Wellness Wednesday

By Michelle Welch, RD, LMNT, LPS Wellness Facilitator

Update: EHA Wellness Incentive Cards

EHA is making efforts to get wellness incentive cards out to individuals who fully completed the survey but did not indicate a proxy group for card pick up. If you are a solo card pick up person, please watch for an email from EHA with specific directions related to card pick up on May 22 at UNL Innovation Campus Rise Building.

NOTE: If you chose a PROXY group, there will not be a card available for you at this event. The incentive card for you is in the bundle for your school and will not be available until restrictions lift and school buildings are open. Do not worry, cards retain their value until after they are activated by you. Stay tuned for instructions to pick up the incentive once buildings open.

If you will be unable to pick up your card from them on the 22nd, please contact them at pha@ehawellness.org or contact@ehawellness.org. If you are having any symptoms of COVID, send them an email and stay home. If you are symptom-free, thanks for still wearing a mask and protecting others. Thanks for all that you do to take care of you and others. (more)

What you control

This week especially, I’ve seen cracks in the veneer of tolerance for this extended sheltering in place by my crew - especially when their social media feed is full of people not following the rules. What can you do? First, recognize your feelings are valid. This time is nuts. 

That said, as we shift into summer mode for students and many of you, building a new stay-at-home strategy might make for a positive attitude support. Here’s a little list of choices you can make. You can:

• Choose to get outside each day, even just to get the mail.
• Dress up or dress down. Whichever makes you feel best.
• Experiment with new/old hairstyles (if you have hair—many of us have longer and differently colored hair than usual).
• Power up your creativity. From sidewalk chalk to photography to themed social distancing masks, this is your time.
• Use music to boost your mood. Build playlists, go for a drive and jam, dust off that instrument, have some fun.
• Experiment in the kitchen. Some excellent discoveries can be made from messing with recipes and using up those odd and ends in the fridge. Plan when you can before hitting the store, since you don’t want to make extra stops.
• Learn a new skill. YouTube and Zoom can be your friend.
• Experiment with moving more in different ways than before.
• Seek the positive. Connect with old friends. Choose more positive media to watch. Determine how much news is too much and be selective. Consider shifting to less social media saturation if it makes you feel negative.
• Be serious about taking your meds daily. Fuel your mind and body with seasonal fruits and veggies.
• Cut yourself some slack - but not so much slack that you stop functioning. If you need help, now is the time to seek it.

Every storm eventually runs out of rain. - Mia Angelo 

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