Self Care, Hearing w Charlotte Yeh, GetSetUp, Journaling
Celebrating National Wellness Month, this episode focused on Self Care. We looked at the contribution of hearing and brain health. We explored several solutions and approaches that can help: writing, Joy Journaling, Ayurvedic massage, and a wide variety of online courses that combine “learning” with “community.”
Recorded on 8-25-22, this episode is part of our Fitness and Wellness series.
Speakers are listed in their order of appearance.
Dr. Krystal L. Culler, Founder, Virtual Brain Health Center
‘If you have 30 minutes a day for your own personal brain care.’
‘It’s five minutes of meditation, 10 minutes of brain fitness, 10 minutes of purposeful movement for your body, a five minute brain break. And bonus one minute practicing gratitude in some way.’
‘And then use that as your launch pad for the other areas of wellness that may need to be a priority for you.’
Charlotte Yeh MD, Chief Medical Officer, AARP (through July 2024; currently Founder, Yeh Innovations and Chief Experience Officer, Cherish)
On the importance of address hearing impairment with hearing tests and hearing aids:
‘Two thirds of people 70 and older, actually have hearing impairment and we now know that hearing loss is the single largest avoidable risk for dementia. Hearing loss leads to a higher risk of depression and higher risk of falls. Yet it is so treatable especially early on and now we’re going to have affordable options with over the counter hearing aids.’
“I like to say ‘you think you’re old with hearing aids. You are old without hearing aids.’ And it is what’s going to keep you younger and connected. But the stigma of hearing aids because again, that negative perception of aging that is so pervasive, that negative perception of aging is what’s keeping people from getting their hearing tests.”
‘There are twice as many people who take their dogs to the vet than the number of people who get their hearing tested.’
“One of our popular classes is around gratitude or changing negative thinking and, and just around changing that kind of mentality we offer a number of classes as well around meditation for wellness and fitness classes, of course, which are super important. And then also around this idea of neuroplasticity from trivia and games for brain health.”
“A number of our learners met in an online class and then going on to continue their friendship in the sense of community, perhaps expanding gardening to taking walks in a nearby park”
Trent True, Digital Content Architect, Gothic Scribe Studio
“With journaling, the good news is that you don’t have to worry about rules with style or voice or expectations. You know, for example, with blogging, blogging is for an audience, journaling fundamentally is for you. So with this in mind, I found that with a lot of my difficulties through life journaling has been something which has not only literally helped keep my sanity, but has also been a key to unlocking a gallery of creative outlets.”
‘Ayurveda is a practice that’s over 5000 years old. The goal is to help us live to 100 years in a happy and healthy way.’
Please check out Carol’s Self Care tips.
Deborah Harlow, Joy Journaling, The Joyful Leader
“Joy Journaling as a practice is more than journaling of other kinds where you’re writing out or diary practices or things like that. It’s a combination of doodling and art therapy and affirmations.”
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