{"id":14680,"date":"2020-09-02T11:55:17","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T15:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wednesdays-words-of-wellness-7\/"},"modified":"2020-09-02T11:55:17","modified_gmt":"2020-09-02T15:55:17","slug":"wednesdays-words-of-wellness-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wednesdays-words-of-wellness-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday’s Words of Wellness"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Words of Wellness are resources for students and the college community to access and utilize to improve and maintain their overall wellness.<\/p>\n

While the Wellness Center\u2019s Counseling and Wellness Services are available Monday \u2013 Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for counseling, consultation, and referral needs to currently registered students, we wanted to share additional resources that may be beneficial during this time.<\/p>\n

Today (Wednesday Sept. 2), we will be sharing resources that focus on self-care. Therapistaid.com<\/a> explains that \u201cself-care activities are the things you do to maintain good health and improve well-being. Some self-care activities might already be part of your routine, such as eating regular meals, enjoying a hobby, or spending time with friends. However, during periods of stress, self-care sometimes takes a back seat to other responsibilities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Use the activities below to enhance your self-care awareness, learn self-care tips and practice self-care skills to maintain good health and improve your well-being.Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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1. Explore <\/strong>your current level of self-care with the self-care assessment from\u00a0Therapistaid.com<\/a>.
\nThe Self-Care Assessment asks you to think about how frequently, or how well, you are performing various self-care activities. Activities are divided into five categories: physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and professional. This worksheet is designed to help you reflect on your current self-care practices, recognize areas where you could improve, and generate ideas for new self-care activities you would enjoy.<\/p>\n

Self-Care Assessment<\/a><\/p>\n

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2. Look through<\/strong> the following self-care tip worksheet which provides information on self-care, including a definition and practical tips for using self-care to reduce stress. Tips include setting specific goals, setting boundaries to protect self-care, making self-care a habit, and more.<\/p>\n

Self-Care Tips<\/a><\/p>\n

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3. Let your creativity flow<\/strong> by coloring mandalas. Adult coloring is a meditative self-care exercise that has been shown to reduce stress.<\/p>\n

Mandalas<\/a><\/p>\n

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4. Engage in the self-care activity of meditation<\/strong> by The Honest Guys. This gentle, guided meditation takes you to a peaceful place where you will be given a simple, effective exercise to help you relieve anxiety and clear negativity. If you enjoy this meditation, check out The Honest Guys channel on Youtube for additional guided meditation videos.<\/p>\n

The Honest Guys Guided Meditation: Relieve Anxiety, Clear Negativity, Release Worry<\/a><\/p>\n

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5. Make self-care even more fun<\/strong> and play self-care bingo.\u00a0 Use the bingo board provided below or make your own.\u00a0 Change it up.\u00a0 Include self-care activities that are specific to you and actions, activities, thoughts, that allow you to give back to yourself.<\/p>\n

Wishing you all good health and wellness!<\/p>\n

Counseling and Wellness Services
\nContact us at (518) 629-7320 or counseling@hvcc.edu<\/a> for additional assistance.<\/p>\n

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Published:<\/strong>\u00a0Wed, 02 Sep 2020 11:55:17 +0000 by\u00a0k.weeks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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