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THE LGA MERIT

Online wellness talks in the DILG:

A psychosocial support
intervention

keep inspiring you to strive to
With the ongoing crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, “ I hope that our sessions will
mental health has been put at stake more than ever. become what you are meant
The battle has never been easy since the very beginning to be.
with many lives lost and affected. Productivity has
been inevitably affected. With this, the LGA initiated a - LGA Asst. Dir. Daphne Purnell
psychosocial support intervention popularly known as
the Online Wellness Talks series which aims to ensure the
state of mental wellbeing of the Department personnel.

A total of two (2) sessions was held for the first quarter of
2021 titled, “Hope and cope: Starting strong in 2021” and
“Finding inner balance,” with Ms. Katherine Rañeses of
Coaching Happiness Philippines and Ms. Fatima Bargas of
Online Healing Community as the key resource speakers,
respectively.
Ms. Rañeses suggested to start the year right by
recognizing the importance of optimism and said,
“the change of mindset is crucial in order to develop
optimism, leading to long-term happiness.” She
encouraged everyone to build optimism by being
hopeful, putting oneself first, harnessing self-care, caring
less over uncontrollable situations, practicing conscious
communication, and having a gratitude journal.

Moreover, the harmony between work and life was
promoted by Ms. Bargas as she emphasized that balance
leads to one’s own peaceful nature. She also highlighted
the importance of acknowledging one’s own peace
as a part of harnessing one’s inner balance. “Peace is
important because it is our true nature, we aim for that
harmony because innately, we are good,” she said.

In this challenging time, the LGA, in behalf of the
Department, foresees the welfare of its personnel.
Most importantly, the LGA seeks to aid the personnel
in developing restructured mindsets toward optimal
productivity and good overall wellbeing. Indeed,
psychosocial and mental health support are of equal
importance among all aspects. As the famous phrase
goes, mental health does matter.

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