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Emotional Health, Healing, and Wellness for Women

Emotional Health, Healing, and Wellness for Women. The Wellness Coalition's Fall Health Seminar September 13, 2012 Ki’ara Tillman, Presenter. Emotional Health.

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Emotional Health, Healing, and Wellness for Women

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  1. Emotional Health, Healing, and Wellness for Women The Wellness Coalition's Fall Health Seminar September 13, 2012 Ki’ara Tillman, Presenter

  2. Emotional Health It refers to your overall psychological well-being. It includes the way you feel about yourself, the quality of your relationships, and your ability to manage your feelings and deal with difficulties.

  3. Emotional Wellness How good you feel about yourself, your relationships, and your purpose in life. It does not mean that you will never be sad, angry, or confused.

  4. Emotional Healing It is a painful process that leads to  peace, happiness and self-knowledge.

  5. Causes of Emotional Troubles *Troubled, but not necessarily in crisis.

  6. Who Saves Supermom? Women often have many roles and responsibilities in their lives. • Mother • Daughter • Friend • Leader • Co-worker • Wife • Volunteer • Bill payer • Homemaker

  7. Ways To Care For Self • Appreciating Yourself • Finding Balance and Purpose

  8. Appreciating Yourself • Build your self-respect, confidence, and self-esteem. • Learn skills that help you cope with difficult emotions and situations.

  9. Self-respect • Physically • Mentally • Spiritually • Emotionally

  10. Self-confidence Feeling self-confident helps you believe that you can try new things. Even if things go wrong, self-confidence helps you know that you can try to make them better. • Don’t compare • Remember your good deeds • Forgive yourself and learn from your mistakes

  11. Self-Esteem • Accept your strengths, and your weaknesses • Congratulate yourself • Encourage yourself and others • Value yourself • Surround yourself with positive, healthy people • Turn anger around • Praise yourself • Do good things

  12. Learn skills that help you cope with difficult emotions and situations In general, there are three main ways that people tend to cope with stress: • Task-oriented coping • Emotion-oriented coping • Distraction-oriented coping

  13. Finding Balance and Purpose Finding a sense of balance, meaning, and purpose in life through: • Self-discovery • Developing a personal mission statement

  14. Self-discovery • I am happiest when… • I am proud of myself because… • I was born to… • I can simplify my life by living without… • In my dreams, I… • I believe in my abilities to do great things because… • I feel strongest when… • I’m proud of my family or community because…

  15. Developing a Personal Mission Statement An example of a mission statement: • My purpose is to express my love for life by appreciating the small things, loving my family, and prioritizing my work. I will welcome each day with a smile.

  16. Types of Emotional Unrest or DisordersAssociated with Women

  17. Emotional Health Problems Commonly can be caused by: • Family Traits • Physical Stress • Emotional Stress

  18. Depression It affects how you feel, think, and act. • Sad and hopeless • Gain and lose weight • Trouble sleeping or sleep too much • Feel restless • Feel worthless or very guilty • Have trouble with focus, memory, or choices.

  19. Anxiety Every one worries or feels a little nervous from time to time. Too much anxiety is not healthy if it interferes with ADL’s. • Helpless • Confused • Worried • Hard to Relate to Others

  20. Steps to BecomingEmotionalLY Healthy

  21. Take Responsibility Let go of blaming others for your emotional health.

  22. Witness & Observe the Emotional Pain Recalling the experiences that cause of the most pain and facing them directly.

  23. Label & Define the Emotions • Sadness • Anger • Fear • Guilt

  24. Express It Get the emotions out of the physical body through safely guided processes.

  25. Share It Talking and sharing our experiences in a safe non-judgmental space.

  26. Release It Ceremony & ritual traps energy and brings closure. • Anxiety • Depression • Low Self-Esteem • Sadness

  27. Celebrate It The final stage is to celebrate the experience and the gifts it brought into our life. • Passion for Life • Mental Clarity

  28. Conclusion Emotional wellness helps you feel good about: • Yourself • Your Relationships • Your Purpose in Life It has been linked to better physical health and to overall life satisfaction.

  29. Resources • GirlsHealth.gov promotes emotional and physical health for teenage girls and provides information about body, fitness, nutrition, bullying, and other issues. WEB www.girlshealth.gov • MyPyramid.gov advances and promotes dietary guidance for all Americans, including customized guidance for women based on age and activity level. TEL 888-779-7264 WEB www.mypyramid.gov • National Women’s Health Information Center lists health organizations, campaigns and events, publications, and more. TEL 800-994-9662 TTY 888-220-5446 WEB www.womenshealth.gov • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Women’s Health works to raise awareness of women’s health issues and to promote activities that will improve the health and safety of women. TEL 800-CDC-INFO (232-4636) TTY 888-232-6348 WEB www.cdc.gov/women

  30. Resources • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, WISEWOMAN provides women with the knowledge, skills, and opportunities to prevent heart disease and other chronic illnesses. TEL 800-CDC INFO (232-4636) TTY 888-232-6348 WEB www.cdc.gov/wisewoman • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Office of Women’s Health provides leadership and guidance in developing policy and in establishing goals and priorities for women’s health issues across the lifespan. TEL 888-ASK-HRSA (275-4772) TTY 888-877-4TY-HRSA (489-4772) WEB www.hrsa.gov/womenshealth • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women’s Health works to improve the health and well-being of women in the United States through its programs by educating health professionals and by motivating behavior change in consumers. TEL 800-994-9662 TTY 888-220-5446 WEB www.womenshealth.gov/owh

  31. LIFE TIME RESOLUTIONS 2525 East South Blvd. Montgomery, AL 36116 Phone: (334) 284-7502 Fax: (334) 284- 7503 lifetime-resolutions.com Email: kiaratillman@lifetime-resolution.com

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