year of college a less intimidating experience.
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We have been with our tutor, Cailin Schiller, for two years, from 5th - 7th grade. She started as an executive functioning tutor with my daughter. From the start, she demonstrated a depth of expertise and a selective use of techniques skillfully … More adapted to my daughter’s ADHD and Math disability. Cailin made Math accessible and understandable to her in a way that even her teachers had not been able to do. She differentiated reading, writing and math tasks and assignments to tailor them to my daughter’s unique learning differences. Not only did it have an effect on her grades and her work efficiency, but she finally could do her work with less anxiety. Even my daughter’s teachers used Cailin’s guidance to modify their work with her. But most importantly, she became my daughter’s favorite resource. I can’t say how invaluable Cailin has been to my daughter’s progress and well-being. I’d recommend her a million times over. She is a gem.
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Victoria is a superb tutor. She helped my high school age daughter with her writing. Victoria's skills as a tutor, as well as her sense of humor and her engaging personality went a long way with my daughter.
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Themba Tutors provided a leaning specialist that was a perfect fit for my daughter. I told them what we were looking for and they delivered. Our tutor is responsive and flexible and makes it easy for my daughter to reach out to her own … More her own, which gives her an added sense of responsibility over her learning. As a therapist myself, I now regularly recommend Themba to my patients. A much needed and well provided service to the community!!
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The tutors at Themba are fantastic! Caitlyn McNeill helped our son academically, but also with getting organized in every subject, which he so desperately needed. She offered great advice and useful strategies that helped our son become … More a more successful student. We are using Themba tutors again this year for our daughter. We're so happy to have been referred to them!
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I'm so glad we were referred to Themba Tutors. After a great initial conversation to learn our needs, we were connected with an excellent tutor, Felicia, who is helping our high school daughter learn better organizational and executive … More skills. Highly recommended.
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We had a wonderful experience with our tutor Micaela. She helped our son not only academically but at every level. We will be forever grateful to have her in our lives.
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The tutors at Themba are fantastic! Caitlyn McNeill helped our son academically, but also with getting organized in every subject, which he so desperately needed. She offered great advice and useful strategies that helped our son become … More a more successful student. We are using Themba tutors again this year for our daughter. We're so happy to have been referred to them!
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Paul Smith at Themba has been an exceptional tutor for my son, both in terms of teaching the subject matter and teaching how best to approach the process of learning math and executing assignments. We feel very fortunate to be working with … More Paul.
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We were very lucky to have found Edwouine Swift, my son's therapist through Themba Tutors. Thomas is 12 years old, and it is extremely difficult to get him to write. Edwouine just works her magic with him, he adores her and is so … More eager to follow her guidance. I have no doubt she will be a positive driving force in his academic future.
GUIDE TO LOOKING AFTER YOUR MENTAL HEALTH:
Everything You Need to Know
Mental health is always worth focusing on, and it should be a priority. Despite that, many people don’t know enough about it to properly look after it. There can be plenty of reasons for this. One of the more notable is that looking after your mental health can seem complicated and challenging.
While it takes time and effort, it doesn’t need to be impossible. There are countless ways you can do this, with professional mental health services being the tip of the iceberg.
You can try more than a few other strategies, too. Some of these could be much simpler than you’d expect, despite the impact they’ll have. By putting the time and effort into them, you should see a noticeable difference on how you feel long-term. It just means being willing to put the effort into them.
Some strategies are worth focusing on from the start because of the impact they can have on your mental health.
What is Mental Health?
Most people see mental health as how they feel. While this is true, there’s more to it than that. Your mental health affects your daily life, and this can be much more significant than you’d think. When you’re not looking after your mental health, your life could get worse and worse.
This then leads to a downward spiral, which is always worth avoiding. Nobody wants to go through that process or struggle with their mental health. By putting the time and effort into it, you’ll see more than a few benefits. This doesn’t just mean feeling better than you already do.
Instead, maintaining and improving your mental health can:
1. Help improve the relationships you have with friends and family.
2. Make work and other obligations much more manageable.
3. Impact your physical health and whether you’re actually healthy.
4. Improve your self-esteem and self-confidence.
5. Let you get more social and active.
These can all be great benefits to work toward. They’ll have a significant impact on your overall life. You’ll see everything getting better and better in time.
You’ll want to work towards them as much as you can. But, that means knowing how to look after your mental health. This often seems complicated and overwhelming, and it’s easy to see why. But, that doesn’t mean it has to be that way. It could be a lot more straightforward than you’d expect.
You just need to focus on the right areas for you. Taking the right steps could be more than enough to help with this. With a little time and effort, they’ll pay off. Five steps stand out.
