Relationships and Work: Navigating Social Isolation - PDF
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Kay Vardeleon
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This document focuses on relationships and navigating social isolation, particularly for night shift workers. It covers topics such as the importance of personal connections, types of connections, identifying needs in relationships, and simple ways to connect in just a few minutes. It also contains a challenge to connect each week.
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Relationships and Work: Navigating Social Isolation as a Night Shift Worker with Kay Vardeleon, RPsy Overview The Reality of Social Isolation Personal Connections and Well-being: Why? When? How and How Much? 10 Simple Ways to Connect Dare to be Well Challenge It’s okay to feel lonely sometimes....
Relationships and Work: Navigating Social Isolation as a Night Shift Worker with Kay Vardeleon, RPsy Overview The Reality of Social Isolation Personal Connections and Well-being: Why? When? How and How Much? 10 Simple Ways to Connect Dare to be Well Challenge It’s okay to feel lonely sometimes. The need to connect is hardwired in our DNA. Survival and Cooperation Security and Protection Attachment and Well-Being Growth and Meaning Types of Personal Connections 6. Acquaintances and Casual 1. Close Family Friends 2. Close Friends 7. Therapists and Counselors 3. Mentors or Role Models 8. Spiritual or Religious 4. Romantic Partners Connections 5. Work or Professional 9. Old Friends or Childhood Connections Connections 10. SELF Reflection: How can you tell that you have adequate and satisfying personal connections in your life? Some stuff to consider: Social Batteries Discern if you need Belonging? Affection? are real. more or better quality Freedom? Fun? Power? relationships. Validation? Some of us are more It’s a myth that you need drained than others Reflect on your to always expand your relating. Mind your social network to be needs and what energy and capacity. your relationships happy. provide and be intentional about But then again, if what is fulfilling your needs. in your circle is not working, perhaps something needs to change. Love 2.0 (Frederickson) "a micro-moment of shared positive resonance." 3 PARTS: 1. shared positive emotions among two or more people. 2. synchronizing of biochemistry and behavior 3. awareness of signs of mutual care - even for a moment. Place your loved 5 Simple one’s favorite food and place it on the Ways to fridge with a note. Connect. Send at least three UNDER 5 texts a week to a family member or MINUTES friend just to say hi and check-in. Create a list of non- DCX mid-shift or night-shift workers you can connect with on breaks If you have children, dedicate a minimum of If you live alone, make sure you get out of your 5 minutes to visit with house a min. of 5-10 them about their highs minutes a day even if it and lows from their is just to take a walk day just before around the block to see bedtime or before you faces of other human start your shift. beings” The average person wastes 30 minutes (at least) a day. 30 mins x 7 days/week = 210 mins 210 mins x 4 weeks/month =840 mins 840 mins x 12 months/year =10,080 mins 10,080 mins is 168 hours or 7 days How about you? How can you fill your lunch and merienda breaks --- and the 30 minutes/day that you may not be maximizing --- in more meaningful ways to connect? DARE TO BE WELL CHALLENGE 1. Set a goal in the atoms app to connect with at least one loved one a week in a meaningful way (minimum of 30 minutes) for the remainder of February 2. Submit a screenshot of the tracked atoms app goal and a picture of you connecting with your loved ones each week (assuming you can upload more than one pic) by X date via Microsoft Forms. Thank You [email protected]
