My assessment of my own well-being on a scale of 1-10:
Physical well-being: 9
Spiritual well-being: 6
Psychological well-being: 7
My physical well-being is in a good place. I felt like I had finally find a comfortable yet challenging point in my fitness before my pregnancy. My weight was healthy and my nutrition and exercise was on track. I feel that I am still in very good health, although my body is different due to the baby. Having never been pregnant before I cannot say exactly how I "should" feel, but so far (6 months in) I feel normal most days, have remained active and added minimal extra foods to my diet. I definitely allow some extra calories that I would not normally have, but I am fine with that.
Spiritually I have been torn. I am Catholic and have been active in the Church for most of my life until recently. I am still spiritually committed to Christianity and I pray as regularly as I have in the past. However the political climate of the Church and of religion in our country has discouraged me from attending Mass for the past several months. The teachings of Jesus are ideal for me. The teachings of the Church are not always. The conflict is that I still want a community and want to actively participate in my faith. I would like to find a new way to do that.
Psychologically, again, I have been affected by my pregnancy. I consider myself mentally strong, although I do fall victim to stress easily. New circumstances and responsibilities in my life regarding my family take up much of my thoughts and I can easily become anxious about the future. I have been trying to manage those feelings and not let them overwhelm me. I look forward to practicing meditation more regularly to accomplish this.
Our guided meditations from class have been helpful. Once I am used to following suggestion, I hope to reach that level of concentration and relaxation on my own as well as through guidance.
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