Looking After Your Mental Health: 5 Ways to Try
1. Take a Break
You’ll deal with a lot of stress in your daily life. This can come from work and more than a few other obligations. With how important many of these areas are, you’ll need to get them sorted out. But, that doesn’t mean you have to focus on them all the time. Instead, it can be more than worth taking a break every once in a while.
This lets you get away from your daily stressors and focus on your needs. Doing something enjoyable and relaxing during your break helps with this. You’ll have plenty of options to go for with this. Even something as simple as playing Spider Solitaire could be more than enough to get started with it. It’ll help more than you’d think.
2. Get a Little Active
Physical activity is a great way to look after your physical health, but it also affects your mental health. By putting the time and effort into it, you should end up feeling better and better in time. This doesn’t always have to mean spending a lot of time in the gym, however.
Instead, short walks and jogs could be enough to help with this. The trick here is to make sure you’re doing it regularly so you can see the impact. You’ll see this more and more as time goes on. It’s a quick and easy way to look after your mental health.
3. Spend Time in Nature
Countless people overlook the impact that nature can have on their mental health. It plays more of a role in how you feel than you’d think. Nature helps you relax, affects your physical health, and more. It’s even a great way to get away from the daily stressors in your life for a little while. It’ll be more than worth focusing on because of that.
The trick to this is spending time in nature as much as you can. Once you do, you’ll end up feeling a lot better than you would’ve thought. There are plenty of ways you can do this. Taking a walk through a forest, going for a hike, and camping can all be great. Even getting some plants and flowers for your home can be a great way to help with this.
4. Improve Your Sleep
How well you sleep plays a significant role in your mental health, but most people don’t realize it. If you’re not getting enough quality sleep every night, you could end up feeling worse and worse. By actually putting the effort into this, however, you’ll see a noticeable impact on how you feel. This doesn’t just mean feeling refreshed.
You’ll end up feeling noticeably more relaxed and happier once you’re getting enough quality sleep. It’s just a matter of knowing how to get this quality sleep every night. Establishing a nighttime routine that gets you in the mood to sleep is recommended. There’s no reason why this shouldn’t help.
5. Connect With Others
Social connections are vital for people to feel good. They help to prevent feelings of loneliness and the mental health implications that come with it. Despite that, countless people don’t put enough time and effort into it. It could be worth putting a bit of time and effort into developing and nurturing these connections.
Once you do, you’ll see more than a few benefits because of it. Preventing feelings of loneliness is just a start. You’ll also have an emotional support system in place to help you when you need it. Putting the effort into these social connections doesn’t even need to be too complicated. It should end up being easier than you might’ve thought.
Tips for Looking After Your Mental Health
Taking the right steps is a great way to look after your mental health. But, it can still seem complicated. You could feel like it’ll be a long and difficult process. While you’ll have to put the time into it, it doesn’t need to be hard. It could be more straightforward than you’d think.
A few mental health tips could be more than enough to help with this. Some of the more effective of these are:
- Focus on What You Like – By focusing on what you enjoy, you’ll help your mental health much more than you’d think. It’ll help spread positive chemicals around your body, helping you feel better and better. It’s worth putting the time and effort into it regularly.
- Schedule Time For It – Most people feel like they don’t have the time for their mental health. This doesn’t have to be the case. By scheduling time to look after yourself, you make it much easier. It’s just a matter of scheduling it into your week and making sure you do it.
- Have a Self-Care Kit – There could be times when you feel overwhelmed and not able to do anything. This is natural for many people, and can often be unavoidable. By having a self-care kit, you can deal with this better than you’d think. There’s no reason this shouldn’t help you get out of a rut.
- Don’t Be Afraid to Talk – Sometimes, talking things out can help your mental health better than you’d think. It takes a lot of pressure off your shoulders, and you could even get emotional support, too. This doesn’t always need to be a therapist. Friends and family can help with it, as well.
By adding these to the steps above, there’s no reason you shouldn’t be able to look after your mental health. You’ll see quite an impact.
It’ll still take some time and effort, but it shouldn’t have to be complicated. By putting the effort into it long-term, you’ll see a significant impact on your mental health. You’ll be feeling better and better before you know it.
Wrapping Up
Looking after your mental health is vital for more than a few reasons. It affects how you feel every day, improves your social connections, and much more. You’ve no reason not to put the time and effort into your mental health. Actually trying to look after it can seem complicated.
With the right strategies, however, this doesn’t need to be as hard as you’d think. It could be a whole lot easier. It’s just a matter of actually putting the time and effort into them. Adding a few mental health tips to the strategies you’re using makes looking after your mental health quite easy.
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