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Clementina Mengich

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Essential Mind. Essential Life

Visit my blog eleMental where we talk about all thinks mental health.
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Clementina Mengich @clemelemental.bsky.social · Sep 13

The dictionary defines elemental as 'being the basic or essential constituent of something', thus my blog, eleMENTAL, is based on the premise that mental health is the essential foundation of a fulfilling life.
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Welcome to eleMENTAL: Essential Mind. Essential Life.

Hello and a very warm welcome to eleMENTAL! Clementina here, and I’m absolutely thrilled to start this journey with you. After giving it much thought and through personal experience, I’…

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We believe that primary emotions like sadness or anxiety are the problem. But what if the real source of our suffering is the second layer of emotions we pile on? Read more on meta-emotions: our feelings about our feelings in our latest dispatch cmangich-wrfti.wordpress.com/2025/11/21/f...
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Feeling Bad About Feeling Bad: The Emotional Quicksand

You have had a long day and you snap at a friend in a moment of anger. Immediately, you are hit by a second wave of guilt. You beat yourself up about becoming that angry. Or perhaps you are saddene…

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November 21, 2025 at 7:47 AM

Clementina Mengich

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Our passions can be the greatest source of joy and meaning in our lives. On the other hand, as explored by our latest dispatch, we can also use to hide from the real world. Visit eleMENTAL to learn about these different types of passion.
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Productive Pain: Is Your Passion a Calling or a Hiding Place?

The feeling of being lost in a project, exercise or creative activity is one that is all too familiar. Time does not seem to exist, the outside world a faint echo, and we are filled with a sense of…

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November 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM

Clementina Mengich

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Our brains have a finite amount of energy for making good choices each day and every small decision drains that battery. Our latest dispatch addresses the solution - to intentionally design your day to reduce the number of trivial choices.

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How Decision Fatigue Is Stealing Your Energy (And How to Get It Back)

It’s 6 PM. The day is done, and you’ve dealt with emails and life administration. You go to the fridge to decide what to have, and your brain simply goes on vacation. Suddenly deciding what t…

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November 7, 2025 at 5:15 AM

Clementina Mengich

@clemelemental.bsky.social

Burnout is a state of deep exhaustion, not just stress, and recovery begins with small, intentional acts of self-care rather than massive life changes.
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October 24, 2025 at 3:28 AM

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Peace? Reconnection? Creativity? In our latest dispatch, we explore solitude - not as a tragedy, but as a means to more, if practiced mindfully.

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October 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM

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After our last post, it's fitting that our latest dispatch talks about the fear of "Day 1 Again" and why starting over is not failing, because for other reasons besides burnout, we often find ourselves starting over.
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“Day 1 Again” (And Why It’s Not a Failure)

You were on a good streak. Maybe you managed to do your daily exercises for the week, maybe it’s been a month of eating healthy, whatever it was, you knew you were building some momentum. Eve…

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October 11, 2025 at 9:34 PM

Clementina Mengich

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No motivation and sleep just can't seem to fix your constant exhaustion? Well, you might just be burnout.

Our latest dispatch on eleMENTAL provides a practical guide towards identifying signs and taking steps towards recovery. Read it here:
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More Than Tired: Are You Experiencing Burnout?

Have you ever had a strong feeling of fatigue that just never seems to go away, even after a good night’s sleep? Or maybe you have also felt a sense of alienation to a fulfilling job or role that y…

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October 4, 2025 at 6:16 AM

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In our latest post on the eleMENTAL blog, we look at the psychology cocerning how content shapes our behavior without us even realizing it. Ready to take back control of your digital well-being? Head over to our latest dispatch

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The Prestige: How Your Online World Shapes Your Real-World

Today, there is a certain familiarity that comes with the feeling of the hours ebbing away as we scroll through bottomless feeds, from heartwarming posts and scathing controversies to flawlessly ed…

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September 26, 2025 at 11:09 AM

Clementina Mengich

@clemelemental.bsky.social

Hello eleMENTALs,

In our latest dispatch at eleMENTAL, we're talking about the powerful emotion of FEAR, which is fundamental determinant of our mental health.
Come learn more about how we can manage this important emotional response.

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