Weekly Wellness

Give me a second while I take a deep sigh of relief as a thank you to the universe to finally have a moment of stillness. And while taking that deep sigh of relief I’m going to engage in some deep breathing. Join me if you will.

Sit up straight, close your eyes, and let’s begin the deep breathing process. Breathe in for 5…4…3…2…1, and breathe out for 5…4…3…2…1.

That’s much better. Now let’s catch up!

It has been a while since we’ve last connected. A lot has happened in my life over the past couple of months that required me to slow down, take a break, and reconnect with myself. While it has not been an easy task it has most certainly been one that was long overdue. And I can honestly say since taking that time off from all the overwhelming stressors in my life, I feel so much better.

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You can’t see or hear me right now but I just took a very deep sigh before starting to write this post.

That’s because the past two weeks have been super emotional for me. I’ve never shared with you guys what my day job is, and for this post to make a whole lot of sense I think I should. Yes, I do coach women on the side, but my primary day job is a Hospice Aide.

Working in the field of hospice can be so fulfilling, so eye opening, at times rewarding, and sometimes very hard to get through a day and even a week. That has been my experience lately. Recently our company said goodbye to two patients that I had built a very strong bond with. While I know that them passing was the ultimate ending for them, that doesn’t make the transition or experience any easier.

As a hospice aide you do create a bond with your patients. You’re seeing them almost every day, you’re assisting them with all kinds of activities of daily living, and you spend a lot of time with them. Time spent getting to know your patient in order to build trust with them, to help them and their families through this very emotional experience. So about 90% of the time it’s impossible to not create an emotional bond with them.

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Hey there! I hope you have been having a fantastic week and this past weekend was even better!

I wanted to switched gears a little this week and move from talking about the physical into the mental aspect of wellness. As you know wellness is so much more than what you are able to accomplish and display physically. True wellness is the result of what you are able to do for yourself on the inside that manifests on the outside.

Afterall, what really counts are the things you are doing for yourself physically, mentally, and spiritually that others may not always be able to see. When you take the time to work on healing yourself on the inside everything on the outside appears that much healthier. That’s because you are doing the necessary things needed in order to properly detox your system of everything that energetically bad and negative for you.

But I digress!

Today I want to share with you a mental wellness activity that I absolutely love to do. This activity is something that I believe everyone would and could heavily benefit from. But a lot of people stray from doing it because it is a habit that you have to slowly build before you can receive all the benefits of it.

However, once you have this tool as a part of your wellness toolbelt, fully investing in the practice can be extremely life changing for you. So, let’s get into to.

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