Advocate Wellness Services

Good mental health takes effort

Every week we discuss our monthly mental health topic with counselor Steve. This month we are covering finishing strong and the different ways that may look for each of us.
Along with these in gym discussions we also have multiple outdoor community events.

This week we had our wild water
cold plunge and private sauna session at
Carving out some personal margin for recovery, connection, and nature. Conversation at the river typically includes our fears, apprehensions, and anxiety. The wave of relief from people after the cold plunge can be felt in the people and the water. The sauna conversations to follow are always fun and allow people to connect and build strength in a way that only community provides.

Enjoy a sample from this week's blog.

"Guarding our hearts and passions for life is important. This is especially true this time of year, just as we discussed last week. Similarly, not forgetting about mental health is a challenge as the year wraps up. Pursuing good mental health helps us to bring together many parts of our lives in satisfying and effective ways. In fact, mental health might be the glue that holds life together; good mental health helps us to persevere through life when it doesn’t always go our way. Therefore, here are some recommendations this week to hold onto so that you are able to finish the year strong with your wellness. The following words will help you to keep your momentum going towards the life that you desire.

Recommendation #1: Set aside one quarter, one half, or an entire day for rest and reflection apart from the busy holidays themselves. The margin you create will help your mental health recover from any stressors.

Recommendation #2: Remember that perseverance and endurance are two markers of success that validate that sometimes just getting through is enough. Not all days are good, but all days can be informative.

Recommendation #3: Control the tone of your communication to yourself and to others about your own attitude and outlook. It will be noticeable to everyone if you are at peace or if you are stuck dealing with tensions."

Heading into Thanksgiving celebrating a birthday for one of our amazing members!

Thank you Holly for your sass, pepp, and having the best squat form ever!

Enjoy the holiday and your birthday!

At the Pearl Street gym our approach to health and fitness is different.

We have the weekly coached workout times under the supervision of a Certified Athletic trainer.

Every week we have guided mental health discussions with licensed counselor Steve.

Along with the in- facility sessions we invite members outside for a variety of activities. We have monthly community walks on the Green circle, cold weather plunges in the river, and private community sauna sessions at Nordic Night sauna.

We approach wellness from a whole person and community perspective.
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Enjoy a snippet from this week's discussion on difficult significant dates in our lives.
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Here are some important points to remember about coping well with significant dates.

Point #1: Focus on a routine in order to keep your mind focused when your heart is overwhelmed by emotions.

Point #2: Try and deal with the facts of a situation rather than let emotions carry you toward assumptions and other thinking errors.

Point #3: Expect coping to be hard or imperfect because you are doing the best you can with what you know given the circumstances.

Point #4: Strive to communicate with people and not isolate from them in order to limit the impact of overwhelming emotions brought on by a significant date.

– AWS believes that wellness incorporates both a strong body and a strong mind –