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Tips, clips and reading to help you thrive over the next wee while...
So much about our lives has changed dramatically and quickly. A lot of what is happening is out of our control. On different days and for different reasons we will all share the experience of finding this challenging.
It’s never been more important to intentionally build resilience within ourselves and our loved ones. We can control how we choose to respond. We can grow our resilience at this time by how we choose to live our current lifestyle, keep our tanks full and how we respond to distress.
Learning new skills, strategies and habits will grow your ability to cope with challenges. Experiment with these ideas and skills. I encourage you to commit to using them over a period of time in order to see the benefits. Different people like different techniques so play around with them. Encourage your family members to try them with you. The younger you star, the better!
WHY BOTHER?
Ongoing stress affects your physiological chemistry. It causes the release of stress hormones such as cortisol and adrenalin. Equally, we can counter these by doing things to increase our happy chemicals- the trifecta of serotonin, dopamine and oxytocin. Increasing these will build both mental and physical resilience which in turn will reduce the impact of stress and keep you connected to yourself and others.
Check these out. (Please note I have deliberately chosen child friendly youtube clips because they are quick, easy to understand and good to share !)
LIVING WELL IN ISOLATION
Great tips on how to survive from an astronaut (a well practised dude :)
Opinion | I Spent a Year in Space, and I Have Tips on Isolation to Share
KEEP THE TANK FULL ON A DAILY BASIS
Encourage your family to live by the BACE rule.
This means ensuring we do at least one of each of the following categories each day…
FEEL WHAT YOU FEEL
Take time to STOP and reflect on how you feel about what's happening
When we shine the light on what we are feeling we can choose how we will respond…
MANAGE YOUR MIND (PULL THE WEEDS AND PLANT TULIPS INSTEAD)
Take a look at these tips for noticing your thoughts and learn techniques to help reframe your self chatter (and share these with your kids!)
ADD A BIT MORE GAS, MOMENT BY MOMENT AND ON THE RUN
Some practical techniques to teach you how to take time and give love to your body in these very different and somewhat challenging times.
GET PRESENT IN MOMENTS OF CIRCULAR WORRY OR DISTRESS
Grounding exercises are things you can do to bring yourself into contact with the present moment – the here and now. Try these techniques to keep you connected.
NURTURE CONNECTION WITH YOUR FAMILY
In terms of looking for silver linings, this situation has given us a gift! We can spend more time with our families and in our homes. The rush is off. Don’t let this opportunity pass to connect in a meaningful way.
Feeding the tank
It’s never been more important to intentionally build resilience within ourselves and our loved ones. We can control how we choose to respond. We can grow and build our resilience by making conscious choices on how to behave and live in the current climate.