Emotional First Aid is Necessary for a Healthy Life. Here’s Why
We use Band-Aids to cover our physical wounds, so why don’t we use emotional hygiene when combating mental ones? Psychologist Guy Winch points out that we tend to ignore loneliness, trauma, and emotional pain—and this suffering can cause incredible physical harm. But what if we learned to take care of our emotions and minds in the same way we do physical pain?