May is Mental Health Awareness Month (AKA Mental health month)! As we close the month we at Rec, Play, Live want show how mental health affects Recreation Therapy. In the course of providing Rec Therapy Services, we cross paths with all types of persons including those with mental illness. In the US alone 43.8 million […]
Mental Health
Recreation Therapists can also get Compassion Fatigue
It’s ironic that we as Recreation Therapists who provide so much joy in other people’s life, sometimes forget to take care of ourselves. In those cases, we risk being hit with compassion fatigue. If you’ve never heard of it, it is often characterized by physical and emotional exhaustion and a profound decrease in the ability to empathize. […]
RT Institute video
HI Everyone! We decided to try something different this year with the RT institute and instead give you guys a glimpse of some of the activities we experienced. Enjoy!!! Music by www.bensound.com
Therapeutic Boxing
For a while, I have wanted to write about boxing. It’s something that amazed me as a child and as an adult, I participated in it for several years. Boxing is difficult in contrast to my previous thought where I believed it was simple. In retrospect, boxing is limited and finite, and its main difficulty […]
21 things you can do in 5 minutes or less to improve your quality of life
Have less than 5 minutes or in a pinch? Awesome! That should be more than enough time. In the busy world, we live in we should not take our time for granted. Instead, we should allow ourselves to take breaks throughout the day. We need to take control of our lives and impose free time […]
We have a caffeine situation!!!
Recently I was speaking with a Psychiatrist colleague of mine. During this talk, she mentioned the effects of caffeine and how it can actually provoke anxiety. It never dawned on me that these symptoms were a possibility, but I knew that as soon as I could, I would find what the internet has to offer. […]
Three tips to have a stress free holiday season
Holidays can cause some stress. It’s the holiday season once again! Everyone is getting ready to travel, cook, and spend quality time with family. These are also the ingredients which could result in a stress-filled time of the year because everyone seems to be on the go. Even beyond the holidays, we might have some […]
Episode 11-Essential Oils with Jennifer Hurtado
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In this podcast, we are discussing Essential Oils with Jennifer Hurtado who has told us that she doesn’t take over the counter medication unless she absolutely has to. Instead, she uses essential oils to supplement her life. Links shared in this podcast: www.Doterra.com www.mydoterra.com/jennssentials www.youngliving.com Picture from: www.pixabay.com Music from: www.bensounds.com
Adult coloring books will decrease your stress!
Let’s face it we all do it, and it happens when we least want it. We get STRESSED! “To some it seems that stress has been a part of everyday life for as long as they can remember and they expect it to remain that way for time to come.” Many things can cause the […]
Improve Your Memory by Playing Video Games
If you are seeking justification for playing video games, your search has ended! What if the answer lies in the fact that playing video games is similar to a brain triathlon? Imagine if you will, a place where you can play video games and improve your memory simultaneously. Currently, some games purposefully (and inadvertently) target parts […]