Who likes lists? In this month's Tune Up, we're checking in and listing off the various pieces that are meaningful components of our wellness. Some are tangible tools (like lists) that help us manage our time and stay on track with our values. Others are less tangible qualities like courage, vulnerability, and friendship that we try to cultivate through our practices.

If we think of all of these pieces like ingredients in the recipe of life, we can recognize that not everyone needs the same amounts or even the same ingredients to live their life on the wellness side. What matters is to discern what your values are, what behaviors you need to engage in day by day to live in alignment with those values, and then put those pieces into practice.

One quick note on connection. One of the most helpful pieces that humans need to live well is connection with others. This can be friends, family, co-workers, romantic partners, etc. We all benefit from connecting with others who support and enhance our wellness - and this sometimes means limiting contact/connectedness with those who do not support our wellness. This isn't easy, but it is necessary.

If you like this episode, check out some of our other Tune Up episodes - these shorter episodes come out once a month!

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Free- Not under the control or in the power of another.

If you want to free yourself, forgiveness is part of that process. Free your self with forgiveness, unchain yourself from those wounds and move forward in a healthy manner. No hate, no retaliation, no extra weight, just eyes forward and keep moving step by step. This week the Instigator and the Yogi attempted to tackle forgiveness and they did not hold back (or disappoint).

Forgiveness offers many positive benefits, including reducing unhealthy reactions to anger, releasing stress and cortisol, lowering blood pressure, as well as reducing the effects of anxiety and depression.

The team talk about releasing wounds in order to move forward in life cultivating healthy relationships. These relationships include the one you have with yourself and those you have with others. Falling into the pitfalls of negative thoughts will only encourage negative feelings and actions. Try forgiving yourself for not knowing better, for not having all the information to make a better decision, for doing what was needed to survive. Forgive yourself for any mistakes you have made in the past and it will help you use your mistakes to refine you instead of define you.

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This week we are delighted to welcome another therapist on Pieces To Wellness to talk with the Instigator and the Yogi. Jenna is a mental health counselor with Ellie Mental Health in Latham, NY. Jenna's enthusiasm and passion for helping others was engaging and clear right from the beginning.

Like Tim and Karen, Jenna is all about busting the stigma related to mental health, and she loves to talk about things that others shy away from. One of Jenna's specialties is helping folks with OCD - obsessive compulsive disorder, which is a diagnosis she also has. Jenna opens up about her own challenges with OCD, breaks down some of the myths about this condition, and shares some tips and tools that have helped her along the way.

People's lived experiences are rarely black and white - life has so many sides and perspectives to explore. We are grateful to Jenna for bravely sharing her perspective on "the other side of OCD", bringing this diagnosis out of the darkness and into the light.

To schedule an appointment with an Ellie counselor, visit: elliementalhealth.com. They have locations all over, including 2 offices in NY's Capital Region: Latham and Clifton Park.

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