Social Health

STEP 1: LISTEN TO THE PODCAST

SOCIAL PODCAST

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This component of whole health has to do with managing the relationships of life. Social health focuses on having an intimate sexual relationship, closely connected friendships, healthy family interactions, productive work associations and beneficial day-to-day exchanges. Here is where we make a decision on how much to invest energy, time and resources. Social health is about being authentic with everyone and vulnerable with a few.

STEP 2: TAKE THE ASSESSMENT

STEP 3: RE(SOURCE) YOUR HEALTH

SOCIAL HEALTH

**1. Communication with Others**
**2. Establish Boundaries**
**3. Service to Others**
**4. Conflict Resolution**
**5. Role Knowledge**

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Introduction

This is the interaction that we have with other individuals. There is another fundamental paradigm that will be introduced to help with understanding social health called the Circle of Relationships. It will be a more in-depth explanation of social health. Social health is about making deposits into social bank accounts. When we make deposits we can then make withdrawals when needed. The key aspect of this is vulnerability. It is good to be authentic with everyone but vulnerable with a few. It is awareness of how to distribute time, energy and resources to relationships. There are Five Components to Social Health

Communication with Others

In Stephen Covey's book 7 Habits of Highly Effective People the fifth habit is to 'seek to understand before being understood'. Some questions to answer about communication: How clearly do I express myself?

Establish Boundaries

The first boundaries you have to establish are for yourself. Every time you say 'no' to something you say 'yes' to something. For every 'no' there is a 'yes' and for every 'yes' there is a 'no'.

When you put a limit to what you can expend they you can make the relationship be all it is worth.

Service to Others

Service is a key attitude. It is good to know the motive so you are not serving to get something back in return. If you meet your own needs you can go to others with service; service without expectation.

Conflict Resolution

This ties into communication. Book suggestion: Crucial Conversations The tool that you can reference is Confrontation With Results has been downloaded Conflict is like going to the gym. You are working it out and getting stronger. Conflict is actually an opportunity. A good way to look at conflict is to ask the questions,

Role Knowledge

You have a variety of roles even within the same relationship.