(Taken from Living through Loss, Nancy R Hooyman and Betty J Kramer)
How frequently do you do the following? 1. Often 2. Sometimes 3. Rarely 4. Never
Physical | Psychological | Emotional | Spiritual | Professional | |||||
Eat Regularly | Take day trips | Spend time with others whose company you enjoy | Make time for reflection
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Take time to chat with co-workers
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Eat Healthily
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Turn off the phone and make time for reflection | Stay in contact with important people in your life | Spend time in nature
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Balance your workload so no one day or part of the day is ‘too much’ | |||||
Exercise | Have your own counselling or therapy | Give yourself affirmations/ Praise yourself | Find a spiritual connection or community | Make quiet time to complete tasks | |||||
Get regular medical care | Keep a diary or journal | Love yourself
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Be open to inspiration | Get regular supervision and support |
Get medical care when needed | Read a book
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Reread favourite books or watch favourite films | Cherish your hope and optimism
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Have a peer support group | |||||
Take time off when sick
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Attempt to minimise stress in your life | Identify comforting activities, objects, people and relationships and seek them out. | Be open to not knowing | Strive for balance in work life and play
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Get enough sleep
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Do something at which you are not in charge
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Let yourself cry
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Identify what is meaningful to you and it’s placed in your life
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Develop some open understanding with colleagues about what is going for you in your life. | |||||
Get massages |
Dance, swim, walk, run, play other sports | Listen to your thoughts, beliefs, attitudes and feelings | Find things that make you laugh | Meditate, pray, sing
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Wear clothes you like
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Let others know different aspects of you | Express your anger in a safe and supportive environment | Contribute to causes in which you believe | ||||||
Take holidays
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Practice receiving from others | Read inspirational literature | |||||||
Say no to extras | Be aware of your surroundings |