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During this busy season, we can be tempted to increase unhealthy behavior—such as drinking more alcohol, eating more sweets, getting less sleep and exercising less. This in turn lowers our defenses and makes every experience—both positive and negative—seem magnified. Here are some tips to help you come through the holiday season with more joy and less stress. Travelling Tips, Alcohol, Challenges, Helping Others, Caregiver, Daily Challenges, Unhealthy, Increase, Stressed Out
Tips for Caregivers During the Holidays
During this busy season, we can be tempted to increase unhealthy behavior—such as drinking more alcohol, eating more sweets, getting less sleep and exercising less. This in turn lowers our defenses and makes every experience—both positive and negative—seem magnified. Here are some tips to help you come through the holiday season with more joy and less stress.
PUMPKIN PUFFY PAINT only 3 ingredients! (Dries puffy & raised) Motivation, Writing Tips, Writing Prompts, Journal Prompts, Organisation, Journal Writing Prompts, Self Help, Writing About Yourself, Personal History
PUMPKIN PUFFY PAINT only 3 ingredients! (Dries puffy & raised)
Life Hacks, Personal Development, Life Lessons, Self Development, Creativity Exercises
Theories In Motivation | Self Motivation Tips
Some questions to help you start understanding & identifing some of your core values Coaching Tools, Life Coaching Tools, Leadership Values, Personal Values, Values Education
How to Identify Core Values for Your Business
Some questions to help you start understanding & identifing some of your core values
Limbic system structure and functions - Dr. Axe http://www.DrAxe.com #health #holistic #natural Limbic System, Nervous System, Autonomic Nervous System, Holistic Health, Neurology, Brain Neurons, Medicine
An Unbalanced Autonomic Nervous System Leads to Generalized Anxiety, Social Anxiety, Phobias, Bipolar disorder and Even Addictions & Depression
Limbic system structure and functions - Dr. Axe http://www.DrAxe.com #health #holistic #natural
Health, Inspiration, Psychology Facts, Colors And Emotions, Color Healing
How Colors Affect Your Body
Brainology Brain Anatomy, Neuroscience
44 Health Infographics That Teach You Loads of Cool Stuff ...
Brainology
List of Inspiring Questions That Could Change Your Life #NLP - Neuro Linguistic Programming - Maroc Désert Expérience http://www.marocdesertexperience.com Life Questions, Self Improvement
31 Thought Provoking Life Questions to Answer If You Feel Stuck in Life - LifeHack
List of Inspiring Questions That Could Change Your Life #NLP - Neuro Linguistic Programming - Maroc Désert Expérience http://www.marocdesertexperience.com
Being able to identify negative thinking is important when addressing anger. We all have negative thoughts occasion but being able to catch them early - and recognize when they aren't true can minimize their impact. Coping Skills, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Mental And Emotional Health, Mental Health Counseling, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Distortions
How to Challenge Cognitive Distortions - Live Well with Sharon Martin
Being able to identify negative thinking is important when addressing anger. We all have negative thoughts occasion but being able to catch them early - and recognize when they aren't true can minimize their impact.
Clear communication prompts ... Great for all relationships but I want to start using these to help my children identify and communicate their emotions. #emotionalintelligence Emotional Health, Counseling, Couples Counseling
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Clear communication prompts ... Great for all relationships but I want to start using these to help my children identify and communicate their emotions. #emotionalintelligence
Anger Management, Emotional Regulation, Psychotherapy
Overview of the Autonomic Nervous System - Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerve Disorders - Merck Manuals Consumer Version Nerve Disorders, Dysautonomia, Medical Knowledge, Medical Education, Neuro
Overview of the Autonomic Nervous System - Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerve Disorders - Merck Manuals Consumer Version
Overview of the Autonomic Nervous System - Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerve Disorders - Merck Manuals Consumer Version
This infographic discusses each of the following structures of the brain and their functions: Frontal Lobe, Parietal Lobe, Occipital Lobe, Cerebellum and Temporal Lobe. It also discusses the right and left hemispheres of the brain and what they are responsible for controlling. Adhd, Brain Structure
The Hemispheres Of The Brain Left Vs. Right
This infographic discusses each of the following structures of the brain and their functions: Frontal Lobe, Parietal Lobe, Occipital Lobe, Cerebellum and Temporal Lobe. It also discusses the right and left hemispheres of the brain and what they are responsible for controlling.
Emotional Equations - understanding whats behind your surface emotions. And once you know this dig deeper again and ask WHY? Feelings, Wisdom, Stress Management
Emotional Equations by Chip Conley
Emotional Equations - understanding whats behind your surface emotions. And once you know this dig deeper again and ask WHY?
13 Common Cognitive Distortions - Allowing negative thinking to dominate, rather than being rational, balanced & purposeful
13 Common Cognitive Distortions - Live Well with Sharon Martin
13 Common Cognitive Distortions - Allowing negative thinking to dominate, rather than being rational, balanced & purposeful
I really like the following list of Maslow's characteristics of 'self-actualizers' as cited on the SimplyPsychology.org website. You can see a diagram of Maslow's Heirarchy of Human Needs pyramid a... Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs, Counsellor, School Counseling, Therapy Activities
A CBT look at Maslows ‘characteristics of self-actualizers’ …
I really like the following list of Maslow's characteristics of 'self-actualizers' as cited on the SimplyPsychology.org website. You can see a diagram of Maslow's Heirarchy of Human Needs pyramid a...
