I've got two things to share with you today: the metaphor of a wellness watering bucket and a suggestion for a baby wellness plan to get you started. The baby wellness plan has two parts... get the content and take a walk without distractions. Ready?

Wellness with Dr. Denis' is a weekly podcast for those who work in helping professions using creativity. If you spend most of your work week helping hurting people, then you must replenish yourself. It needs to be part of your job description. I'll walk you through how and encourage you every step of the way.

Probably the biggest reason cited for why wellness is difficult is time. Wellness can be quick. It has to be. This episode gives you some ideas for how to include more  micro wellness to nourish and refresh yourself.

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Why don’t we do the thing we most need to do when we know we need it? There are several reasons. In this episode Dr. Denis' shares 10 reasons why wellness is so challenging.

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Music: The song “Get Well” is part of the creative commons work and can be found at www.freemusicarchive.org.

Season 3: If you are new to the podcast, I’m glad you found it. Just jump in where you are. You can go back and listen from the beginning, but you aren’t catching up. You are right where you need to be. This episode is about what to do with the information from the previous 30 episodes before transitioning to something a little different for Season 4..

So how do you learn about your wellness habits and where do you find motivation?

Books, blogs and web sites give you pages and pages of information to read and Ted Talks, documentaries and university lectures offer additional ways to learn through hearing . In one hour a week – that’s less than 10 minutes a day – you’d have more than 50 hours of learning in a year, more time than sitting in an entire university course. 

You can learn from people all over the world through the internet, books and podcasts. You can join a group for social accountability or learn from a distance. Get lots of ideas for community resources to help you with your wellness habits.

It's helpful to share your good wellness intentions with safe and trustworthy people for gentle accountability and encouragement. But some people will sabotage your best efforts because it makes it uncomfortable for them. Knowing the difference is part of your wellness. This episode is about gaining support from friends and family.

If you dig down deep enough into mental and physical issues, you will likely uncover one  (or more) of these core needs: 1) Safety and Security, 2) Power and Control, 3) Inner Self, and 4) Relationship.  You are probably doing things to meet these needs, even if your attempts are hurting you in other ways. It might even begin to make sense when you understand it.

This might be my favorite wellness topic: self-compassion. How do you  talk to yourself?  We all have inner-dialogues. Some of us have an inner critic that berates constantly. I’ve got five ways to notice your mental chatter and three steps to help you begin to change it with self-compassion.