Friday, October 3, 2014

Week 10

Whoops, I guess THIS is the final post. My bad!

To be 100% honest, I would score myself the same as I did in Unit 3 in each of the areas. I gave myself an A for my physical wellbeing, a B for my spiritual wellbeing, and a B for my psychological wellbeing (wow, I give myself good grades!). This hasn't changed much in the past 7 weeks, other than perhaps adding a + in a couple of the areas.

For example, I still haven't gone back to church, which I'm a little ashamed of but am still having as a goal. My psychological wellbeing is about the same because I'm pregnant and quite frankly very emotional and stressed! And my physical wellbeing is quite good, perhaps an A+ now because I'm doing a lot of low-impact exercise that makes my changing body feel wonderful. I'm even attending a yoga class tomorrow morning for the first time in three months!

As far as my goals are concerned, I didn't achieve them 100% but still feel like I made progress. Though I'm not walking every single day, I do take a long walk 4-5 days out of the week and feel like that's enough for me. I didn't attend church with my hubby, but I'm making it a new goal to do it this weekend with my hubby and my parents! I have been journaling more regularly, though not every day. This is another thing I would love to continue.

Throughout this course I've found myself frustrated at times, but I've come out of it with a better understanding of myself and hopefully my future clients. Meditation and self-reflection can be really difficult for me. I have a very hard time quieting my mind! But this class has helped me to learn that music can be my most soothing source, meaning perhaps I need to find a way to add more music to my life.

I'm hoping that the things I've learned in this class will help me to understand others' strengths and weaknesses from more than a physical standpoint. I want to really get to know my clients and understand how they're feeling! This should help me create a plan for them and help them set goals.