Families

The goal of family therapy is to help family members improve communication, solve family problems, understand and handle special family situations (for example, death, serious physical or mental illness, or child and adolescent issues), and create a better functioning home environment. The National Wellness Institute has identified six dimensions of wellness, which all work together:

  • Occupational — job satisfaction, career ambitions and personal performance

  • Physical — balanced diet, exercise, healthcare

  • Social — enhancement of personal relationships, building communities and better living spaces

  • Intellectual — growth and stimulation of the mind through problem solving, creativity and learning; pursuing personal interests

  • Spiritual — following your beliefs and values, searching for meaning and purpose

  • Emotional — management of your feelings and behaviors

Here are 5 tips to help improve your family's wellness: 

1.   Cook with your kids
      Have some quality time while cooking up creative ideas.
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2.   Family night
Set aside one night each week for  "family night" and plan to do an activity together. This could include board games, music, cooking, dancing. This helps us to bond, have fun, engage in laughter, problem solve, and relieve stress.
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3. Hold family meetings
Family meetings can allow even everyone to come together to make decisions on activities and other important family decisions. 

4. Organize family photos
Take the time to reminisce and admire shared memories and experiences.This can bring happiness and can also act as a stress reliever. 

5. Volunteer
Take time to clean up your neighborhood, start a community garden, help make home repairs, prepare bagged goods for homeless shelters, plant trees. Volunteering provides a sense of contribution and pride. It can promote togetherness and a sense of gratitude.

Volunteer Match
https://www.volunteermatch.org/search/?l=Detroit,%20MI,%20USA

United Way
https://www.unitedway.org/get-involved/volunteer

NAMI Family-to-Family
https://www.nami.org/Support-Education/Mental-Health-Education/NAMI-Family-to-Family

NAMI Family & Friends
https://www.nami.org/Support-Education/NAMI-Programs/NAMI-Family-Friends