Thrive@Home

I’ve been doing a workshop at work at the moment ‘Thrive@Work’ and it’s about wellness and wellbeing for educators in the Early Childhood Sector. I’m loving it and the discussions about how we can support our early childhood teachers to be valued whilst keeping their mental health as healthy as can be. It’s an industry where educators take a small non face to face break only, eat lunch with the children, can’t leave the building, struggle to find time for adequate toilet breaks, programme in small spaces, a ton load of paperwork and the unpredictability of each and every day is a juggle in itself.

But it’s made me stop and think about thriving at home. How can we do this? How can we feel supported when times are tough, the kids are struggling, the house is unclean, laundry is piling up, we are constantly trying to work out what we are doing for dinner each day which leads to eating highly processed and quick meals, we are on the go every afternoon and weekend and juggling a work life balance?

In this blog I’m going to explore a way to make one small and easy change. From here you can start looking at the different ways to start slowing down, de-cluttering your physical space, gain back some self-care time, time for family and friends and discover how to get that spirit soaring with purpose and vitality. With Winter here as well we can feel not only trapped in an overwhelmed mind and body but trapped within our home when the weather is cold and miserable outside. Gone is daylight saving where we can stay outside for longer and enjoy the sunset, the sound of the twilight bugs and the warmth in the air.

OK...A great place to start is to identify a goal you want to achieve. Let’s create one as an example. The goal is to add some more nutritious foods into your diet as takeaway is becoming a way too easy habit as time is poor and the motivation is just not there.

Make a list of all your favourite foods/meals. Make a list of nutritious food you would like to eat more of. We want to start slowly so this doesn’t become too hard, and we end up going back to what we were doing. Find a meal you can easily make and that you enjoy and introduce it one night a week. What happens on the other nights is something not to worry about right now. Once your one nutritious meal a week is working well and it’s not an onerous task… introduce another meal using the method above. So now you will be eating two nutritious meals each week. Take your time with the introduction of the next meal so that the habit really sets in. You can see now what happens next… hey, and if you love takeaway, don’t get rid of it all together… just make sure you make healthier choices when ordering.

Now think about a small goal that will lead you to slowing down and waking up with purpose and vitality…

Are you ready to thrive@home? Coaching is a great point of call to support you on the right path to achieving your goals, keeping you accountable and finding ways to discover that motivation.