Brain9d Blog | Keep your brain fit

Life is a journey, not a destination, and so is our wellbeing. Good wellbeing requires an everyday commitment to keeping ourselves on track. Whether you approach your wellbeing from a physical, mental or emotional perspective, your brain can support or thwart your efforts. When Brain Neuroplasticity was discovered in the 1970’s, it changed the course of brain science as we came to understand that the brain has the capacity to respond to its environmental changes and to re-arrange itself to accommodate these changes. We now know that the brain changes throughout life: 1.      At gestation and birth when the immature brain forms and organises itself 2.      In the early years of life when as children we absorb information and feedback from our environment 3.      After brain injury – to create new pathways for lost functions 4.      Throughout adulthood into later years as new things...

Depression can be a very confusing process to work through. You feel like you don’t know which way is up, nor do you know how far downwards is. Recovering from depression takes the courage to be really honest about you, your life and how you are coping with the events or challenges that life brings you. The first step toward recovery is to define whether you are experiencing depression. From this point, you can take the next step, but you need a starting line. Hence why it is important to be able to do an honest review of your situation. Remember that everyone has sadness to deal with from time to time, especially if you have had traumatic events in your life and are still processing grief. But depression goes further, it goes on and on and stops you from being able to move forward and experience what the future may bring. All aspects of your wellbeing are impacted when you are experiencing depression. Here are some ways you could be affected: Your Mental Wellbei...