Welcome

Hi and welcome to my very first blog!

I have created this blog as part of my class called Creating Wellness, I was not expecting to be asked to do this but I am excited to have the opportunity to learn about blogging and learning more about my classmates.

A little about me...

I am a Christian first and foremost, I struggle to be the person God wants me to be and I am a long ways from being perfect but I have confidence that God loves me and accepts me despite my many issues and imperfections. Having God in my life has given me balance, a safe haven from the traumas of life, peace, comfort, joy, a reason to fight for the important issues in my life. He is my rock and my strength, without Him I am nothing.

I am 47 years old and the mother of 2 wonderful children; Kenny, my oldest is 18 years old and graduates from High School in May of this year. Crystal my youngest is 15 years old and is in the 9th grade. I love them both and I am very proud of them.

I am in my second year at Kaplan and loving almost every minute of it.. I am working towards my BS in Psychology with an emphasis towards Applied Behavioral Analysis.

I chose to take this class because I was intrigued by the class and its approach towards healing with integral medicine. Being a psychology student I already have a basic understanding of whole health, believing that true health is not just a physical thing but also includes the mental aspect; which includes, emotional stability, social environmental, chemical, structural, and spiritual well being.


I am interested in using this class to learn how to heal myself and to find and create a wholeness within myself. Then to incorporate it into helping my children to find wholeness as well as interlacing it with what I am learning about psychology and behavior. With this combined knowledge and experience I hope to be able to reach out and help my future clients to find balance as I work with them regarding their behavioral issues, developmental and learning issues.


I am passionate about helping others because my daughter struggles with developmental delays, learning issues, and emotional problems as a result of contracting bacterial meningitis when she was 5 weeks old. During her first 3 years of life she was constantly on the brink of dying as she struggled with cysts in her brain. She is past most of the medical problems but struggles with being whole emotionally within herself. I want to be able to help her with what I learn and to extend myself out so that I can help other families and children as they struggle with similar emotional issues.

Thursday, June 23, 2011

UNIT 9 POST PROJECT 9

My Health and Wellness Plan
       I.            Introduction:

a.      Why is it important for health and wellness professionals to develop psychologically, spiritually and physically?
It is important for health and wellness professional to work towards their patient’s whole health and not just their physical health as has been the practice in Western society. In order for them to treat their patients as a whole, they first need to develop their own psychological and spiritual inner selves, as well as physical selves. This gives them a strong base from which to draw from. In the process of developing their own whole health, they will have proven that they understand what is necessary for their patients to achieve the same and that they have faith in whole health as well. It will give the practitioner a greater level credibility and compliance .Whole health gives the professional the strength and endurance to manage his or her own stress related to helping others who are not healthy whether it is mental, physical, or spiritual.  
b. What areas do you need to develop to achieve the goals you have for yourself?
I need to develop all areas to achieve my goals; I believe the process of developing oneself is an ongoing process that lasts a life time. With that said, I believe that I need to develop my physical health the most and then my psychological and lastly my spiritual health.
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  1. Lisa ZJune 23, 2011 at 7:18 PM

    I posted this yesterday but for some reason it did not stay posted??

    This project was a good exercise in how to establish how I want to use what I have learned in this class. I was able to organize myself and put a plan together. I am glad I was asked to do this assignment as it was the accountability I needed to get me going.

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  2. Lisa ZJune 25, 2011 at 1:28 AM

    2nd required post for grade.

    I am guilty of not starting the plan as of yet :( I have been busy working on my finals for my personality Dev class.. I have meditated and worked towards relaxation to deal with the stress I have been feeling. I plan on starting for real after my vacation next week.

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