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Being Well and Finding Balance in Life with Brynne Terry
Episode Summary
As occupational therapists, we are faced with many responsibilities in life, including both professional and personal ones, and sometimes maintaining a balance can be quite a struggle. This is something that we help our clients and educate others with, but often times we find ourselves as therapists also struggling to maintain a healthy balance within life. In today’s episode, Brynne Terry MA, OTL/R from Be Well Balance joins us to share some strategies on how we can live well and have a balance between our responsibilities and our occupations.
Episode Notes
Sarah and Brynne discuss:
- Her current role as a OTD student
- Stressful time periods for students and practitioners
- How to define wellness
- How stress impacts a person’s life
- Implementing strategies before getting stressed to maximize effectiveness
- Engaging in occupations to alleviate stress i.e. painting with watercolors, walks, being in nature
- Picking one thing to focus on, rather than a bunch of different tasks that add to your to-do list
- Keystone habits
- Strategies to manage stress
- Mindful meditation
- Finding pockets to implement strategies
- “You can do anything, but not everything”
- The power of saying no
- Removing sorry for your vocabulary and asserting your communication
- Tips for staying organized
- Time Tracker: https://www.bewellbalance.com/timemanagement
- How the time of day impacts productivity/ motivation
- Prioritizing yourself
Contact Brynne:
Email: brynne.terry@gmail.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bewellbalance/
Website: https://www.bewellbalance.com/