If the holidays are making you feel as though your energy stores are being rapidly depleted, head over to Doc Gurley’s column at SFGate, Health for the Holidays: The 6 R’s of Self Care, for a 6-point, practical plan on how you can de-stress and improve your self-care this season. Because, let’s face it, it’s a basic fact of physics – unless you recharge, you can’t keep putting out energy. Now is a great time to take steps to minimize the wear and tear on your most precious resources: your body, your relationships, and your spirit:
Do YOU have some practical, inexpensive de-stress tips for the holiday season? Share them in the comments section below. And if you’ve got family or friends who sound like they’re fraying under the strain of the season, be sure to forward them a link to the Health for the Holidays: Self-Care article. And if you’re looking for real-time, fun tips to nurture your personal Joy Habit, sign of up for the Doc Gurley joyhabit Twitter feed!
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I enjoyed this piece of yours on sfgate. The 6 R’s of Healthcare that you mentioned truly are helpful! I think we all take advantage of our bodies and need to stop and appreciate who we are and what we do on a day to day basis. We need to “Reduce” like you mentioned, our expectations so we can live a more fulfilling, healthy lifestyle, rather than a chaotic and stressful life! Looking forward to your future pieces Doc. Also, thank you for your work at the public health clinic for the homeless, you have inspired me to get out there and volunteer and I am starting in the coming weeks!
Congratulations, Stephanie! There’s nothing like acting on a great, altruistic impulse (volunteering) to help feed your joy habit, strengthen your social safety net and even measurably improve your health (not to mention making the world a better place for us all!). Thanks and best wishes (and if your first volunteer effort isn’t a good match, don’t get discouraged – there are lots of great opportunities out there, eager for someone like you).