Incorporating aspects of the Eight Dimensions of Wellness, such as choosing healthy foods, forming strong relationships, and exercising often, into everyday habits can help people live longer and improve quality of life.
Negative thinking can get the best of us at the worst of times. But there's hope! Positive psychology Coach Derrick Carpenter reveals two key tactics that will intercept and defeat these thoughts before they have a chance to infiltrate your life.
This component of Positive Social Strategies focuses on Mindfulness; the ability for people to learn to be in the moment, to connect with our environment and those around us, andis a strategy that helps create wellness, reduce stress, and help people achieve a better quality of life.
When we think about how to support people with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities (IDD) who are having a difficult time, we think about how the disability impacts the person’s life, or we look at what support to use to make things better. For people with problem behavior, we often consider why the person has difficulties. In other words, we are often focused on what is “wrong” with a person’s life. Sometimes we miss asking whether people are “well.” Are we thinking about how to support the person in engaging in a healthy lifestyle that will promote mental wellness and having a good life?
Simple as it may sound, mindfulness transforms how we relate to events and experiences. It creates a more spacious way of being in the world that is less reactive and generally happier.
A recorded series of relaxation exercises in English and Spanish. These exercises have been designed for use by families and Early Head Start and Head Start staff to help you reduce your stress.
