Three Strategies To Support Your Wellbeing In Lockdown
Maria Raines
Strategic Communications, Marketing & Lead Generation | Digital Communications Manager @ Champions of Change Coalition | Helping purpose-led businesses grow their reach and impact
Back in May, a friend shared the New York Times article, Feeling Blah During the Pandemic? It's Called Languishing. At the time it didn’t really resonate but now, as we enter a second month of lockdown in NSW, it’s starting to make sense.
Are you having trouble concentrating? Struggling to stay motivated? Lacking your usual joie de vivre? That’s languishing. While not as severe as depression, it’s far from ideal and can have a very real impact on the quality of your life, work and relationships.
So as we continue on this path together, what strategies can you use to help restore your sense of wellbeing? I sat down with coaches Leonie Cutts, Cathy Duvel and Robyn Katz, and asked them to share their top tips.
In short, they recommended these three strategies:
In the article we share the science behind why these strategies work and practical tips for how to build these practices into your day.
You'll also find a range of online events on the Shift Practitioner website designed to support your wellbeing in August, including a free weekly drop-in space for women and fortnightly meditation.
If you would like further information about any of our events, an introduction to our practitioners or a conversation about joining the Shift Practitioner directory, drop me a line.
And please, share your strategies for coping in the comments. It might be just what someone who is struggling needs to hear.
Bodhi guides impactful leaders worldwide on their quest to true freedom. He is on a mission to lead those entangled in life's complexities toward genuine connection and profound impact.
3 年Thanks for asking Maria , the main thing to know is that feelings are not facts . When we acknowledge the feeling and separate it from the story we may be making up ( usually unconscious ) then we realize we have a choice . And for the men I mainly work with it is reconnecting with our purpose and mission . If we are clear on this and connect with it then the only question to ask in each moment is “ is this moving me toward my mission or not “ and if not , choose the feeling that does ( it’s is that simple )
Bodhi guides impactful leaders worldwide on their quest to true freedom. He is on a mission to lead those entangled in life's complexities toward genuine connection and profound impact.
3 年Great stuff guys , very helpful
Snr. Partner at Chaordic Global Consulting Executive Development, Culture & Transformational Change
3 年Thanks for sharing Maria Raines - good article. For me it's daily exercise and movement rituals that's been key to breaking the blah and stuckness.
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3 年Maria Raines - I enjoyed reading that article. Languishing is so real and feels like being stuck, motionless right. Feels awful, but the strategies do make a difference.
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3 年Ho-hum is how I’ve been responding to the ‘how are are?’ question. I guess that’s a sign of languishing….How are you?