Stress Reflection Paper

This semester, I took an eight-week public health class on resilience and thriving. The focus of the course was the health of the mind and body as well as assessing our weakest wellness dimension. I learned how to properly evaluate my emotional happiness and well-being, and picked up a few methods few methods on how to alleviate stress. I’m thankful for taking this course first because now I am confident that I know how to control and progress my mental and physical health, as well as my well-being. These contribute to how I manage my money, time, and academics and determine whether the outcomes of them all are positive or negative. The mind is only as healthy as the body, so maintenance of physical health is the first step to overall wellness. These past few weeks have been very

Just this past week my mom was in the emergency room with extreme pain that was diagnosed as internal lesions after CT scans revealed lesions on her organs. I was faced with a choice of whether or not I would miss class or go to see her, but it wasn’t a difficult decision. I made plans to head to Fort Smith that night, but she was discharged shortly after medications were prescribed. She told me to just come see her on the weekend. I did, regardless of the plans I had already made before. It was a good break to have where I could be with my family and keep my mom company. Whenever I get stressed, I find solace in my place of worship. My spiritual wellness is fulfilled through my activity within the UofA Wesley ministry. I knew that if I wanted to maintain my happiness, I would need to get involved. Wesley has opened up many opportunities for me; I have a position in the Genesis Church nursery working with children every Sunday, and I now run the sound booth for Tuesday night worship services. Within this volunteer work I find comfort and peace and I can easily relieve stress this