Episode 16: Do Yourself a Favor. Get Healthy Mentally and Physically By Doing This One Thing..

Every single act of kindness, no matter how small has a ripple effect.  I quizzed social media asking what one thing can (scientifically) INCREASE love, energy, happiness, pleasure and your life span. The same one thing can act as an antidepressant. It can DECREASE stress, pain, anxiety, depression and high blood pressure. Some of our favorite guesses included pets, vacation with someone you love, being outdoors, and a couple more.  Listen to Christen and I discuss Kindness and the ways in which we find ourselves struggling as well.  We learned  "A group of highly anxious individuals performed at least six acts of kindness a week. After one month, there was a significant increase in positive moods, relationship satisfaction and a decrease in social avoidance in socially anxious individuals. University of British Columbia Study" We all could use improvement in our moods and satisfaction, right? We decided that the month of July we are going to take part in a challenge to perform 6 acts of kindness a week and we want you to join! More details in the podcast.   New to season 2 of First Do No Harm is the ability to leave voicemails! It is included in the show notes of anchor. Leave us a message- ideas, fun thoughts, and reactions to the episode.  We also want to give a big Thank You to our Patrons, Amy Carlson and Fuzail Haq for supporting us.  This week we want to highlight  a nonprofit organization, Girls Rock! Phoenix that empowers girls through music education, creation, and performance.  Girls Rock! Phoenix links to signup to volunteer and/or donate:   https://girlsrockphoenix.org/donate & https://www.girlsrockcampalliance.org  Are you following us on social media?  Email: [email protected] IG: first.do.no.harm.podcast Twitter: @1st_do_noharm Facebook: Jami Fregeau