5 Essential Factors for Feeling and Faring Better

Life can sometimes be challenging, overwhelming, and draining. However, there are several factors that can contribute to our overall well-being and help us feel better despite the circumstances. In this article, we will explore five essential factors that can significantly impact our emotional and physical well-being.

1. Mindfulness and Meditation

Mindfulness and meditation practices have gained significant attention in recent years due to their numerous benefits. When we engage in mindfulness and meditation, we are essentially training our minds to focus on the present moment, without judgment or attachment.

Research has shown that regular mindfulness and meditation practice can reduce stress, increase self-awareness, improve cognitive abilities, and promote emotional resilience. By incorporating these practices into our daily routine, we can enhance our overall well-being.

Insight into Acquired Brain Injury: Factors for Feeling and Faring Better

by Bernice Cockram(1st ed. 2018 Edition, Kindle Edition)

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2. Physical Exercise

Physical exercise is not only vital for our physical health but also plays a crucial role in our mental and emotional well-being. Engaging in regular exercise releases endorphins, the feel-good hormones, which can help alleviate symptoms of anxiety and depression.

Moreover, physical exercise enhances brain function, improves memory and concentration, promotes better sleep, and boosts self-confidence. Including physical activity in our daily lives can significantly contribute to our feeling and faring better.

3. Healthy Diet and Nutrition

The food we consume plays a pivotal role in our overall well-being, both physically and mentally. A healthy diet consisting of nutrient-rich foods nourishes our body and brain, providing necessary nutrients for optimal functioning.

Avoiding processed foods, refined sugars, and unhealthy fats while incorporating fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins, and healthy fats into our diet can significantly enhance our mood, energy levels, and overall health.

4. Meaningful Relationships

Humans are social creatures, and cultivating meaningful relationships is crucial for our well-being. Strong connections with family, friends, and a supportive community provide a sense of belonging, emotional support, and can significantly impact our happiness.

Investing time and effort into building and nurturing relationships can lead to increased life satisfaction, reduced stress, and improved mental health. Prioritizing our connections with others can contribute to feeling and faring better in all aspects of life.

5. Self-Care and Rest

Self-care is often overlooked or neglected, yet it is essential for our well-being. Taking time to engage in activities that bring us joy and relaxation can recharge our physical and mental energy.

Unplugging from technology, practicing self-compassion, engaging in hobbies, and ensuring proper rest and sleep are all crucial aspects of self-care. By prioritizing our self-care needs, we can improve our overall emotional well-being and cope better with life's challenges.

Feeling and faring better in life requires intentional efforts and a holistic approach. By incorporating mindfulness and meditation, physical exercise, a healthy diet, meaningful relationships, and self-care practices into our lives, we can significantly improve our overall well-being and navigate life's ups and downs with greater resilience.

Insight into Acquired Brain Injury: Factors for Feeling and Faring Better

by Bernice Cockram(1st ed. 2018 Edition, Kindle Edition)

4.7 out of 5

Language	:	English
File size	:	8376 KB
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Screen Reader	:	Supported
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This book offers an empowering approach to working with people with an acquired brain injury (ABI) based upon the views and perspectives of people with ABI themselves. Drawing upon Christine Durham's own ABI experience and Paul Ramcharan’s engagement in disability research over a quarter of a century, this volume gives voice to 36 participants with ABI, as well as carers and other professionals from both urban and rural areas. This unique perspective provides a long-needed, empathic alternative to the deficit-based model of ABI that dominates medical literature and existing rehabilitation models. In  Insight into Acquired Brain Injury, the authors use educational and learning principles together with Durham’s extensive archive of experiential data to offer a reframing of the nature and experience of ABI and relevant a set of practical, real-world tools for practitioners. These ready-to-adopt-and-adapt scripts, guided interviews, research checklists, thinking tools and other innovative techniques are designed to engage with people and colleagues about brain injury as a means of supporting them to feel and fare better. With compassion and first-hand awareness, Insight into Acquired Brain Injury provides a much-needed perspective that deepens current understanding and translates the complicated life-worlds of people living with ABI in order to motivate, empower and increase their participation.