Emotional

This dimension involves understanding and respecting feelings, values, and attitudes, managing your emotions, appreciating the emotions of others, and feeling positive about your life.

Components of emotional well-being:

• Adjusting to emotional challenges

• Affirmations and positive self-talk

• Coping with life's stressors

• Counseling or therapy as needed

• Creating healthy boundaries

• Engaging in comforting activities, relationships and places

• Enjoying life

• Expressing and talking about feelings in healthy ways

• Knowing our strengths and what we want to get better at

• Living and working on our own, but letting others help when needed

• Maintaining contact with others you value

• Maintaining personal and professional support systems

• Self love

• Self-Care

• Spending time with other whose company you enjoy

Check out the Finding Balance Stress Management course in GEO for resources on stress management and balance.

Check out the Onward website for resources on cultivating emotional resilience.