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  • Mindful Monday

    Emotional Triggers Certain situations, memories, and words trigger intense emotions. Identifying them can empower you to respond adaptively. A few questions to help you identify some of your triggers: What are your pet peeves? What past events upset you? What topics make you feel uncomfortable?     *     My Pet Peeves When a person…

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    Five Senses of Emotion Choose an emotion you would like to get better at managing. How would you describe this emotion as a Color? Weather? Landscape? Sound? Food?     *     Emotion: Anxiety Color: Red Weather: Stormy Thunderstorms ⛈️⚡️ Landscape: Rocky Steep Hills ⛰️ Sound: Siren 🚔🚒 Food: Spicy Seasoning 🌶️    …

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    The Brand of #Me Come up with five (5) adjectives you would like to be known for. __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ * What is an advertising slogan that people can remember you by? What is your theme song? What types of images and behaviors align with your brand? * The Brand of #Robin Positive…

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    Get Out of Jail Free Card Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner. – Lao Tzu * What % (percentage) of your angst is from the problem verses your worries about what other people may say or think of you?             Reference Woo, J. (2023). 52…

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    Hey Jealousy (and Envy) Jealousy Worrying about losing something or someone. Envy Wanting something that someone has. * What do your jealousies tell you about your insecurities? What do your envies tell you about what you value?     Additional Resources for Coping Skills https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/about/community-health/johns-hopkins-bayview/services/called-to-care/develop-battery-coping-skills https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/6392-stress-coping-with-lifes-stressors https://www.samhsa.gov/find-support/how-to-cope https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/about/copingwith-stresstips.html           Reference Woo,…

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    Name It to Tame It We can see a difficult situation as either a challenge and feel daringly excited, or a threat and feel utterly helpless. Name your source(s) of threat. Instead of running away, how can you approach it as an exciting challenge?

  • Mindful Monday

    Your Inner Compass Purpose leads to persistence. When you feel unmotivated, sluggish, or lost, ask yourself these four (4) questions. If supportive for you, write your responses in a journal. What brings you joy? When do you feel alive? What do you value about life? How can your work help others feel this way?

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    Mindfulness Cognitive load is the total amount of mental effort you are using. Prolonged overload leads to frustration and burnout.  If your mind were a (web) browser: Write down the topics on your open tabs. * Which tab(s) can you “close” to ease your cognitive load?

  • Mindful Monday

    Body Scan Close your eyes, slow your breath. Greet each part of your body like a long-lost friend. Start from the bottom of your feet and continue up to the top of your head. What part(s) of your body feel tense? Focus on this area(s), breathing in deep inhales and bringing loving kindness.

  • Mindful Monday

    Mindfulness means maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment. Mindfulness also involves acceptance, meaning that we pay attention to our thoughts and feelings without judging them – without believing, for instance, that there is a “right” or “wrong” way to think or feel in a given moment. When we…