Episode Nine: The Wellness Wheel with Amy Thomas, LCSW

Welcome! Amy has returned to the podcast to share even more fantastic information with you. In this episode, she introduces The Wellness Wheel. The Wellness Wheel illustrates a wellness model with different dimensions: emotional, intellectual, physical, social, environmental, financial, work, and spiritual. All of the dimensions are interconnected and important to a well-rounded and balanced lifestyle.Amy shares her experience with this model at a personal level and a program level. We are very excited to share this information with you. We believe it will definitely be beneficial for you!Show Notes: SAMSHA- https://www.samhsa.gov/The Wellness Wheel- https://store.samhsa.gov/sites..../default/files/d7/pr Guidelines for Creating a Healthier Lifestylehttps://store.samhsa.gov/sites..../default/files/d7/pr Wheel Posterhttps://store.samhsa.gov/produ....ct/Learn-the-Eight-D Polo https://www.marcopolo.meChore Chart- Laura’s Family-https://drive.google.com/file/....d/1-Nj6zb-XpFG9aigJ2 the left is our initials. I chose the four chores that really would be a huge help to our household and that everyone participates in creating. The chores I chose are: -Laundry- fold one load and place in a specific area for everyone to grab their stack -Dishes- Unload one loadPick Up upstairsPick Up- downstairsEach of these chores should take max ten minutes. You will notice an ALL/ALL section. That means all of us are in charge of all these things- keeping our room straight, PUT- picking up (our) things, putting away our plate in the dishwasher, and setting/cleaning up our space at the table.I am telling you- I am very thankful for this chart. The environmental wellness that Amy taught us about- has drastically improved in our house and it is due to this chart!Brene’ Brown-https://amzn.to/45c8qcu (Laura’s Favorite Brene’ Book- especially for teachers)Brene's Website: https://brenebrown.com