Looking over a desolate peer and a boat What does it mean to engage with our grief? The way we engage with our grief is a good way to measure if we are grieving in a healthy way, according to Hanna Helms, Hospice Social Worker. Helms explains that a lot of unhealthy grieving habits arise [...]
Caregivers are so important, but they often forget self-care. Being a caregiver can add value to life. To begin with, caregivers knowing that they are providing the care they know their family member or patient needs can bring great joy and value. But beyond this, caregivers also provide a benefit to society at large, in a [...]
getting better care about There are many things as aspects of our lives that we care about: caring for our family, our performance at work, or even our physical fitness and health. But we can often find ourselves with little desire or in a struggle to improve. There are many ways we can strive to [...]
volunteering Have you ever felt so good after helping someone else? If so you are not alone! There are so many ways to volunteer your time and skills to help others while giving yourself the gift of self-care. Unified Caring Association (UCA) gives more than three cheers for volunteers. Volunteering does more than we often [...]
At Unified Caring Association (UCA), we value taking care of each other. But where does this all start? We once blogged about how “It All Starts With Self-Care.” And UCA members have access to many tools that help with just this! One of these tools is the Self-Care Assessment! This is an easy, quick assessment [...]
Think abundantly. Energy follows intention. Our thinking habits can be very predictive of our outcomes. Training our minds to see the positive, focusing on abundance and investing our energy into the manifestation of good outcomes can help to make our goals more achievable. In order to see the positive - we must be the positive! [...]
Release what no longer serves you to move forward in your life To move forward in life, you must un-anchor from practices you have outgrown and let go of what no longer serves you. Staying stuck in old habits and patterns will keep you stuck with old results and disappointments. Moving forward depends on [...]
Being Authentic. Living in full self-expression helps you to tune in to your inner guidance system and live an inspired life that only YOU can live. Dare to be yourself, no matter how different it makes you feel from the rest of the crowd. Authenticity affords you the privilege of becoming who you were truly [...]
Alternative Exercise From When Women Inspire If you cannot perform high impact, aerobic exercises, you might want to consider low impact exercises like yoga instead. The alternative exercise benefits for mental and physical health and body may surprise you. via Alternative Exercise Benefits for Mental Health and Body