“Mental health is a social priority”

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The Sevillian psychologist and writer Enia Ruiz de Castroviejo, specialized in PSYCHOONCOLOGYunderlines the need to offer families A place where they can find guidance, learn tools for communication and strengthen their collective emotional well -being. ” Also warns that stressthe anxietydepression or emotional crises “do not pass with willpower“

Ruiz recalls that more and more people understand that going to the psychologist “is not a sign of weakness, but of courage and self -care.” Insists on the importance of emotional education from childhood because children “They learn more than they see, than what they are told” and, therefore, that training is “as important as any other school learning.”

The expert claims that family be “the First space of support and of Emotional learning“

In the face of increased individualism and the loss of empathyRuiz alerts the risk that young people grow up with loneliness, insecurity And more difficulty in Manage emotions. In his opinion, there are already collective changes in the attitude towards mental health: parents who take their children to the psychologist, children who encourage their parents to ask for help and couples who come together to therapy.

New Place: Emerging Space

To respond to these needs, Ruiz de Castroviejo has launched Emerging spacea Mental Health Center in Seville centered on PSYCHOONCOLOGY and processes of dueland that offers close accompaniment. His goal is that “each person feels understood and backed, transforming difficult moments into processes of growth and resilience”, through a multidisciplinary approach where work in a coordinated way Psychologists, psychiatrists, therapists and family doctors.

The founder emphasizes that caring for mental health It shouldn’t be a luxury: “Investing in our emotional health improves the quality of life, strengthens the family and prevents major problems.” He also warns about the current rhythm of life: “We are paying a high price in terms of emotional well -being,” so, “emotional education should be as priority as any other ability we teach and value.”

With more than 25 years Of experience in psychooncology and a vast editorial production, Ruiz summarizes his project as “a place of Reference in Seville“For him Emotional well -beingthe reflection and the construction of healthy linksand remember that the issue is not private: “It can no longer be hidden or relegated: mental health is a social priority.”