Meeting 9

Our Ninth week we will look at Lifestyle Factors that affect Health.

This week our theme question is - What lifestyle factors might be worth looking at and investing in?

Some sub-questions may be -

• Is my rest and sleep supporting my health?

• Do i have the tools i need to keep stress low?

• Is Self Care my personal culture or is it worth spending more focus on?

As always, feel free to continue to bring any questions, reflections or feedback you would like to share.

This week we will cover:

• How does Sleep affect Health?

• What is Sleep Hygiene?

• What is Stress and how does it affect Health?

• What are some tools to decrease stress?

• Building self support Assessment into daily life

• External support for self care

• The concept of Radical Acceptance

This week’s journal questions:

Watch self talk and stress Note the following:

·     The way I talk to myself is generally…..

·     The way I talk to myself about food and eating is….

·     My general level of stress is…..

·     My ability to be aware of my stress level is….

• When i feel stressed I…..

• I would like to do the following when I feel stressed….

• Loving myself unconditionally means….

This week’s practice:

Pay close attention to Self Talk this week. Notice any inner dialogue around food, particularly around foods that are on a ‘restricted’ list. Notice any unsupportive self talk. Practice first noticing and naming - “here I am, being (hard/mean/disparaging) toward myself”. Practice changing that comment to an affirmative. “I accept myself”. “I am empowered to make any choice I want in this situation”. “I love all of myself”. Come up with your own favorite self supporting mantra..