In this episode of An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth, Sydney and Kelly talk with Bernie Byars, LPC on the topic of Anxiety.

• Disclaimer: The National Center For Emotional Wellness defines emotional wellness as "an awareness, understanding and acceptance of our feelings, and our ability to manage effectively through challenges and change."
• Deference between being nervousness and anxiety
• Types of anxiety
• Physical side effects of anxiety
• Anxiety versus fear
• Techniques to calm when anxiety arises
• Being with someone when they have anxiety
• How to find a therapist

Resources:

https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/behavioral-health-partners/bhp-blog/april-2018/5-4-3-2-1-coping-technique-for-anxiety.aspx

https://www.anxiousgeneration.com/book

https://neurodivergentinsights.com/blog/13-ways-to-reset-your-nervous-system

https://efft.org/

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In this episode of An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth, Sydney and Kelly kick off Mental Health Awareness month discussing Emotional Wellness.

• Disclaimer: We are not licensed professionals in the field of Mental Health. If you are needing to talk with someone or in a crisis situation dial 988, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Trained counselors are available to assist people in emotional distress or suicidal crisis
• Emotional Wellness Wheel
• The National Center For Emotional Wellness defines emotional wellness as "an awareness, understanding and acceptance of our feelings, and our ability to manage effectively through challenges and change."
• Balancing wellness areas
• Self awareness and checking-in
• Its not selfish to take time for yourself

Action: Take one area of the wellness wheel this coming week to reflect on

Resources:

https://nationalwellness.org/resources/six-dimensions-of-wellness/

https://declutterthemind.com/blog/wellness-wheel/

Statistics: https://www.forbes.com/health/mind/mental-health-statistics/

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In this episode of An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth, Sydney and Kelly explore the how music influences our lives. Sydney is really is quite irritated today, but Kelly is in a good mood. We will let music lift her up!

• You are never to old to learn a new instrument or experience new tunes
• If you want to learn, don't just wish it, do it
• Learning an instrument teaches great life lessons...mistakes are a part of life, getting past mistakes, self-discipline.
• Play for fun, not performance
• Singing provides a mental lift
• Music can inspire, motivate, and boost confidence
• Video games and classical music
• Kelly thinks she is learning "Ode to Joy" only to learn it is "Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring"

Resources:

Song suggestions from Kelly:

This is Me, from The Greatest Showman

Try, by Pink…change and

Brave by Sarah Barlelis…speaking your truth, being yourself

Unwritten, Natasha Bedingfield…reaching for what you want

Same Love, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis…equality

Scars to Your Beautiful, Alyce Cara…self-acceptance

Song suggestions from Sydney:

Amy Beach, Symphony in E Minor

Florence Price, Piano Sonata in E Minor

Mozart, Symphony No 41

Vaughan Williams, The Lark Ascending

Pieces by Phillip Glass

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