My Complete Diary
Season by Season: Five Aspects of Living
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The 5 Aspects of Living are imporatant measures to indicate how you are travelling in your life. They are: • your diet – what did you eat and drink – how much and when; • your sleep pattern and quality; • exercise you have completed; • your mood over the day; and • your social contacts. Each of these 5 Aspects reveal if things are on track in our self-caring behaviours. There are often anomalies that we won’t understand. These anomalies are normal experiences as long as they do not continue to reoccur repetitively or persist for long periods of time.
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About the Book
No matter what our health challenges, we all need to be able to take charge of our lives. But what we need even more is a practical way to gain insight into our health issues and then gauge how our lives are really going. Chrystal Benson is a nurse who relies on her own life experiences and those of her clients to share a three-month diary that will help anyone track daily life activities, discover what is missing, recognize patterns that both serve and disrupt health and life, and then develop a plan to get back on track to better health, improve well-being, and maximize quality of life. Through a comprehensive diary, Chrystal guides others to accurately measure five aspects of living—diet, sleep quality, exercise, mood, and social contacts—and then ultimately repair or repeat patterns and habits accordingly. Included are Keeping Well and Relapse Prevention Plans that encourage others to ensure that their voices, beliefs, opinions, and attitudes are heard not just by themselves, but also by others. My Complete Diary is a self-directed tool that encourages anyone to develop insight into how health issues impact their lives and then readjust behaviors, habits, and patterns to improve well-being.
About the Author
Chrystal Benson, RN, MACN, MACMHN is a clinical nurse specializing in mental health and drug and alcohol recovery. She is currently studying to earn a Master of Nursing in Leadership and Management from James Cook University. This is her first book. Chrystal lives in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.