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Occupational Wellness: Fulfillment in Our Work Lives
Occupational wellness is a dimension that weaves together a few different aspects of wellness. Where and how we work will affect our financial standing, our social lives, and other regions such as intellectual, emotional, and environmental wellness. What sets it apart, however, are the areas of work relationships, balance, and achievement. Occupational Wellness Means Balance at Work Work relationships exist between you and your employer/employees and coworkers. It is important to have an open line of communication, to have respect, and to feel appreciated. When faced with a challenge, addressing it in a timely manner and with integrity will serve everyone’s best interest at work. Getting support when needed by…
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The Sandwich Generation: Living In The Middle
The month of July is the National Sandwich Generation Month. The term sandwich generation refers to men and women supporting their parents and their children simultaneously. This generation of people tends to be middle-aged, 35-54, and still in the workforce. They are caring for aging parents as well as their own children. The term was coined by a social worker in 1981 who saw an increase in the number of adult children supporting their parents while also raising their own kids. This time of life can be exhausting and financially difficult. If you are experiencing an increased need to assist your parents as they age while having kids at home,…
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Pain Management Tips That Maximize your Energy
Day 20: 2/3s of the month is over. I hope you are enjoying my posts! What’s more physically and emotionally draining than being in pain? Not much. Pain caused by illnesses and injuries can be exhausting. The body…and the mind…use a lot of energy to heal. Being in chronic pain can lead to depression, weight loss or gain, and cause mobility issues. Managing pain can help you revive your energy and heal. When illness or injury strikes the body reacts by shutting down primary functions in order to heal. It’s normal to sleep, relax, stay sedentary and do what needs to be done to regain health. Though you’re technically resting,…
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Food Swaps that Rev Up your Energy
Day 17 of the Ultimate Blog Challenge. We are on the downhill side now and looking at food’s impact on improving your energy. People are creatures of habit. They like what they like, and they get into a routine of buying the same thing over and again. It’s the same with our food choices. We tend to eat what we’ve always eaten because it’s Fast Easy Convenient Predictable These can be good reasons to choose a food item, but they may not be the healthiest. When it comes to generating energy with our food, it might be time to swap the foods you usually eat for foods that rev up…
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Your Diet Could be Draining Your Energy
It’s Day 11 of the Ultimate Blog Challenge. This post looks at how your diet can affect your energy. Our bodies run on fuel. What we choose as fuel directly affects how efficiently and energized our bodies run. When people are feeling low on energy, the first thing to look at is what they are or aren’t eating. If you aren’t choosing the right foods, it’s likely your body is responding with lower levels of energy and conking out throughout the day. If you aren’t eating whole foods in the right quantity or variety, it could be draining your energy. Just because something is edible doesn’t mean it’s ideal. We…
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The Disneyland Effect- Why Goals Create Excitement and Energy
There are a lot of reasons people lose energy. Eating poorly, failing to get quality sleep, hanging out with draining people- even being bored with life can zap your energy. There’s plenty that can be done to invigorate and generate more energy for a tired body. Eat better, get plenty of rest and fresh air, but what about rejuvenating a tired mind? Being bored with life and reviving a tired mind takes more than eating healthy food and hiking in the fresh air. Your mind needs extra stimulus to get excited and generate energy. One of the key concepts for reviving a tired mind is the Disneyland effect. What Is…
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Pro-Tips that Guard your Energy Against Emotionally Draining People
It’s Day 7 of the Ultimate Blog Challenge. We are one week in. Have you learned about ways to generate or protect your energy? Are they tips that you can put to good use? Find a post that relates to your life and see if the tips included help you. Today we look at more tips on dealing with emotional draining people. It’s hard enough to generate enough energy on your own without having to worry about someone else draining it. Some people are tough to be around, and it can zap your energy and make it harder to get through the day. If you are unfortunate enough to be…
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3 Myths that Rob your Energy
It’s Day 4 of the Ultimate Blog Challenge. A myth is a story that has long-held beliefs to be true but isn’t always based on fact. Myths can be legends, practices, and behaviors that people hold to whether they are true, accurate, or helpful. We are all influenced by myths handed down from our culture, our community, and our families. Much of what we do we simply do because it’s always been done. Some myths serve us. They keep us from walking in the deep woods for fear of encountering Big Foot or swimming in deep waters where the Loch Ness monster resides. Fear can be a very good thing…
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3 Things You Are Doing Wrong with Your Brain Dump
A brain dump is nothing more than getting all your thoughts, feelings, worries, and fearsonto paper. You typically write more than when you are working on a regular journalentry, as you are really trying to get absolutely everything in your conscious out in theopen so you can work through all these thoughts more effectively. But, if you have been trying brain dumps and they still aren’t serving you, you might bemaking some of these common mistakes. 1. You Are Not Giving Yourself Enough Time The first thing you might be doing wrong when writing your brain dump is not givingyourself adequate time. This is not as short as a regular…
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Spring Cleaning for Your Soul, Day 13: Plant the Seeds for Positive Change
Spring brings new life into the world. On our 13th day of the Spring Cleaning for Your Soul Challenge, we’ll plant seeds of optimism. Making the world a better place than you found it involves makes small but meaningful acts. In fact, some of the plans you set into motion may not even be realized by you. It takes time, and it can also take many people, to initiate positive change. The important thing is to take the initiative and get something going. This is the time of year that we tend the soil and plant the seeds that will bear tomorrow’s nourishing food. When you plant a garden, you…
