Lifestyle Management
Lifestyle Management is designed to support adults who are dealing with long-term health conditions and/or difficult life situations.
With the right support, we believe many people can make small changes to their lifestyle that make a big difference to coping better, feeling more in control and building confidence to live life as well as possible.
People who access Thistle’s support work one-to-one with a Wellbeing Practitioner, can attend Lifestyle Management Courses, sign up to an online course or simply benefit from reading or interacting with the Lifestyle Management information and resources included in this page.
About Lifestyle Management
Lifestyle Management Courses
Lifestyle Management courses are delivered either online or face to face to up to 12 participants. There are 10 weekly sessions with each session lasting three hours and includes discussions, safe and appropriate physical activity, and therapeutic relaxation.
Discussion topics include:
Week 1- Getting started
Week 2- Sleep
Week 3- The effects of stress and benefits of relaxation
Week 4- Pacing and energy management
Week 5- Getting active and motivated
Week 6- Pacing and prioritising whats important
Week 7- Communication skills
Week 8- The mind-body connection
Week 9- Preventing, minimising and recovering from relapse
Week 10- Reflection and forward planning
Each participant receives a course manual which includes 15 chapters. The manual and individual chapters are included here.
Online Course
This e-learning Lifestyle Management Course will support you to develop tools to manage your life while living with a long-term condition.
The course is self paced and includes interactive quizzes to test your learning.
To sign up, press this link below.
Supplementary Videos
Week 5: Getting Active
Week 2: Sleep Management
Week 6: Pacing and Energy Management
Week 3: Stress Management and Relaxation
Week 7: Effective Communication
Week 10 :Review and Forward Planning
Week 4: Pacing and Energy Management
Week 8: The Mind/Body Connection
Audio Files
Meditation
Led by Thistle’s Lifestyle Management Team
Mindfulness Meditation
Led by Bob Quilietti