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Stories used in Being Your Best
My experience as a caregiver and a professional shaped Being Your Best.
You can learn 90% of the content in BYB by just reading the stories, plus
using the discussion questions and links that follow each story.
True stories include:
- Like Getting Stoned - about a teen who was my teacher
- What I Wish I Knew - how I plunged from an overworked "expert" to an
overwhelmed son, and started to write Being Your Best
- My Mother and the Teens - how I learned that wellness is more than what
medicine can measure
The stories about the Phleps family are imagined. But any of us might
face their challenges:
- Trapped - What do you do when you're screaming inside?
- Yes, You Do! - Cindy's headache gets worse when she's caugnt in the
middle as her partents argue in a hospital room
- I Don't Remember - Joe has passed out in the emergency room, but nobody
knows what medicine he's been taking.
- Waiting 'Till Spring - Joe is angry about a question he must ask the hospice
nurse
Read
Being Your Best:
Less Stress and Better Health for Seniors, Adults and Teens
Use this booklet to review what you've learned in workshops or counseling
sessions. Then, teach it to others!
- Create Action Plans for better health and more happiness (pp 3-5)
- Reduce stress, improve communication and find greater peace (pp. 6-7)
- Avoid hospitalizations and medical problems (pp. 8-9)
- Find the help you need (pp. 10 - 12)
- Coach friends and family to be their best (pp. 10 - 11)