13) Reviewing and Promoting Current Articles

@SoulfullyAButterfly https://www.7cups.com/experts/article/the-social-stigma-attached-to-men-s-mental-health

EAT – Experience (trained active listener graduate in medicine and surgery), authority (443 hours of active listening, completion of academy programmes), and trust (experience with writing in college magazine community, part of safety patrol team, lightship team member). is shown with clear examples.

@SoulfullyAButterfly

Article title: How to Stop Negative Thinking (Part 2)

Article link: https://www.7cups.com/experts/article/how-to-stop-negative-thinking-2

3 Best Practices: It’s strategical, the article makes us go straight to the core of the problem in the topic, provides examples so that it makes it easy for us to picture the process to combat negative thoughts.

Expertise: licensed mental health counsellor with over 10 years of experience in the mental health field.

Authority: the author is a licensed mental health counsellor so he provided best practices and examples to combat negative thoughts also with notes that several problems need to be assisted by a therapist.

Trust: the author inclusivity itself make the article trustworthy especially with the practices provided in the article, it's not only doable but proven to be efficient to combat negative thoughts (with few practices needing help from the therapist).

@SoulfullyAButterfly

Article picked: The 5 Hidden Faces of Self-Esteem

3 Strengths: 1. The content is great, 2. It offers small solutions to each problem, 3. the article was really understanding and empathetic.

Expertise:

1) The author offers really concise and helpful content.

2) The points are written clearly

Authority:

1) The author knows the subject well

2) The author has published many articles/forums before on 7 cups too

Trust:

1) They are a published author with 50 articles +

2) Also been an active listener since 2015

My graphic

Offer feedback to student:

@blissart

Really useful article you selected its a really important topic. You gave really good feedback and in general I can tell you read the article well. I would suggest a different using a different picture that's a bit more brighter but that's it. Overall great job.

@SoulfullyAButterfly

Activity

Pick one Content Article from the Expert Section - It is recommended to pick one that matches your choice of a focus area/topic.

The article that I am reviewing is “Feel Tired? A Path to Better Sleep Habits” by Scott Fantuchio. Overall the article is very relatable and empathic. It also provided a lot of great tips with explanations for each one. I believe the author turned this whole topic into a series post, which makes sense because of the huge amount of details that can be talked about.

https://www.7cups.com/experts/article/path-to-better-sleep-habits

Mention 3 top strengths of the article in terms of Best Practices.

The top 3 strengths of the articles are: 1.) its empathic and conversational tone, 2.) thoroughness for each tip, and 3.) shareability because of the element of “hope” that it provides. It conveys a message that we can all have a better sleep if we will follow some simple steps and avoid common traps.

Review the Article for EAT (expertise, authority and trustworthiness) and list at least 2 comments for each of the three factors (can be things followed or tips to boost EAT).

Expertise - The author, Scott Fantuchio, is a licensed mental health counselor with over 10 years in experience. This showed his expertise and credentials in talking about topics related to mental health. He is also an emergency service clinician.

Authoritative - The author has been working in various fields in mental health which gave him a lot of insights and personal and direct experiences in the topics he covers. He mentioned that he has helped treat children, adolescents, and adults with a wide range of different mental health needs by using individual and group therapy approaches.

Trust - He has written a number of articles on 7cups which are all quality articles with tons of informative facts and helpful ideas. He is also actively promoting overall wellness by using a holistic approach which both shows that he can be trusted.

Create a graphic to promote your selected content - remember to consider our previously discussed tips as well as peer feedback. Consider using your pseudonym or username if comfortable on the graphic in case of allowing social media usage.

@SoulfullyAButterfly

Using her passion to improve others’ mental health, Prachi has been an active listener at 7 Cups since 2018. As a lifelong learner, she has been enthusiastic about learning diverse skills and has successfully completed the Leadership Development Program (LDP) and internship programs at the 7 Cups Academy. Although an Engineer, she likes to tactfully apply her analyzing skills in the area of mental health. She is currently an active member of the Verifiers Listeners Team. Having struggled with issues of self-esteem and depression, Prachi now is on the other side of the road by happily listening to others via 7Cups!