#GoRed for women this month as we celebrate heart health. According to the American Heart Association (AHA), every 60 seconds a woman in America dies from a heart attack, stroke or another form of cardiovascular disease. From this realization, in 2004 the Go Red for Women initiative was born to properly educate women about the risks of heart disease, eradicate myths that surround the disease and empower women to take control of their own heart health. Learn what you can do! Health Fitness, Heart Disease Facts, Signs And Symptoms, Health Problems, Women Heart Health, Cardiovascular Disease, Heart Health Awareness, Womens Health, Disease
Women & Heart Health
#GoRed for women this month as we celebrate heart health. According to the American Heart Association (AHA), every 60 seconds a woman in America dies from a heart attack, stroke or another form of cardiovascular disease. From this realization, in 2004 the Go Red for Women initiative was born to properly educate women about the risks of heart disease, eradicate myths that surround the disease and empower women to take control of their own heart health. Learn what you can do!
During your working hours, you will see many clients outside of programmed activities; seize the opportunity and engage with them. It will only take a minute or two and can transform someone's state of mind and lift their spirits more than you can imagine. Montessori, Nursing Home Activities, Dementia Care, Recreation Therapy, Memory Care Activities, Nursing Homes, Activities For Dementia Patients, Activity Director
Two Minute Activities for Dementia Care
During your working hours, you will see many clients outside of programmed activities; seize the opportunity and engage with them. It will only take a minute or two and can transform someone's state of mind and lift their spirits more than you can imagine.
Caregivers and resentment - Once those feelings are there, they create an emotional mess that can cripple the caregiver far more than it negatively affects others. Learn what you can do about them. Caregiver Burnout, Caregiver Support, Caregiver Resources, Understanding Dementia, Elderly Care, Family Caregiver
Caregivers and Resentment
Caregivers and resentment - Once those feelings are there, they create an emotional mess that can cripple the caregiver far more than it negatively affects others. Learn what you can do about them.
Science can’t explain why Reiki is effective. But Doumani can walk you through how a typical session works. The client lies down fully clothed on a massage table. The practitioner will position his or her hands on or just above the client’s body at different energy points and keep them in place for two to five minutes. This repeated action, Reiki practitioners say, charges energy fields with positive energy. Learn more about this therapy - in our detailed article from our Fall issue. Alternative, Chronic Pain, Action, Reiki Practitioner, Integrative Medicine, Alternative Therapies, Pain Management
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Science can’t explain why Reiki is effective. But Doumani can walk you through how a typical session works. The client lies down fully clothed on a massage table. The practitioner will position his or her hands on or just above the client’s body at different energy points and keep them in place for two to five minutes. This repeated action, Reiki practitioners say, charges energy fields with positive energy. Learn more about this therapy - in our detailed article from our Fall issue.
At its most basic level, Healing Touch is an integrative medicine approach involving the use of hands to balance, center and reenergize the parts of the body that are in pain or having a problem. The theory behind this technique is that by opening, balancing and clearing the energy system, one may facilitate healing of the body, mind and spirit. Read our interview with a practitioner and see how she has helped people in chronic pain (including a fibro sufferer!). Only online at PainPathways. Holistic Healing, Meditation, Healing Therapy, Healing Touch, Energy Healing, Reiki Healing, Pain Relief, Energy Medicine
How Healing Touch Therapy Works
At its most basic level, Healing Touch is an integrative medicine approach involving the use of hands to balance, center and reenergize the parts of the body that are in pain or having a problem. The theory behind this technique is that by opening, balancing and clearing the energy system, one may facilitate healing of the body, mind and spirit. Read our interview with a practitioner and see how she has helped people in chronic pain (including a fibro sufferer!). Only online at PainPathways.
Many love stories involve a wedding, but for Hernan Moyano and Sandra Trujillo, nuptials marked the start of a caregiver-patient/husband-wife journey of more than five years that would ultimately claim Sandra’s life.“We met at business school and were married in 2002,” says Hernan. “Ten days after we were married, Sandra was diagnosed with advanced breast cancer, stage four. We lived our five-and-a-half-year marriage with cancer.” - Read the entire, inspirational story on our website. People, Marriage, Wife, Husband Wife, Married, Husband, Business School, Breast
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Many love stories involve a wedding, but for Hernan Moyano and Sandra Trujillo, nuptials marked the start of a caregiver-patient/husband-wife journey of more than five years that would ultimately claim Sandra’s life.“We met at business school and were married in 2002,” says Hernan. “Ten days after we were married, Sandra was diagnosed with advanced breast cancer, stage four. We lived our five-and-a-half-year marriage with cancer.” - Read the entire, inspirational story on our website.
For caregivers, the change of seasons is a good time to reevaluate goals and timelines. Being a caregiver is made up of many tasks that need to be done for the patient—but you also have to make sure you and the rest of the family are taken care of as well. How do you avoid caregiver overload or burnout? This article from our Fall issue has some great tips. Changing Seasons, Supportive, Care, Advocacy, Mom, Change
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For caregivers, the change of seasons is a good time to reevaluate goals and timelines. Being a caregiver is made up of many tasks that need to be done for the patient—but you also have to make sure you and the rest of the family are taken care of as well. How do you avoid caregiver overload or burnout? This article from our Fall issue has some great tips.