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Meg Rubino Self Care - Coggle Diagram
Meg Rubino Self Care
Spiritual
Areas for growth
For this area, I think my goals are aligned with consistency once again. I am really good at staring something new, but I am not always the best at following thought. These goals include spending at least one day a week outside as much as I can during the rest of the school year. As well as practicing the arts that give me joy. And connecting to a more spiritual side of myself.
I think that this is an area of growth for me after the lecture on mantras and looking back at my journals after the lecture. I was uneducated on the benefits so many had found from them and the ability to have or not to have a religious connection to them. I also think our lecture on stress and how to manage stress by practicing peacefulness through either mantras or arts was really eye opening to me.
Strengths
For this area I have incorporated listening to music, enjoying nature and the arts, I notice that the more I listen to music the happier I am. It is very fulfilling to me. Also Love to have dance parties or sing in my room for a study break. I also have been recently listening to rain noises and it has actually helped me sleep better, and is a good background noise without being too noisy. I also have my organized religion that I practice individually
For this area I will continue to listen to music and be involved in art and nature
Weakness
For this area, I have challenges in consistency. There will be a time where I constantly listen to music and I feel light nad positive. But then I get over stimulated or get tired of hearing the same songs or I cant find my headphones. I also sometimes forget
For this area, I will work on making nature a priority and reminding myself to do something that makes me happy - listening to music, painting, photography. I will also try an incorporate my organized religion more
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Emotional
strengths
For this area, I have incorporated understanding that negative internal dialogue is not true. Also have implemented a more of a rebound mindset where I am not dwelling on the past, but instead learning from them and moving towards the future
Weakness
For this area, I have challenges getting out of that spiral once it has occurred. I also some times let the bad thoughts take over the good ones when I feel down. Instead of focusing my energy on making myself feel better I use minimal energy and make myself feel worse
For this area I would like to incorporate more positive coping strategies as well as improve internal dialogue
Areas for growth
For this area the goals I have for myself focus a lot on perseverance and confidence. Such as - if I start going down a spiral, to stop what I am doing, practice my deep breathing and then say 3 things I like about myself before continuing on.
I think that this is a growth area for me because after reading thought the article in week 7 about "Health and Self Care" I have learned the importance of taking care of yourself. Understanding your emotions, why you are feeling the way you are feeling. Validating them, but also teaching yourself how to get back up. Everyone has emotions. As nurses we are there to comfort and help someone. But we also have to work on taking care of our own emotions as well
Rleationships
Areas for growth
For this area, I think that the goals that I have for myself are
texting my "long distance friendships" at least once a week to just check in and maintain those friendships while we are at school. I also think it is super important to be more open with those around me about my feelings to create those strong and healthy bonds
This is a growth are for me after we discussed toxic people in lecture. I have worked hard to remove those people from my life and I feel that by practicing and creating boundaries now with the non toxic people in my life I will be able to handle any new toxic person who comes not my life and I can prevent them from draining my energy
Strengths
For this area, I have incorporated surrounding myself with good people and eliminating toxic people in my life. I have been working really hard to put effort into each of my relationships and working on making connections with those around me.
For this area I will continue to work hard at creating stronger bonds and work to create healthy boundaries with those around me.
Weakness
For this area, I have challenges with keeping in touch with those I do not see everyday. I am the type of person who forgets about people if I do not see them on a regular basis. I also tend to have a bit of a struggle when confronting people they disregard my boundaries.
For this area I will work on communicating my feelings to those around me to create healthy relationships. I will also work at making the effort to keep in contact with those who are far away. Ensuring I have strong bonds all around me even if I cant see them
Mental
Areas for growth
I feel that my goal for this area I think my goals are to work on getting out of a funk or breaking the cycle. For example, creating a list of chores and sticking to it. setting a time restraint on social media and sticking to it. Making affirmations a daily thing no matter what. Making my lists, color coding to my hearts desire.
This is an area of growth for me and I have learned from our lectures, watching the Lucy Hone ted Talk on how to become more resilient and how life around us changes us everyday. How we experience loss, how we can learn new things and how we need to support ourselves by doing things that clear our mind, that bring us up. Escaping that sinking feeling and turning our stress or loss into energy.
Challenges
For this area I have challenges with disconnecting from electronics and closing mental loops.
For this area, I would like to work on taking a break for electronics and not checking social media, emails or canvas constantly. I also would like to work on preventing those cycles of anxiety and worry. As to prevent more stress in my life, as well as create more healthy coping mechanisms for stress and stress management
Strengths
For this area I have incorporated decluttering my room as needed, and positive affirmations daily. I also have started saying three things I am grateful for at the beginning and end of the day, with my affirmations.
For this area I will continue de-cluttering/organizing as well as decluttering my mind
Physical
Weakness
For this area, I have challenges with consistently. Going outside and taking walks has not yet become a part of my routine. And I tend to find excuses (too cold, etc) that stop me.
I am not the most balanced eater - I try my hardest to get a good variety but It is not always the case as I chose for convince, time, money, and what they have available.
For this area I would like to work on incorporating exercise into my everyday routine - or increase consistency in my weekly calendar to make movement a priority as well as doing my best to create a more balanced diet
Strength
For this area, I have incorporated taking 15 minute walks outside as a study break. Go to bed at a reasonable hour.I also feel that I have some control over what I eat and what I chose to put into my body I feel that these things really help me maintain a good balance
For this area I will continue to get outside and get good sleep as well as try to eat foods that fulfill me nad give men the energy I need
Areas for growth
For this area, I think I have some goals that I have for myself focus a-lot on holding my self accountable for include: going on a walk at least 3 times a week. setting reminders to drinking water and to actively think about the type of food in my body
Based on what we have learned I think that this is a growth area for me because I know that as an individual I function better when I am moving. And after our lecture on the pathophysiology of Stress and how to combat chronic stress I have really began to understand the importance of physicality and being less stressed.
Choice
strengths
For this area, I have improvised focusing on what I need instead of what other need (in certain situations). I have started to communicate what I am able to give and what is not sustainable for me.
For this area, I would like to continue preserving my energy and not being super flexible fro everyone around me 100% of the time
weakness
For this area I have had challenges with retraining my internal machinery to not be a people pleaser. I constantly feel the need to do everything for everyone because if not I will not be a good friend, employee, etc. I am known for choosing other people over myself because it is what I think that I am suppose to do
For this area, I will continue to work on boundaries for myself and other people. Work to take care of myself in my own space and not always choose everyone else
Areas for growth
I feel that my goals for this area include practicing saying no and not giving up everything for someone else. As well as also saying yes to myself. Because we make choices everyday and while learning to say no is super important in setting boundaries, saying yes allows me to live a life full of different experiences.
This is a learning area for me because after our self care lecture, one quote stuck out to me on slide 28. At the end it says "time is a choice. If we don't like how we are spending it, we can choose differently". It really changed my perspective. I always feel like I have to do this or that and constantly feel like I am not using my time correctly. But I am in control of my time and I should use it the way. I want too