Using Self-Care to Become Your Best Version

You cannot pour from an empty cup, or one that is weighted down with too many “rocks.”  Everyone has “rocks” they carry around, like the rock of harsh self-judgment. Learn how to shed what no longer serves you and protect your well-being. Attorney, recovery mentor, radio show host and author of 50 After 50: Reframing the Next Chapter of Your Life, Maria Olsen, will share her experience overcoming alcoholism, trauma, addiction to busy-ness, and the pain of her divorce by using spiritual, mental, physical, social, and emotional self-care strategies. Participants will engage in group exercises to enhance well-being. Barriers to self-care will be discussed. Maria will share self-care strategies, including:

·   Breaking the cycle of negative self-talk

·   Reframing techniques

·   Cultivating contentment

·   Emotional regulation skills

·   Learning to respond mindfully, rather than simply to react

·   Healthy social relationships

·   Boundary-setting

·   Intentionality about how you spend your time

·   Building connection

·   Reinvigorating your life and rediscovering your “why”

http://www.womenofthewild.us/magic-women

www.MariaLeonardOlsen.com

@fiftyafter50