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Welcome to my first of hopefully many blog posts! My intention is to share education, resources, and insights on a variety of whole health topics. I intend to keep it real and be vulnerable (in a Brené Brown kind of way). I truly hope that these writings and resources will find you exactly when you need them.
One of my main purposes for this blog is to inspire compassion and connection. In my work, I feel fortunate to be able to immerse myself in aspects of the human experience that are filtered out of normal daily conversations. This has helped me understand that we are all a lot more alike than we often realize. I want to share this knowing with others who might feel separated or alone in their experience.
Many of us deal with health/human issues in near isolation (especially mental & emotional issues). On top of that, many will straight up deny having any health issues or struggles at all. When we do this, we unintentionally abandon our insight and neglect our real and natural needs. We then miss out on opportunities for connection, support, and healing.
Without insight, there can be no healing.
Itâs way too common in todayâs society to feel like a failure for having a health issue, disease, or perceived âimperfection.â This makes some sense from an evolutionary perspective, because back in the day our survival depended more on us appearing healthy; if we were ill, we better hide it because our suffering might be seen as a burden or reason to avoid us. But nowadays, we actually benefit from connecting with others for support and hope, which are important on any healing journey. Because most of us lack the community living that our ancestors had, we really need to prioritize connecting with each other for our health and wellness.
A recent study found that in adults age 50 and older, âsocial isolation significantly increased a personâs risk of premature death from all causesâ (CDC, 2020). The study showed that loneliness and isolation can have impacts potentially as detrimental as smoking, obesity, and physical inactivity. Isolation is also a major risk factor for suicide. From a holistic perspective, an individualâs sense of connection with Self and others is nearly as important as a vital sign. We are a social species; we arenât meant to suffer in silence.
Now that you realize this, I encourage you to be a little more open and honest when someone close to you asks, âHow have you been?â Try sharing some of your real human experience and see how youâre received. You might be surprised with that personâs ability to relate, sympathize, and understand you more completely. And when youâre ready to go deeper and dedicate more time and space for just you, reach out for holistic health coaching with me. đ„°
We are all perfectly imperfect, we all struggle, we all have a limited time alive on this planet. Your experience is worthy of being heard.
I encourage you to share your thoughts, insights, feelings, etc. in the comments. đ