CHAPTER 10

The Bigger Picture: Taking Care of Yourself

Section Divisions

Stress

Create Your Recipe for Success

Relaxation and Meditation

Guided Relaxation Exercise

Tolerations

Taking care of yourself can take many forms. If you are directly addressing this as one of your three main life areas you chose from the Wheel of Life, congratulations for making it a priority. This is for you.

If you did not choose a life area that leads you into self-care, this is also for you.

Here’s why.

Stress is endemic in our culture. It is defined as “a condition or feeling experienced when a person perceives that demands exceed the personal and social resources the individual is able to mobilize.”

If you feel stressed, it’s because you are asking yourself or being ...

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