Signs of Wellbeing

By Marie Louise Devitt BSc PGDip MSc

What does it feel like to be truly content? In Signs of Wellbeing, author Marie Louise Devitt discusses that being content in life is a combination of things. When these elements come together in balance, they support you in feeling content, at peace, and able and willing to experience your emotions in a fluid, empowering way.

Signs of Wellbeing offers the opportunity for you to develop a deeper understanding of what helps promote your own sense of wellbeing and contentment. It identifies six wellbeing markers for you to focus on as a straightforward starting point, and it encourages self-reflection, personal growth, and consideration of personal wishes and possibilities.

Through simple steps and perspectives, Devitt guides you toward developing a deeper level of awareness. This awareness helps create deeper personal knowledge, and with this new knowledge comes the possibility and opportunity to change. This process supports you in living life on your own terms and allows you to feel at peace with who you are now, where you are now, and what you would like your future plans to look and feel like.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Balboa Press
• Release date: Jul 30, 2019
• ISBN: 9781982229931

Marie Louise Devitt BSc PGDip MSc

Marie Louise Devitt, BSc, PGDip, MSc is a wellbeing life coach and counselor. She has a background in psychology, has completed post-graduate training in counseling, and followed this with life coaching training. Improving wellbeing is an integral part of her work with clients. Devitt lives in the United Kingdom.

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ISBN: 978-1-9822-2992-4 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-9822-2994-8 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-9822-2993-1 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2019908433

Balboa Press rev. date:  07/17/2019

Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1     The Secret to Content Living

Chapter 2     Willingness to Reflect

Chapter 3     Self-Acceptance

Chapter 4     Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, and Self-Nurture

Chapter 5     Offering Ourselves Openness and Acceptance

Chapter 6     The Need for Self-Care

Chapter 7     Take Care of Your Body

Chapter 8     Body Nurturing

Chapter 9     Take Care of Your Soul

Chapter 10   Your Personal Support System

Chapter 11   Permission for Relaxation Time

Chapter 12   Space and Quiet

Chapter 13   Your Tranquil Space

Chapter 14   Meditation: Love It or Hate It

Chapter 15   The Ripple Effect

Chapter 16   Personal Growth

Chapter 17   Personal Power Empowers Us and Helps Us Grow

Chapter 18   Personal Power Helps Us to Cope with Day-to-Day Life

Chapter 19   Knowledge Is Key

Chapter 20   Growth and Reflection

Chapter 21   Capacity to Change

Chapter 22   Personal Accountability and Responsibility

Chapter 23   Change as an Opportunity

Chapter 24   Personal Growth and Being Proactive

Chapter 25   Learning to Choose Your Emotional State

Chapter 26   Embrace Your Playful Side

Chapter 27   Purpose in Life: Why You Do What You Do

Chapter 28   Choosing to Live by Your Values

Chapter 29   Living by Your Why

Chapter 30   The Joy of Laughter

Chapter 31   Re-Energising Yourself

Chapter 32   Living Life Masterfully

Chapter 33   Setting Healthy Boundaries

Chapter 34   Environmental Triggers

Chapter 35   Managing My Stress Levels

Chapter 36   Dealing with Change in Your Life

Chapter 37   Being Proactive about Environmental Stressors

Chapter 38   Stressful Situations