(512) 550-7918 | anna@selfcaretodaytomorrow.com

Anna McElearney

My WordPress Blog

  • Anna McElearney
  • Home
  • Blog
  • Podcast
  • Coaching
  • Reach Out Today – Let’s Connect!

August 1, 2020 by Anna Leave a Comment

Self Care Made Simple

Self Care Made Simple

Self care made simple…I created a simple and easy self care acronym to help in thinking about all the different aspects to self care.

RESPPP – Self Care Acronym

R – Relationship Self Care

E – Emotional Self Care

S – Spiritual Self Care

P – Psychological Self Care

P – Physical Self Care

P – Professional Self Care

Relationship Self Care

Relationship self care is focused around your relationships. Your intimate relationship – whether you are married, coupled, dating…there are many aspects to the caring of yourself and the one you love.

This also includes relationships you have with family members. With friends. Co-workers…

Do you have relationships that are nourishing, supportive and caring? Or, have some of your relationships met their season in your life and it’s time to let go in love? Are there boundaries that are needed? Or, are there boundaries that might need to be revised?

These are some important questions as it relates to your relationship health.

Emotional Self Care

Emotional self care is centered around your emotional health. Your feelings and emotional life within you.

Many times our emotions are tied to thoughts we have that impact our state. And when we are in a reactive state – meaning we are reacting to stressors, to triggers, to others – rather than taking time to pause, reflect, decide how we want to respond – we are often being led by emotions that have certain thoughts attached that then lead us to react in certain behavioral ways.

When we take time to become curious about our emotional world, we can learn a lot about ourself. Emotions can be one of our greatest teachers.

Spiritual Self Care

Nurturing and taking time to build your spiritual practice is another important aspect to our overall health and wellness. Knowing where you are on your spiritual journey can provide insight into how you can turn toward this part of your life and see what is needed.

Is it balanced? Do you need support? Community? Prayer? Meditation? Beginning to quiet the outside world to begin looking within to see what your spiritual health needs are is an integral part of your spiritual self care.

Psychological Self Care

Taking care of what you nourish your mind with…what books you are reading. What messages are presented through podcasts, friends, family, news shows, movies, etc.

This also includes looking at what hobbies interest you. Are there things you want to learn how to do? Musical instruments you want to learn how to play? The list is endless on the different ways you can begin to become curious as to what your psychological health yearns for…

Physical Self Care

This is what people typically talk to me about when they talk about self care. Physical self care.

This includes exercising, what you consume nutritionally…but it also includes going to the doctor when needed, scheduling well checks, dental visits, etc.

Professional Self Care 

Staying current in your profession is a key component to self care. But also knowing what boundaries you need around your professional needs.

What do you need to say no so that you can better care for yourself – and say yes to the things that are better suited for you.

What do you need to say yes to so that you can nourish and care for yourself.

Are there professional communities you can get involved with. Or, are you too involved with so many professional groups that maybe slowing down might be a part of your professional self care needs.

Taking One Step At A Time

Self care is personal and unique to each of us. And what I think is so special about these 6 aspects to our self care is that helps us organize our thoughts around our self care. And it can help us see how it’s all interconnected! One of these is tied to all of these…

Lastly, this is not about perfectionism. This is about knowing what you need in this moment. Which might be different tomorrow and the next day. It’s about starting a practice of self reflection and turning inward to see you need. Not what everyone else needs – but what you need!

Putting your oxygen mask on first – so to speak – so you can then be the you – you want to be – with all of the precious people in your life!

Self Care Support and Coaching

If you need help and support, please reach out. I offer a limited number of one-on-one coaching directly with me and I’d love to hear from you. If you are wanting support, don’t wait any longer. Reach out today…

 

 

Filed Under: Self Care Tagged With: boundaries, Coaching, Life coaching, relationship care, relationship health, self care, self care rituals

July 23, 2020 by Anna Leave a Comment

Thank you to All First Responders and Health Care Workers

Thank you!

With the recent surge in COVID 19 and the upcoming school year there is so much concern, fear and anxiety many are feeling. And, I wanted to take a moment to honor all that everyone is doing to help flatten the curve.

This is in no particular order…

But first, thank you to YOU! Anyone that is reading this and is doing their part each day to stay home as best they can, social distance, wear a face mask, wash hands…thank you for doing all you can to help flatten the curve of COVID 19 cases.

And thank you to all Health Care Workers and First Responders

In full disclosure, my husband is a firefighter, and each time he goes into work I am inspired by his courage and bravery as well as all of his firefighting brothers and sisters. Thank you to all First Responders for your courage and bravery each and every day!

Thank you to all Health Care Providers out there each day helping people impacted by COVID 19. There are so many sacrifices that are unseen that so many are making each day as they leave their families to care for those who need them.

I was watching an interview recently with a doctor and she was talking about how some of the doctors she works with at the hospital aren’t going back to their homes while they are treating patients. Instead they are staying away from their families to try and protect them.

Amazing sacrifices so many are making.

Thank you to all Delivery! To all those that bring mail to people each and every day. To all that bring packages to front doors, that deliver groceries from stores…thank you!

