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Orientation



Orientation

“Working toward my goals is hard,
but I feel so much better when I do it.”

– Living Well Participant

 







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Introduction

This orientation session to Living Well in the Community is about identifying how your life is now, and how you would like it to be. It is your life. Like most of us, you probably love some parts of it and wish you could change other parts.

The Living Well workshop is about two things:

1. Living the most satisfying life possible, and
2. Developing healthy living habits

Healthy habits can help you create the life you want, but changing your habits is not always easy.

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What is Health?

It is your lifestyle that helps you be healthy and strong enough to do what you want to do.

  • The more demanding your life is, the healthier and stronger you need to be
  • If you want to do your own grocery shopping, you need the strength and stamina to move around the store
  • If you want a part-time job, you need enough strength to meet the demands of working
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Ready for Change?

  • Are you ready for the first step on a journey that could change your life?
  • If you are like most people, your answer is, “It depends”
  • What kind of changes are we talking about?
  • Are these changes important to you?
  • Will you actually succeed or just end up in the same old place?
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Your Successes

Too often, we forget or are not aware of the ways we have already been successful in creating our healthy lifestyle. You may find these successes in your past by considering ways you have improved your social, physical or emotional health. For example, maybe you have:

  • learned to take breaks to avoid getting overly tired
  • learned to avoid people that cause you stress
  • made very difficult changes like quitting smoking or going to therapy
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Your Story

  • What is your favorite movie?
  • What happens to the main characters?
  • How do they change because of their experiences?
  • If your life story were made into a movie, what would be the title?
  • What kind of movie would it be?
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Goal Setting

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