@SoulfullyAButterfly

MY FINAL SUBMISSION

Article Link: https://www.7cups.com/experts/article/interview-coping-skills-for-anxiety

3 Strengths:
- Article was conversational. The creator asked small questions like- “Have you felt this?”

- Sources mentioned and hyperlinked.

- “sharable” and “relatable” topic chosen

Review

E-psychology graduate, CDM graduate, GLDD Graduate
A- writer, editor, chatroom supporter

T- strong passion for psychology, mental health and counselling

Graphic:https://imgur.com/wEAEFmX

PS: Open to feedback.

@SoulfullyAButterfly

Title: Never Say "I'm Stressed" Again!

3 top strengths: a unique take on the topic (stress), sharable on social media, backlinking to 7 cups free resources

EAT:

Expertise- Ph.D. degree, Licensed therapist

Authority – included autobiography (Assistant Professor and Director of Clinical Training at Argosy University), good book reviews

Trustworthiness – the article includes external back-linking, referenced award-winning author, social science researcher with own website page

@SoulfullyAButterfly

1. Pick one Content Article from the Expert Section - It is recommended to pick one that matches your choice of a focus area/topic. (Stress to Calm in 4 Powerful Steps - How to manage and control stress using easy steps)

https://www.7cups.com/experts/article/stress-to-calm-in-4-powerful-steps

2. Mention 3 top strengths of the article in terms of Best Practices.

-The article is concise and gets straight to the point

- The author was thorough on all points and did not skip over details.

- The author also demonstrated empathy and was helpful in suggesting self-affirmations to view stressors as challenges to be overcome.

3. Review the Article for EAT (expertise, authority and trustworthiness) and list at least 2 comments for each of the three factors (can be things followed or tips to boost EAT).

Expertise

1. The author mentions in his biography that he has a BA in psychology.

2. The author has been a volunteer active listener at 7 Cups since September 2021.

Authority

1. The author provided valid links that lead the reader to 7 Cups

2. The author could have used Grammarly to correct her English

Trust

1. The author has a good portfolio in her biography

2. The author has included valid quotes in the article

4. Create a graphic to promote your selected content - remember to consider our previously discussed tips as well as peer feedback. Consider using your pseudonym or username if comfortable on the graphic in case of allowing social media usage.

5. Offer feedback to one student for their submissions to the above steps.

@KateDoskocilova (page 6)

I love the bright colors used in the design of this image. It is so aesthetically pleasing and people would actually want to look at it.

@SoulfullyAButterfly

I read on stress to calm in 4 powerful steps:

I found this article to be helpful to me because I do stress a lot in my daily life.

The article showed how to release stress in tips that can help when a day is too stressful to handle.

I learned how to relax more and how too much stress is not good for the body and mind.

Cooments:

the article had a lot of ways to practice how to release stress.

the article was well written by the author

I trust the author in the way to help others not only themselvess in what they write about

1)The article I chose is Coping with Job Loss by Julie Ford. Here is the link:

https://www.7cups.com/experts/article/coping-with-job-loss

2)The first top strength is the utilization of empathy. At the beginning of the article, the author talked about how much energy and investment goes into working a job 8 hours a day and five days a week. The author also mentions people's feelings when they lose their job. I could tell that the author really understands what it's like to have a job and then lose it.

The second top strength is hyperlinking sources. The author hyperlinked a lot of words to lead back to sources and also give the reader more information.

The third top strength is utilizing an expert quote to back up the author’s statement and add value to the article.

3)Expertise: The author used a quote from a psychologist/author. The author also has a passion for mental health advocacy and has experience with mental health conditions. She also has 20 years of writing experience.

Authority: The author has five other articles that she has written on 7 Cups. One of her articles talks about the signs and symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). She also has an article on co-parenting.

Trust: The author has written articles for different publications. She also has good quality content in her articles. I could tell that she spent time gathering the information and writing in a way to help people cope with job loss.

4) https://www.canva.com/design/DAE8v25jZLU/7ejFOGR3h7ypo2haNds5_g/view?utm_content=DAE8v25jZLU&utm_campaign=share_your_design&utm_medium=link&utm_source=shareyourdesignpanel