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While anxiety is meant to be a helpful, temporary alarm system, when it becomes chronic, it sets up permanent residence in one notorious area: the Head-Neck-Shoulder Highway.

For too long, we've been taught to separate our minds from our bodies, as if emotions were abstract concepts disconnected from our physical selves.

As you build this habit, you will face two main obstacles: inconsistency and perfectionism. Inconsistency: Life happens. If you miss a day, it is not a failure. Simply commit to starting fresh the next day. The habit is the repetition, not the streak. Perfectionism: Your ritual doesn't have to be perfect. You don't need the perfect space, the perfect lighting, or perfect thoughts. If your journal entry is a messy bulleted list done while sitting in your car, that's a success

Getting those looping thoughts out of your head and onto paper is like hitting the "mute" button on your mental chatter. It lessens their power and frees up mental energy. Instead of cycling through the same worries, you process them, acknowledge them, and often, release them. This practice helps create mental spaciousness.

Your body is a remarkable example of your zone of influence. While you can't control every external factor that affects your health, you have immense power over your daily habits. These controllable actions build physical resilience, which, in turn, strengthens your mental and emotional resilience.

Men's mental health is important. The "manning up," motto hasn't worked. It's time we get real about mental health, to include men.