What Does Wellness Look Like? | Episode #7
Today Ellisa, Maggie and Kristin sit down to talk about their journey towards wellness, current wellness strategies and share high-impact tips and tricks. Wellness is a journey and looks different in different seasons of life. Today, we talk about what wellness looks like for us in the hopes it will spark an interest in listeners to think about their own wellness journey and find encouragement in the process.
Show Notes
Wellness Tree Analogy:
trunk = “holistic”
branches = “wellness”
leaves = “well-being”
nutrients (rain & sunshine) = “self-care”
“Wellness” is an active pursuit and is always growing when served the right nutrients.
Maggie’s Wellness Strategies:
Yoga
mindfulness practices such as meditation
eating healthy (with the occasional treat)
surrounding yourself with healthy and positive people
going for a walk
doing a puzzle (an actual physical puzzle) - while listening to music or just in quiet
taking a bath
sensory breaks of quiet
cleaning tasks around the house add energy and productivity and sometimes can be exactly what you need.
playing music (but also knowing when you need quiet and a break from sensory)
ask for help!
go to therapy, read books, watch youtube videos, etc.
seek your community and what they are doing…they might have some helpful tips for you!
Riding horses and working at an equestrian center
Therapy/Counseling
has used BetterHelp in the past, but also recommends in-person.
Maintaining a schedule on the wall in the house for tasks and to-dos!
Ellisa’s Wellness Strategies:
choosing a word of focus for your year
giving yourself grace
creating ‘spaces’ in your home for wellness (especially during the current pandemic)
tending to your physical body everyday (working out, stretching, resting)
Should shaped heating pad to ease muscle tension
exercise creativity at least once a week such as
playing music
exploring a new music technique
songwriting
writing poetry
working on music production techniques
essential oils
ASMR
listening to nature sounds when sleeping
Get Sleepy Podcast - sleep stories
pamper yourself once a week with an at-home spa night
Candles! This counts as self-care!
set up routines
morning routine with quiet time and prayer
evening routine of winding down, heating pad, sleep stories, ASMR, peppermint or Sleepy Time tea, etc.
schedule a consistent bedtime including quieting technology and unplugging before bed
drinking more water and sometimes using Liquid IV - for extra nourishment
Full Spectrum UV light to bring sunshine inside during winter months
standing and stretching while at work (in between clients/tasks)
schedule regular massages
probiotic and supplement regimen to fuel your body
write down tasks and keep a to-do list
enjoying time to decompress with a snack and an episode of a favorite TV show after work
keeping a calendar for all aspects of your professional and personal life.
Kristin’s Wellness Strategies:
move your body in some way every day!
running, walking, yoga, strength training, stretching, etc.
set boundaries around your personal and professional life
schedule in ‘white’ space in your schedule where you don’t have anything scheduled.
schedule in personal care nights
calendar or a command center in your home
explore different self-care strategies such as reading books, taking a bath, listening to a podcast, journaling, cooking, baking, crafting, watching a TV show, explore meditation and mindfulness strategies, essential oils, listen to music, make music, hot cup of tea, spend time/chat with a friend (schedule it in and keep it sacred)!
Guilty Pleasure TV Shows I’m Watching: The Bachelor (ABC), The British Baking Show, The Pioneer Woman, Nadiya’s Time to Eat,
Books I’m Reading:
Podcasts I’m listening to:
Enneagram 2.0
Live Awake
Creative Therapy Umbrella
Business with Purpose
I Choose My Best Life
Practice You with Elena Brower
Unlocking Us with Brene Brown
Being Boss
Cultivate Your Life with Laura Casey
Music Therapy Chronicles
My Productivity Tools:
Day Designer (Daily & Monthly)
Asana - GAME CHANGER for me!
Craft journaling supplies:
Washi Tape (Neutral colors, Assorted Colors and patterns)
Pens (Multi-color, black)
Adult Coloring such as this one from Barnes and Noble
Hot Tea (I love all teas, but I’ve been really enjoying this box set from YOGI this season)
Essential Oils (I use doTERRA, but I know others who also like Young Living):
Some of my favorites for aromatherapy are:
Balance - grounding
ClaryCalm - calming
Black Spruce - grounding and steadying
Frankincense - for everything
Adaptiv - grounding and supporting
Forgive - renewing
Motivate - encouraging
Lavender - my GO-TO for sleep and relaxing! I LOVE this in a bath!
Spearmint - this is uplifting and also I like to add to many other oils for focus
Favorite Blends:
Grapefruit and Rosemary
Bergamot and Black Spruce
Peppermint and Cinnamon
Strategies to help us maintain wellness:
Set a bedtime routine! - Get enough sleep!
Schedule self-care into your calendar!
Write it down and keep it where you can see it!
High-Impact Strategies:
Don’t be afraid to ask for help! Seek outside therapy/counseling and support.
Identify things that you need. What feel restorative for you? What are you missing?
Have items or reminders where you can see them! Have them available quickly so you can take advantage of even those small bits of time during the day to do something that feeds your wellness journey.
Thank you for listening!
Tune in next week where Ellisa digs deeper into Authenticity in Music.
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