Mind Over Stress

The week of May 10 - 16 is designated as National Women's Health Week by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office on Women's Health. Given the challenges we're facing with the COVID-19 pandemic, there is no better time to take time and assess your overall health.Your Initial Self-AssessmentHere's a visual way to do a self assessment that can alert you to areas of your health that may need attention:On a sheet of paper make a list of major health and wellbeing categories you want to to assess. As an example, your list might include:* Emotional and mental wellbeing;* Food consumption habits;* Sleep;* Exercise and movement; and,*Spiritual practices.This isn't an exhaustive list, but it could be a starting point. Choose other or additional health and wellbeing categories important to you.Next, honestly assess how satisfied you are for each category on a 1 to 10 scale. If you rate a category with a 10, you're totally satisfied with how things are for that category. A rating of "1" means you are tot