Raging Hormones Notes 2 (3)

RAGING HORMONES Part II Reflections: 1. Where in your life are you making choices that are adding to your stress, but are really not necessary except to uphold some image you think others have of you? ___________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 2. Where are you making choices based more out of what you think other people will think, rather than what you truly NEED and WANT and VALUE? ____________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 3. Are you a victim of the deep seeded belief system that many women have about not being rejected? Where are you saying “yes” because you are afraid of what the other person will think about, do or say to you? _________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 4. Where are you over committing because you don’t want to feel guilty and have people not accept and like you? ___________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 5. Where are you giving into your family to keep the peace and avoid confrontation, therefore making sure that you don’t feel unloved or rejected? _________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 6. Without taking care of ourselves, we have very little to give others and typically what we do give to others is less than our best. When you think about the relationships in you life, are you more focused on quantity or quality? Reflect here. __________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

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Focus for the Week Personal Challenge #1: Get the caffeine in check. What will you do this week to cut out or back on caffeine, specifically coffee? _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________

Personal Challenge #2 Allow your body to rest and de-stress in the evenings and get 6-8 hours of sleep. What are you committed to in order to allow your body to prepare for sleep? What is your goal this week for nightly hours of sleep? _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________

Personal Challenge #3: Evaluate your exercise and if needed, add in some more relaxing exercise options that focus on breathing such as pilates, yoga or even a fun dance class that will make you smile and laugh! What do you need to focus on this week in the area of exercise? _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________

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