Thank you to all Grocery Stores! Thank you for providing food to communities…

Thank you to all Therapists! I think therapists and counselors fall into the category of an important and significant responder. You are on the front lines of providing mental health and support to so many that may be feeling isolated, feeling anxious, depressed. For all that are grieving…

Thank you to all Educators, School Administrators, School Workers, Parents, and all work each day to help keep schools and children healthy! Thank you for your daily sacrifices and for all you do to help educate our most precious!

Thank you to anyone I may I have missed in this blog…thank you!

Filed Under: Self Care Tagged With: Coaching, Gratitude, help with relationships, Life coaching, mindset coaching, personal growth, positive mindset, self care

May 10, 2020 by Anna Leave a Comment

Mental Consumption and Self Care

Mental Consumption and Your Self Care

Wanted to talk today about mental consumption. What are you mentally consuming and how is it impacting you.

What are you putting into your mind each day?

Is it inspiring you? Is it helping you?

Or, is it bringing you down, impacting your mood?

However you are mentally consuming, whether it’s through podcasts, news, books, magazines…what messages are being brought into your life through mental consumption.

This also includes what you’re listening to including conversations. Talks you have with friends, family, peers, colleagues. What messages are surrounding you?

Are they nourishing your self care or are they no longer suited for you and maybe some boundaries need to start being set.

Are you needing more space for your own self care and quieting the noise around you. And realizing it might be a season in your life where you decide to limit the messages that are no longer suit you.

Self Care and Outside Messages

Mental consumption and self care impact your daily routines. It can also impact how you see things and what you pay attention to. This is why starting to notice what is it that occupies most of what you listen to or let in each day can help you decide if it’s best suited for the you – you are nurturing.

There’s a saying about: “what you put your attention to or awareness on, grows.”

What is it that you want to grow in your life? And where can you begin focusing so that you are inspiring yourself. Allowing laughter in. Allowing love and friendship in.

While it’s important to keep up with important issues, there can be a limit to how much to take in on a daily basis. And, only you know what is enough or the right amount for you.

It starts with awareness and then finding balance. What is the balance you need around what you are mentally consuming and your self care. So that you can fill your cup and thrive.

Self Care Coaching

If you need help setting boundaries around what messages are surrounding you, please reach out.

 

Filed Under: Self Care Tagged With: mental consumption and negative messages, mindset coaching, personal growth coaching, self care, setting boundaries

March 17, 2020 by Anna

COVID-19 and Your Therapy Practice

COVID-19 and Your Therapy Practice

With all that is currently evolving around COVID-19, I wanted to reach out to help any therapist or other health and wellness practitioner that is navigating how to keep their business going while protecting themselves, their families, their clients and community.

As this pandemic continues to evolve, I recommend if you need up to date information, visiting the CDC’s (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) website at https://www.cdc.gov

What You Can Do in Your Therapy Practice

Good news is, there are ways you can continue to serve your clients if you aren’t able to see them in-person in your office.

One way is via phone. During this time, you can meet with your clients through phone sessions.

Another way is online via a secure HIPAA platform such as Zoom: https://zoom.us or Vichee https://vsee.com

The above are just two examples of online options that are secure. Please remember, if you opt for an online platform, you’ll also need to sign a BAA (business associate agreement), this will help ensure HIPAA compliance. Each platform will have these, some are included for free and some charge. But, either way, a BAA is required so please make sure you look into this and sign one as you decide on an online platform that’s best for you.

 

Reasons to Consider Phone or Online Therapy or Health/Wellness Sessions

During this time, it’s important to be safe and cautious to protect yourself, your family, clients, and community…

This also means you might be closing down in-person sessions – or – clients might be cancelling in person sessions. There are a number of significant and important reasons for this:

  • Some might be cautious and afraid of the current situation and are staying home to take necessary precautions to protect themselves and others.
  • Other reasons also include clients that might be caring for elderly parents or grandparents and are taking the necessary precautionary measures to keep their family safe.
  • With school closures, they might be staying home to care for their children making it impossible to come in for an in-person session.
  • They might not be feeling well and are staying home to take necessary care measures

There can be other reasons in addition to the ones above…all of these are important decisions that people are making to keep everyone safe.

To help support all that you and your clients are doing, online sessions and phone sessions can help support your work together during this time.

More Information on Online Therapy

If you’re interested in online therapy and having that as option, but have questions, please feel free to reach out to me. I’d be glad to help answer questions and also help walk you through all you need to know to begin getting an online practice up and running…

 

 

Filed Under: COVID-19 Tagged With: Corona Virus and Therapy Practice, counseling sessions and coronavirus, COVID-19 and therapy sessions, online therapy and coronavirus, Telehealth and therapy practice, therapy and COVID-19

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • …
  • 5
  • Next Page »

Anna McElearney



(512) 550-7918
anna@selfcaretodaytomorrow.com

Contact

Send A Message

By submitting this form via this web portal, you acknowledge and accept the risks of communicating your health information via this unencrypted email and electronic messaging and wish to continue despite those risks. By clicking "Yes, I want to submit this form" you agree to hold Brighter Vision harmless for unauthorized use, disclosure, or access of your protected health information sent via this electronic means.

Is Today Your Tomorrow To Live Your Best Life

Ready to Shine Even Brighter? Oh Yeah!
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn

Contact Information

(512) 550-7918
anna@selfcaretodaytomorrow.com

A Website by Brighter Vision | Privacy Policy