Eight Dimensions of Wellness - Tips for a Healthier, Happier You!
EMOTIONAL
Coping effectively with life and creating satisfying relationships
- Seek support for coping with your emotions
- Find ways to view challenges as opportunities
- Form appropriate strategies for managing stress
- Acknowledge how thoughts and feelings affect your well-being
ENVIRONMENTAL
Good health by occupying pleasant, stimulating environments that support your well-being
- Paint a wall, organize a closet or donate extra household items
- Spend time outdoors
- Evaluate your space and see how you can make it safer
- Choose behaviors and environments that reduce risk and promote a healthy, active lifestyle
FINANCIAL
Satisfaction with current and future financial situations
- Budget and spend thoughtfully and carefully
- Open checking and savings accounts
- Meet with a retirement specialist
- Acquire and practice fiscally responsible behaviors including planning for short term, long term, and emergency expenses
INTELLECTUAL
Recognizing creative abilities and finding ways to expand knowledge and skills
- Take a class or read a book
- Research a topic that interests you
- Work on a sudoku or crossword puzzle
- Increase awareness of current events
OCCUPATIONAL
Personal satisfaction and enrichment from one’s work
- Communicate with your supervisor regularly
- Develop your skills and confidence to reach your career goals
- Be mindful and respectful of others while actively contributing to a climate of inclusion
- Establish leadership skills
PHYSICAL
Recognizing the need for physical activity, healthy foods, and sleep
- Try to be active 30 minutes a day 3 days a week
- Get regular check-ups
- Avoid tobacco, drugs and alcohol
- Apply knowledge of nutrition, fitness, personal hygiene and health care in one’s daily life.
SOCIAL
Developing a sense of connection, belonging, and a well-developed support system
- Establish and maintain satisfying interpersonal relationships
- Pursue opportunities for enjoyment of shared interests with others
- Join a club, social group, support group, or volunteer group
- Connect with one person each day
SPIRITUAL
Expanding a sense of purpose and meaning in life
- Find a community that shares your spiritual outlook
- Find meaningful ways to express one’s human spirit
- Differentiate between one’s thoughts and feelings
- Understand the mind and body connection
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