ACTIVE
EFFECTIVE vs. 1
LISTENING &
“EYE
INEFFECTIVE “MY WAY IS
FLEXIBLE & CONTACT” COMMUNICATION THE ONLY
WAY”
OPEN MIND
WHINING,
COMPLAINING
& ARGUING
CLEAR &
CONCISE
EFFECTIVE
IN YOUR INEFFECTIVE
MESSAGE COMMUNICATION
“MIXED
MESSAGE”
KNOWING WHAT
VERBAL AND
TYPE OF LACK OF NON-VERBAL
COMMUNICATION TO RESPECT MESSAGES DO
USE (EMAIL, TEXT, AND NOT MATCH
FACE-TO-FACE) EMPATHY
IMPORTANCE OF EMPATHY AND 2
HELPS YOU PERSPECTIVES OF OTHERS
REGULATE
YOUR OWN TO FEEL VALUED
EMOTIONS BUILDS SOCIAL AND HEARD
CONNECTIONS
WITH PEOPLE
HELPS YOU
LEARN WHAT
SOMEONE IS
GOING
THROUGH CONSTRUCTIVE
PROBLEM
EMPATHY SOLVING
PERSPECTIVES
HELPS YOU OF OTHERS
PREDICT
WHAT
OTHERS PROMOTES
MAY FEEL TEAM
HAVE HEALTHY RESOLVE WORK
COMPASSION RELATIONSHIPS CONFLICTS
FOR OTHERS CONSTRUCTIVELY
IMPORTANCE OF PERSONAL BOUNDARIES 3
To have your
privacy and
boundaries you
To feel safe in a have created,
relationship respected
To be treated
respectfully-absence of To be heard
emotional, physical or and listened to
verbal abuse
Why personal
boundaries?
To have your
needs met To feel
validated
To respect the answer To be appreciated
“no” means “no” and valued
HOW TO CREATE PERSONAL BOUNDARIES 4
STATE YOUR LIMITS
START SMALL TUNE INTO YOUR
FEELINGS
BE ASSERTIVE BE DIRECT
SETTING
PERSONAL
BOUNDARIES
GIVE YOURSELF
SEEK SUPPORT
PERMISSION
MAKE SELF-CARE A PRACTICE
PRIORITY REFLECT ON YOUR SELF-AWARENESS
PAST & PRESENT
BEING MENTALLY 5
MANAGE FEELINGS
WHILE
HEALTHY FLEXIBLE
COMMUNICATING
YOU’RE
COMFORTABLE
SELF- WILLING
IN OWN SKIN
AWARE TO TAKE
RISKS
LEARN AND
PRACTICE
MINDFULNESS
MENTALLY
ENJOY YOUR
HEALTHY OWN
VIEW LESS COMPANY
FAILURE MANAGE INVESTED
DIFFERENTLY
FEELINGS IN BEING
RIGHT
IMPORTANCE OF POSITIVE BODY IMAGE 6
Affects your
Affects your attitude towards
self-acceptance food and exercise
Affects how
Affects your self-esteem you judge your
self-worth
BODY IMAGE:
Less likely to
develop mental The way you feel
health conditions about how you look
such as eating
disorders and Affects your physical
depression health
Affects your Affects your
relationships with mental health
others
DEVELOPING A POSITIVE BODY IMAGE 7
FOCUS ON WHAT YOU LIKE
PUT AWAY THE SCALES
ABOUT YOURSELF
STOP SAYING BAD THINGS
EAT REGULAR HEALTHY
ABOUT YOURSELF &
MEALS
HOW TO OTHERS
DEVELOP A
BODY
SET GOALS FOCUSED ON
EXERCISE OR
PARTICIPATE IN GROUP
IMAGE BEING HEALTHY RATHER
SPORTS THAN “FIXING” THINGS
YOUR DON’T LIKE
AVOID COMPARING
DO SOMETHING HEALTHY YOURSELF WITH OTHERS
THAT MAKES YOU FEEL
GOOD
NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF 8
STRESS
Tension in
back and Insomnia
neck
Loss of
appetite
Sweat
Headaches
Upset
stomach Anxiety
Weak Increase
immune heart rate
system and
breathing
NEGATIVE RESPONSES TO STRESS & CRITICISM 9
Compulsive
Aggressive spending Drinking alcohol
behavior excessively
Not dealing with Over or under eating
it at all or drinking
- responses to
Stress
Yelling at friends or Taking OTC
family members drugs
Overworking or avoiding
Driving too fast
family and freinds Using tobacco products
POSITIVE RESPONSES TO STRESS & CRITICISM 10
Playing with a pet
Listening to music Laughing or crying
Gardening or Writing, painting
home repairs doing creative things
- responses to
Stress
going outdoors exercising
discussing with a friend deep breathing,
or family member seek mindfulness
counseling
