Your Wellness Vision
Kelli Thomazin, Physician Assistant-Certified
Columbus Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Clinic
402-562-4700
YOUR WELLNESS VISION
 DEFINE YOUR WELLNESS
 Personal-What wellness means to you and what wellness
means to someone else, can be similar or completely
different.
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What is my personal wellness vision:
 Be active 4-6 days a week
 Choose to eat less of the “bad” food and more of the “good” food
 Mindfulness-Prayer-Reflection
 Stress management – Deep Breathing, Visualization, Asking for
help
 Positive outlook-Thankful moments journal
 Sleep 7-9 hours a night
YOUR WELLNESS VISION
 TAKE TIME TO ASSESS YOUR
LIFESTYLE
 Define wellness for yourself....
 Eating, stress, money, environmental,
emotional, spiritual, weight loss, feel
better, move better, change eating
behaviors, change attitude, how you
respond to stressful situations, ect.
YOUR WELLNESS VISION
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Physical
Mental
Emotional
Spiritual
Social
Intellectual
Financial
Occupational
Environmental
Nutritional
 The wellness wheel can be out of balance
Balanced Wellness Wheel
Health is about
the state of our bodies
Wellness is about
the state of our whole
being, taking into
account the seven
aspects of the wellness
wheel.
YOUR WELLNESS VISION
 LIST
THREE ASPECTS OF YOUR
LIFE YOU ENJOY or
CONSIDERED to be BALANCED
WELLNESS
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YOUR WELLNESS VISION
 LIST
THREE ASPECTS OF YOUR
LIFE YOU WISH TO IMPROVE or
HOW YOUR WELLNESS WHEEL
IS OUT OF BALANCE
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YOUR WELLNESS VISION
 TAKE ACTION TO IMPROVE IN THE
AREAS THAT ARE IMBALANCED
 INVEST IN YOURSELF
 EDUCATE YOURSELF
 BELIEVE IN YOURSELF
 ALLOW YOURSELF TO MAKE
MISTAKES but then to LEARN from
those mistakes
YOUR WELLNESS VISION
 Take a few moments and write down a wellness
vision/mission statement for yourself….
YOUR WELLNESS VISION
What causes you to be off the
path of wellness and what keeps
you on the path?
 Take time to reflect
 Time, Time, Time to invest in
yourself
YOUR WELLNESS VISION
 Only you have the ability to change yourself – no one
can change you.
 No one can create your wellness
 Wellness must come from within you and your desire to
live a better life.
YOUR WELLNESS VISION
 What do you already have that can help you
 Physical- YMCA Wellness center, Anytime Fitness, Go
Figure,
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Yoga/stretching classes
Resisted weight training/lifting weights – body pump
Cycling
Home excersices
 Youtube.com
Swimming classes
Jogging
Find people with similar interest
 Team Saturday
YOUR WELLNESS VISION
 Mental/Emotional –
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Self assessments of emotional responses to stressful situations
Meditation
Purposeful intent of action
How do you respond emotionally to difficult situations
What emotion is overpowering/under powering
YOUR WELLNESS VISION
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Nutritional
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More greens and fruits
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Books/Documentaries
 Forks over knives
 Fat, sick and Nearly dead
 Food, Inc.
 Supersize me – 2004
 Spinning plates
 Jiro Dreams of Sushi
YOUR WELLNESS VISION
 Spiritual – Pastors, Priests, Monks, Lay People,
Chaplains
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Taking time to connect to God/Higher power
Finding Meaning and Purpose in your life
YOUR WELLNESS VISION
YOUR WELLNESS VISION
 Intellectual –
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Life long learning
Cross word puzzles, Sudoku, Scrabble, Cards
YOUR WELLNESS VISION
 Financial – Advisors, Banks, Books
YOUR WELLNESS VISION
 Occupational – Evaluate your work life
 Love what you do and do what you love
 Feel inspired and challenged
 Doing work you find motivating and rewarding
YOUR WELLNESS VISION
 Environmental – Appreciate the green spaces, parks,
outdoors
YOUR WELLNESS VISION
“Recall that thoughts lead to feelings, feelings lead to actions, and actions
lead to results. Everything begins with your thoughts—which are produced
by your mind.”
― T. Harv Eker, Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game
of Wealth
YOUR WELLNESS VISION
 Where do you go from here:
 Invest in yourself
 If you are having trouble figuring out where to start, ask
your :
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Health Care Provider
Trainer
Life Coach
Work Place Wellness
Friend
Colleague.
YOUR WELLNESS VISION
 Keep your eye on your wellness and keep working
towards your goal.
 Ask for help when you need
 Reward yourself when you reach a goal
 Forgive yourself when you fail and learn from it,
then MOVE ON.
YOUR WELLNESS VISION
Every day will be a challenge,
embrace it and love it, because
when the balanced wheel is rolling,
life is good, very, very good.
Thank you for your attention
Questions?????
Lets go for a walk 