What if you’re not “mentally ill” or broken – just underdeveloped in specific inner skills that can be grown?

In this video, Dr Tony Weston introduces PsycheVita® – psychological–emotional vitality – as a powerful alternative to traditional “mental health” language. Instead of labels and pathology, PsycheVita looks at your vitality level and the skills behind it, using the Lifelong Capacities Map®:

• A PsycheVita Vitality Scale from Level 1 (minimal vitality) to Level 5 (optimal vitality)

• 12 capacities and 48 competencies, including:

  • 1.2 Adaptive Emotional Processing – digesting feelings so they become guidance, not chaos

  • 1.3 Emotional Agility – shifting emotional states without getting stuck

  • 3.4 Healthy Self-Worth – solid, non-performance-based value

  • 7.3 Resilient Reorientation After Setbacks – realigning with purpose after life knocks you down

  • 8.2 Somatic Attunement – reading body signals before overload

  • 10.3 Adaptive Self-Monitoring – noticing your patterns in real time and adjusting kindly

You’ll see how what we usually call “mental health problems” are often uneven or thwarted growth across these capacities – and how strengthening them moves you from surviving to thriving.