Health is more than just the absence of illness. Comprehensive reviews consider physical, mental, emotional, and even social aspects of wellbeing. Balancing these dimensions helps you perform efficiently and cope better with life’s challenges.
We are often too busy to really assess how we are doing physically and emotionally. Taking time to think about your health and wellbeing provides an opportunity to discuss and improve lifestyle habits such as diet, exercise, sleep, and stress management. Regular health reviews, whether through self-assessment or professional check-ups, can help identify potential physical and emotional issues before they become serious.
Making small, positive changes in these areas can have a big impact on your overall wellbeing.
Take time to think about:-
- Are you getting enough sleep and exploring ways to improve this
- Is your daily schedule allowing for self-care, rest, time to eat nutritious meals
- Are stress and worry affecting your health
- Are you getting regular exercise or do you need support to do this
- Have you missed any important appointments or been putting off health check ups
Goal Setting and Motivation
Reviewing your health helps you set realistic goals, whether it’s improving fitness, managing weight, or reducing stress. Tracking progress towards these goals can be motivating and rewarding.
Intuitive self-care & taking inspiration from nature
Plants and animals know instinctively how to pace themselves to conserve energy for when they need it. Their ability to know when to race ahead and when to rest and keep safe is crucial for survival. All aspects of nature will have active growing and resting or dormant periods so that they can be at their best when they need to.
Listening to the body and not the nagging voice in your head
When you feel good and your energy is high, do as much as you can so that when you are feeling low you can give yourself permission to rest. It is often the negative voice in our head that tells us we need to keep pushing through.
Summary
- Make the most of the long summer days and learn to incorporate more rest in the longer darker seasons
- Take exercise such as walking outside as much as possible to help with hormone and mood changes in the winter
- Are you doing too much 365 days a year? Yes, we live in a 24/7 world, but do you have to take on so much all the time?
- Can you say no when you already have a lot to do?
- It is ok not to be across everything all the time – people who really care about you won’t mind!
- Learn the art of pacing - If you burnout then you will come to a complete stop!
These are the main signs that it may be time to seek a health care professionals help
- Headaches
- Irritability
- High blood pressure
- High heart rate
- Appetite changes
- Weight changes
What can My life doula help me with
- I can help you to make appointments
- Attend appointments
- Perform basic health checks that we can all do at home
- Help you to start a health journal to reach goals or to monitor your current condition - A health journal is useful information to take to your next checkup to help you and others understand what your normal parameters are
- Maybe you have lost confidence with cooking – I can help you prepare a nutritious meal
- Support you to Explore ways to safely exercise or try a new activity if you are feeling nervous
- Explore mindfulness and meditation practices
My life doula does not administer medication but can support you to get into a routine of self-assessment and self-care.