65 - Maintaining Your Mental Health In Ministry

Robert and Holly give 13 practical self-care tips & discuss ways to help maintain your mental & emotional health while working in ministry (or any helping profession).

Tips we mention, along with accompanying links to things we mention:

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Eat + sleep- episode 48 - How Does Nutrition Impact Our Mental Health? (feat. Dr. Leslie Korn) (https://cxmhpodcast.com/show-notes/2018/9/17/48-nutrition-dr-leslie-korn)- episode 57 - Why We Need Better Sleep (& How to Get It) (feat. Dr. Michael Scullin) (https://cxmhpodcast.com/show-notes/2018/11/18/57-sleep-michael-scullin)

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Change your socks

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Count your spoons- episode 63 - Uncluttering Our Spaces, Our Schedules, & Our Lives (feat. Courtney Ellis) (https://cxmhpodcast.com/show-notes/2019/02/04/63-uncluttered)- The spoons metaphor Robert mentions is found in Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson (Jenny credits the idea to Christine Miserandino)

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Map your route

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Spend time creating- article: Stress-related hormone cortisol lowers significantly after just 45 minutes of art creation (https://www.psypost.org/2016/06/skill-level-making-art-reduces-stress-hormone-cortisol-43362?fbclid=IwAR2R8_oQ1gLvu9WUyuOY0jVLoCPs41mYUvjTS9ORPdlqmQL6j4opCsMDtKo&utm_sq=fp65bvqhmj)- article: This Type of Date Night Activity Could Make You Feel Closer to Your Partner (http://time.com/5529510/date-night-activities-oxytocin/)

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Give things away- Leading on Empty: Refilling Your Tank and Renewing Your Passion by Wayne Cordeiro

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Pause- Insight Timer (https://insighttimer.com/) (search for CXMH to join our group!)

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Pay attention to your warning lights- episode 21 - Emotions Aren't Evil (feat. Marc Alan Schelske) (https://cxmhpodcast.com/show-notes/2017/10/8/21-emotions-arent-bad-feat-marc-alan-schelske)- episode 62 - Social Anxiety, Shyness vs. Confidence, & How to Make Friends (feat. Dr. Ellen Hendriksen) (https://cxmhpodcast.com/show-notes/2019/01/28/62-social-anxiety)

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Let it matter- Let It Matter by Johnnyswim (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQX1iQCQhqM)- episode 42 - Everyday Grief & Learning to Feel Feelings (feat. Aundi Kolber) (https://cxmhpodcast.com/show-notes/2018/5/21/42-aundi-kolber)

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Be honest & bold

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Learn about yourself

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Go to counseling. - (go to counseling) greeting cards (https://www.redbubble.com/people/cxmh/collections/849357-greeting-cards?asc=u)- various directories to find local counselors are listed on Robert’s resource page (https://www.robert-vore.com/resources)

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Spiritual practices/rhythms

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Sabbath, centering prayer, journaling, gratitude

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Silence + solitude + stillness- episode 56 - Centering Prayer, Solitude, Stillness, & Mindful Silence (feat. Phileena Heuertz) (https://cxmhpodcast.com/show-notes/2018/11/12/56-phileena-mindful-silence)

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