Journaling can be a great way to release your stress and express yourself. This week we will look at how writing can be a source of support for self-expression and creativity. Get your pen and paper or your computer or phone and write all about it. Reflection/Journal Pick a consistent time of day to write in your journal. Start with a journal prompt. Do just five minutes. Resources https://positivepsychology.com/benefits-of-journaling/#benefits https://www.healthline.com/health/benefits-of-journaling#boosted-well-being Connect with Us! Interested in Life Coaching reach out to Rechelle at: [email protected] To follow Genevieve Instagram: genevievelowry3 Twitter: GenevieveLowry Website: DIYchildlife.com www.theconvenientclassroom.co

Art helps us better understand ourselves, our community and the world around us. It offers an outlet for expression while creating space for other ways of being. Troy shares with us how she used art in her practice as a CCLS but also how art has supported her through changes in her personal and professional life. Reflection/Journal Create your own art piece. Create a collage/painting/drawing around a theme or feeling Need more structure? Attend an art class Journal about an art piece that you really like Resources: Why is art important https://artincontext.org/why-is-art-important/ Connect with Us! Interested in Life Coaching reach out to Rechelle at: [email protected] To follow Genevieve Instagram: genevievelowry3 Twitter: GenevieveLowry Website: DIYchildlife.com www.theconvenientclassroom.co

Friends are really important. As children friendships blossomed easily but as adults, it's harder to make and keep friends. In this episode, we talk about the challenges of making friends as adults. We discuss strategies for a positive mindset, coping for managing discomfort, and actions to get started. Reflection/Journal: Ask someone out for lunch, go to an activity, reach out to someone you haven’t spoken to in a while. Resources: How to Make and Keep Friends in Adulthood Getting By with a Little Help Finding Friends Connect with Us! Interested in Life Coaching reach out to Rechelle at: [email protected] To follow Genevieve Instagram: genevievelowry3 Twitter: GenevieveLowry Website: DIYchildlife.com www.theconvenientclassroom.co

Exercise and movement can clear our heads, recharge our bodies and spark creativity. In this episode, we talk about how we both have been in and out of exercise, how we try to keep it fresh, and how it helps us stay connected to our bodies, minds, and spirit! Reflection/Journal Start small: short exercises: walk around when on the phone, quick walks around the block, 10 minutes stretching etc.. Play Emotions charades: Act out feelings using body language and facial cues Resources: Mayo Clinic: 7 Benefits of Exercise https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/fitness/in-depth/exercise/art-20048389 The role of movement in Kinematics facial emotions expression production and recognition https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33661668/ Connect with Us! Interested in Life Coaching reach out to Rechelle at: [email protected] To follow Genevieve Instagram: genevievelowry3 Twitter: GenevieveLowry Website: DIYchildlife.com www.theconvenientclassroom.com

Bringing play into your life as an adult. What fun things you did as a kid. Did you pretend to go on adventures, play in the mud, or endless games of Uno? In this episode, you will learn how to add play to your coping kit. Reflection Journal/ Exercises: - Create you own playlist of things you enjoyed as a child? - Pick a day and time you will take a play breath this week Resources: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/14/smarter-living/adults-play-work-life-balance.html?smid=em-share Never too old to play: Play can be very therapeutic for adults and children alike https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/play-and-imitation/202209/never-too-old-play Power of Play https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/199907/the-power-play Connect with Us! [email protected] Interested in Life Coaching reach out to Rechelle at: [email protected] To follow Genevieve Instagram: genevievelowry3 Twitter: GenevieveLowry Website: DIYchildlife.com www.theconvenientclassroom.com

Rechelle has made a BIG change in her life prompting us to talk about coping with change. Whether it is big or small, change is difficult. Join us this season as we explore unique ways to manage our own well-being and apply a child life perspective to changes in our lives.

We want to end season 1 of Coping Kit for Everyday Life on a high note! In this podcast, we l discuss the positive emotion of joy. How can we be mindful of the moments of joy we experience each day and how to create more joy in our lives? Reflection/Journal  This week will do some self-discovery of what brings you joy by journaling what joy means to you.  Writing down moments you feel joy throughout the week Resources:  https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/your-wise-brain/201803/welcome-joy https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/hope-relationships/202106/7-ways-experience-inner-peace  https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/lifetime-connections/202009/inner-peace-in-the-midst-outer-chaos  https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/emotion-information/202105/how-feel-more-joy-every-day  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1693418/pdf/15347528.pdf https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/emotion-information/202105/how-feel-more-joy-every-day Connect with us!  [email protected] Interested in Life Coaching reach out to Rechelle at: [email protected] To follow Genevieve  Instagram: genevievelowry3  Twitter: GenevieveLowry  Website: DIYchildlife.com  www.theconvenientclassroom.co

In this episode, Reiki Energy Rechelle and Genevieve talk about how they were introduced to Reiki. Reiki is hands-on healing energy used to increase wellness and decrease stress. Both Rechelle and Genevieve are trained in reiki and share their stories of using it in the hospital to support patient care and in their personal lives to balance themselves and support loved ones. Reflection/Journal  Using the Reiki Principles reflect upon the ways you might incorporate them into your own life. Choose one each day to practice or focus on. Journal about your experience. Reiki Principles Resources: Libby Barnet: Reiki Energy  Pamela Miles: Reiki in Medicine Connect with us!  [email protected] Interested in Life Coaching  Reach out to Rechelle at: [email protected]  To follow Genevieve Instagram: genevievelowry3 Twitter: GenevieveLowry  Website: DIYchildlife.com www.theconvenientclassroom.co

Child life specialists often connect children and families to other patients who have similar experiences and diagnoses, tapping into a type of support that can only be found in those who have traveled a similar journey. Listen to how Rechelle and Genevieve used this type of mentorship in their child life practice and how they seek mentorship in their own lives as a tool for coping in both personal and professional experiences.  Reflection/Journal Exercises:  What areas of your life would you like a mentor?  Using the list of 5 types of mentors identify your own mentors. Resources: 5 Types of Mentors you should have in your life:  https://ideas.ted.com/the-5-types-of-mentors-you-need-in-your-life/ The importance of Mentorship  https://www.acamstoday.org/the-importance-of-mentorship/  ACLP mentorship program:  [email protected]  Connect with us!  [email protected] Interested in Life Coaching reach out to Rechelle at:  [email protected]  To follow Genevieve  Instagram: genevievelowry3  Twitter: GenevieveLowry  Website: DIYchildlife.com www.theconvenientclassroom.com

In this episode, Rechelle and Genevieve talk with hospital chaplain Jennifer Kent. She helps us think about how our faith guides our practice while also exploring the integration of faith in our personal and professional lives. Reflection/journal: How does your faith, spirituality support you in challenges? Do you have spiritual practice? How can you develop one to support yourself? Resources:  Puchalski C. M. (2001). The role of spirituality in health care. Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center), 14(4), 352–357. https://doi.org/10.1080/08998280.2001.11927788 Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1305900/ Connect with us!  Email us at: [email protected] Interested in Life Coaching reach out to Rechelle at: [email protected] To follow Genevieve Instagram: genevievelowry3  Twitter: GenevieveLowry  Website:  DIYchildlife.com www.theconvenientclassroom.com