How to Build Emotional Fitness & Be Your Own Heroine

Debra Campbell
6 min readApr 11, 2021

Emotional fitness is vital in facing the mental health challenges exacerbated by the pandemic. But what exactly is meant by emotional fitness and how do you build it?

Emotional fitness is an analogous concept to physical fitness, but applied to our thinking and emotions - specifically how we manage thoughts and feelings to support our mental health, resilience, relationships and greater happiness. Emotional health and fitness initially grow from building your awareness of how your inner thoughts and feelings impact you and your outer world…

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Debra Campbell

Dr Debra Campbell is a psychologist and author of Lovelands, a self-help memoir about becoming your own hero. You can find out more at www.drdebracampbell.com