The Shoemaker Has No Shoes

Written by Pat Swan, MA, Wellness Coach


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Chronic stress is a major factor in most chronic illnesses including fibromyalgia, heart disease, arthritis, migraines, gastrointestinal problems, cancer and more. If we do not model self-care, how can we preach it? Sadly, healthcare professionals rarely preach life balance either. They aren't even aware it's missing, in their lives or inrepparttar lives of others! Self-care is seen as selfish. Women especially feel guilty as long as there is one poor soul anywhere that might benefit from their help. These professionals end up with clients dancing just as fast as they are. They send their clients out of their office withrepparttar 101620 same expectations, limitations, and frenzied lifestyle as they themselves have. They never even notice. They're too busy.

Health care professionals, wake up! People depend on you. People's lives depend on you. Until you prioritize, balance your life, reduce stress, relax, and get real, don't expect your clients to. Their denial parallels yours. As long as you stay onrepparttar 101621 merry-go-round, they will stay. As long as you run around like a chicken with its head cut off, they will.

Many health practitioners and wellness experts are sorely lacking these days. All have their own agenda. Diet and exercise arerepparttar 101622 main focus it seems, followed by a few candles and some yoga. Eat this food and avoid that and everything will be fine. Workout three times a week or more and you will be healthy. Add a yoga class to your already busy schedule and you will be ok. Few takerepparttar 101623 whole person into consideration even though they say they do.

Let's face it, who do you think is healthier? A happy, laughing, stress-free person who eats cheese dogs in a white bun with chips onrepparttar 101624 side, or someone who eats only organic foods, no dairy, meat or white bread, takes supplements daily, and is so stressed that they bite everyone's head off and have no time to enjoy their life? People in great shape drop dead every day due to stress.

Learn to solverepparttar 101625 problems that precipitate your stress. If you have trouble knowing where to start, hire a life coach.

Pat Swan, M.S., Life and Relationship Coach, Health and Well Being Coach, author and speaker. Check out Pat's ebook, "Watch Out! Relationships Can Be Hazardous To Your Health," available at www.StopRelationshipStress.com . Learn more about the author and her services at www.patswan.com. Mail to: pat@patswan.com.


Managing Emotions vs. Controlling Emotions

Written by Susan Dunn, MA, The EQ Coach


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Controlling Your Emotions - Mary's husband demeaned her again and then struck her inrepparttar face. She told herself he was a good man and couldn't help doing that, and that it didn't really hurt. She “knew” there was nothing she could do about it, so she ignored her blinding headache and cramping stomach, and went on about her housework. KEY POINT

When you manage your emotions, you can 'get'repparttar 101619 important information they are bringing to you, and then decide whether to respond, and if so, how, when and where.

BENEFITS

When you can manage your emotions and develop your emotional intelligence, your life will work better.

RELATED DISTINCTIONS

Pulling gently onrepparttar 101620 bit vs. Whippingrepparttar 101621 horse and using spurs

Drivingrepparttar 101622 car vs. Ridingrepparttar 101623 gas pedal and brake

Leadingrepparttar 101624 elephant out ofrepparttar 101625 living roomvand back where it belongs vs. Pretendingrepparttar 101626 elephant inrepparttar 101627 living room isn't there

©Susan Dunn, MA, The EQ Coach, http://www.susandunn.cc . Coaching, distance learning, and ebooks around emotional intelligence for your continued personal and professional development. I train and certify EQ coaches. Get in this field, dubbed “white hot” by the press, now, before it’s crowded, and offer your clients something of exceptional value. Start tomorrow, no residence requirement. Mailto:sdunn@susandunn.cc for free ezine.


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