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The Essential Self - What is it?

The Essential Self is our essential meaning-making processes in relation to life, self, and others.

Key concepts include spirituality, gender identity, culture identity, and self-care.

Spirituality - Personal beliefs and behaviors that are practiced as part of the recognition that we are more than the material aspects of mind and body. Dimensions include belief in a higher power; hope and optimism, worship, prayer, and/or meditation; purpose in life, love (compassion for others); moral values; and transcendence, or a sense of oneness with the universe.

Gender Identity - Satisfaction with one's gender; feeling supported in one's gender.

Cultural Identity - Satisfaction with one's cultural identity; feeling supported in one's cultural identity; transcendence of one's cultural identity (i.e., cultural assimilation).

Self-Care - Taking responsibility for one's wellness through self-care and safety habits that are preventive in nature; such habits include obtaining timely medical care, wearing a seat belt; limiting the use of prescribed drugs and avoiding the use of illegal drugs; avoiding the use of tobacco; abstaining from or very moderately using alcohol; getting adequate sleep; minimizing the harmful effects of pollution in your environment.

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The Social Self - What is it?

The Social Self is the social support through connections with others in our friendships and intimate relationships, including family ties.

Key elements include friendship and love.

Friendship - Social relationships that involve a connection with others individually or in community, but which do not have a marital, sexual, or familial commitment; having friends in whom one can trust and who can provide emotional, material, or informational support when needed; not being lonely; being comfortable in social situations; having a capacity to trust others; having empathy for others; feeling understood by others; having relationships in which non-judgmental caring is experienced; being comfortable with one's social skills for interacting with others; being involved in one or more community groups.

Love - The ability to be intimate, trusting, and self-disclosing with another person; the ability to give as well as express affection with significant others; the ability to accept others without conditions, to convey non-possessive caring which respects the uniqueness of another; having at least one relationship that is secure, lasting, and for which there is a mutual commitment; having concern for the nurturance and growth of others; experiencing physical and emotional satisfaction with one's sexual life; having a family or family-like support system characterized by shared spiritual values, the ability to solve conflict in a mutually respectful way, the ability to solve problems together, commitment to one another, healthy communication styles, shared time together, the ability to cope with stress, and mutual appreciation.

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Fulfill your creative self with this challenge!

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Try a New Recipe!

Improve on cooking skills! In the adult population increased and/or improved cooking skills have been shown to improve cooking attitudes, confidence, healthy food choices and dietary outcomes.

Reicks M, Trofholz AC, Stang JS, Laska MN. Impact of cooking and home food preparation interventions among adults: outcomes and implications for future programs. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2014;46(4):259–76.

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The Physical Self - What is it?

The physical self is the biological and physiological processes that comprise the physical aspects of our development and functioning.

Key elements include exercise and nutrition.

Exercise -  Engaging in sufficient physical activity to keep in good physical condition; maintaining flexibility in the major muscles and joints of the body through work, recreation, or stretching exercises; regular exercise and not overdoing it are important guidelines.

Nutrition - Eating a nutritionally balanced diet, three meals a day including breakfast, consuming fats, cholesterol, sweets, and salt sparingly; maintaining a normal weight (i.e., within 15% of the ideal) and avoiding overeating.