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Dear Members, Clients, and Friends,
Welcome to Week 1 of the 6 Week Self-Care Challenge. This week we will focus on
Psychological Self-Care. For our purposes, psychological self-care is defined as anything pertaining to, dealing with, or affecting the mind, especially as a function of awareness, feeling, or motivation. We will aim at tapping into our self-awareness and awareness of how we are in the world, our feelings, and our motivations. Aim to do at least one thing daily. If you miss a day, do not beat yourself up about it, get back to it as soon as you can.
Ways to pamper your Psychological self-care:
- Self-Reflections Therapy
- Journal Self-Awareness
- Sensory Engagement Aromatherapy
- Draw/Paint
- Go to a Symphony/Ballet/Concert
- Relax in the Sun/Garden
- Read a Self-Help Book
- Join a Support Group
- Think about Your Positive Qualities
- Practice Asking for and Receiving Help
How will you make sure you make a small amount of time to do a daily psychological self-care task?
Many find the first thing in the morning to be the best time. It's quiet, maybe you sit down to some coffee or tea, your mind hasn't been flagged by anything negative yet, it is still clear and ready for something good. It is also a great way to set yourself up for a positive day.
Can't do mornings, that is fine. You must find what works for you. Nee a reminder? The easiest thing to do is set an appointment in your calendar for the time of day you will make "you time" and put it on a daily repeat. There are also apps, Habit Bull or Streaks, that help with habit building and act as a daily reminder and a weekly consistency reminder. Check them out.
Try out different task suggestions and different "you times." Find what feels right for you, you will know.
All the best, Alta
Alta Acosta-Carter
Club Director
NASM - CPT
Precision Nutrition Coach
BASI Pilates
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Client of the Month
Linda Dobson
When I was asked to write a short piece as "client of the month", my first reaction was "oh no this really isn't a good time. I am more physically and emotionally drained than I have ever been", but perhaps there is no better time to write.
Last March 2016 I was diagnosed with an aggressive form of non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. I spent most of the year getting chemo treatment and then a stem cell transplant in the fall. I am happy to say that I am now in remission.
I can look back with a smile remembering my hair loss but replacing it with a SAPPHIRE BLUE wig which I loved! And trying to do side planks with a chemo bag tied around my waist. Throughout treatment I did what I could. On good days I did more and on bad days less. Carol my trainer was good in assessing my overall well-being and modifying my workouts accordingly. Best of all I always felt encouraged and supported by those at the club. It meant so much.
My journey has been somewhat like running a marathon but I know that a positive attitude and drive to keep moving were key to getting me through. I even developed a reputation on the 6th floor Cancer wing at Good Sam for walking the corridors with my IV pole (in my blue wig) trying to log miles every day. I guess I stood out!
Now I am in the recovery stage and I thought I could get on with life as I knew it. Au contraire! I now find that the recovery stage is just as much a deal as the treatment stage.... but of course different. I am now more emotional, watching for "signs" of returning cancer, feeling like I am on my own where before I had weekly visits to the Dr., and feeling exhausted as my body fights back from the stem cell transplant 4 months ago.
I don't want to push myself too hard but want to keep moving in whatever ways I can. I know the key is setting realistic expectations and being patient with myself. It is probably the hardest task of all - not comparing myself to what I could do before or to others. I want to be kind to myself, positive and active...
Linda Dobson
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