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trish
Nov 17, 2009, 11:52:09 PM11/17/09
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I would love to hear your thoughts, tips, wisdom, and experiences with
self care. Let the discussion begin!
self care. Let the discussion begin!
Trish Rohani
Nov 17, 2009, 11:58:16 PM11/17/09
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I would love to hear your suggestions, tips, wisdom and experiences
Shelley Hanson
Nov 19, 2009, 11:48:07 PM11/19/09
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I thought specifically today about how I conducted self-care during
graduate school. I think that it is one of the most difficult times
to do self-care, as so many grad students are not only trying to
combine schooling, internship, reading, work but also families and
relationships! But what helped me the most, actually, was to have my
scheduled mapped out in detail, creating "alarms" or warnings within
the schedule to remind me that an assignment - or an appointment - was
coming. I didn't have any electronic device that would day that, at
that time, so I printed up my schedule from Publisher and color-coded
it to give me easy visual landmarks. While it may sound silly, this
really helped me step away from the mental gymnastics of trying to
make sure I was remembering everything on my To Do List(s).
I spoke with colleague today about this who shared that while she
enjoyed doing such things as going out of town to gain a sense of self-
care, her greatest strategy in grad school was that she gave her
optimum focus time of the day to studying, dedicating at least 1 hour
to chipping away at her homework every day so that then she was free
to release herself from guilt and the "shoulds" throughout the rest of
the day.
Ironically, for both of us it was an act of discipline that created
the best self-care! Hm... sounds relevant to clinical work! Shelley
graduate school. I think that it is one of the most difficult times
to do self-care, as so many grad students are not only trying to
combine schooling, internship, reading, work but also families and
relationships! But what helped me the most, actually, was to have my
scheduled mapped out in detail, creating "alarms" or warnings within
the schedule to remind me that an assignment - or an appointment - was
coming. I didn't have any electronic device that would day that, at
that time, so I printed up my schedule from Publisher and color-coded
it to give me easy visual landmarks. While it may sound silly, this
really helped me step away from the mental gymnastics of trying to
make sure I was remembering everything on my To Do List(s).
I spoke with colleague today about this who shared that while she
enjoyed doing such things as going out of town to gain a sense of self-
care, her greatest strategy in grad school was that she gave her
optimum focus time of the day to studying, dedicating at least 1 hour
to chipping away at her homework every day so that then she was free
to release herself from guilt and the "shoulds" throughout the rest of
the day.
Ironically, for both of us it was an act of discipline that created
the best self-care! Hm... sounds relevant to clinical work! Shelley
Trish Rohani
Nov 26, 2009, 3:22:25 PM11/26/09
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this looks like it might be a great resource. It was suggested by
Scott Phillips Marriage & Family Therapist at Alibrando Psychological
Consulting http://www.headington-institute.org/
let me know what you think.
Scott Phillips Marriage & Family Therapist at Alibrando Psychological
Consulting http://www.headington-institute.org/
let me know what you think.
Trish Rohani
Nov 26, 2009, 3:23:14 PM11/26/09
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Oh and any other input for the self care article that I am finishing?
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