If you're interested in reminding your honey the importance of keeping a strong, healthy, meaningful relationship (that includes help taking out the trash and/or going on a date somewhere outside hospital walls), lovingly direct your SO to an enlightening Wellness & Balance Model on Pg. 4 of AMSA's A Primer on Medical Student Well-Being.
Fairly obvious to most, but revelatory for some, the Good "Well" Hunting (sheesh) Wellness Balance Model describes six dimensions of wellness:
- Physical
- Intellectual
- Occupational
- Spiritual
- Social
- Emotional
Each dimension lists specific attributes. Though I'm a li'l confused about the inclusion of the "Substance Use" portion of the Physical dimension (puh-lease tell me they're not condoning tobacco use?!??), I'm Super Delighted with their attention to healthy and significant relationships (YES!), positivity (double YES!), and spirituality (can I get an AMEN!).
Stay with me now... if you take a little trip to Pg. 7, it reads,
"Physicians who balance work, family, physical, emotional, and spiritual needs are happier, healthier, clearer in thought, more energetic, and more accepting. While this may seem like the physicians’ Utopia, it is definitely attainable. Healthy relationships are a key component of achieving balance. A healthy and functioning relationship, be it with a patient, a friend, a professor, or a significant other, requires a sense of working harmoniously together -- it can brighten your day."
And you know I'm all about brightening your day!!
*Many thanks to The University of B.C. Student Health Service's Wellness Planning Guide, for providing the wellness balance model. If you are so inclined, check out AMSA's website for this and other (hopefully) helpful publications.
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