Eric Almeida shares his personal experience with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and how it led him to understand the power of our minds in shaping our experiences. He discusses how false narratives can become powerful forces in our lives, but by recognizing and challenging them, we can find new ways of being and experience greater freedom and authenticity.

Processing emotions is crucial for both men and women, but men tend to struggle with identifying and expressing their emotions effectively. To develop a greater sense of emotional intelligence and improve their mental health, men should create a practice around introspection and give themselves time to understand and connect with their emotions.

Eric Almeida was interviewed by The Zoe Report regarding autumn anxiety. Autumn anxiety is a trend seen in people who have a tendency toward anxiety symptoms in the fall season, according to Eric Almeida, a mental health coach who specializes in EFT (emotional freedom technique). Symptoms can include excessive worry, irritability, fatigue/sleeplessness, a lack of interest in everyday activities, and feeling depressed. However, "autumn anxiety" is not a condition that can be clinically diagnosed. Eric Almeida suggests that if you experience more than half of the typical symptoms for weeks at a time during the fall season, it could be an indicator of an anxiety flare-up.

Depression that occurs due to the holidays is just as valid a form as depression as when it is not connected with the holidays. These depressive symptoms can include feeling sad or having a depressed mood, loss of interest in activities once enjoyed, changes in appetite or sleep, loss of energy, feelings of worthlessness, guilt or purposelessness and/or thoughts of death or suicide.

I remember so many times in high school, that I would get to school in the morning and I would feel just awful. My stomach would be in knots and I would feel nauseous, and on the really bad mornings I would get terrible cramps. On those bad mornings, I would go to the nurse saying that I felt sick.

There is so much talk nowadays about the prevalence of anxiety in our culture. There is some truth to this. I am not aware of a person who has not experienced anxiety. But feeling anxiety doesn’t necessarily mean that you have a problem.