Well-th and Wellbeing

Hello! We hope that 2023 has been a good year so far for you and your family.  At Bluerock, we have spent the first part of the year thinking about how we can help all those we care about navigate some of the expected and unexpected challenges of life.  We spend most of our time discussing all things financial, but want to recognize that there are other parts to your life that are extremely important.  Therefore, we are excited to kick-off a new project, Well-th and Well-Being! Throughout the year we will be providing resources to approach some of life’s toughest hurdles, including many that concern the health or well-being of you, your children, and other family members. 

It is only appropriate for Alicia Sher at Bluerock to spearhead this campaign, as she has had a lifelong passion for exercise and nutrition. Alicia was actually going to pursue a career in health/wellness prior to deciding on financial services.  What a perfect opportunity this will be for Alicia to share resources on not only the specific areas she has an interest in, but on many various topics that round out the theme of Well-th and Well-Being. Alicia is partnering with Hightower Advisors for many of the resources that will be provided.  Hightower is the firm Bluerock has partnered with to provide various services such as resources and tools for this project.

For those of you that aren’t aware, April is recognized as Stress Awareness month. Is it a coincidence that April, the tax return deadline month, was chosen to be Stress Awareness month? The tax deadline has now passed, but the feeling of stress may be lingering, so we felt like it was the right time to remind you about the ways that anxiety is harmful – and to also offer help dealing with the stresses that life throws our way. In the attached article from Kristi Horner, the founder and executive director of Courage to Caregivers, she explains that understanding stress and how we react to it will help each of us cope with it in healthier ways. By identifying the external and internal things that cause our stress, we can manage it and develop ways to relax and give ourselves the chance to regroup and make confident decisions.

Don’t Let Stress Go Too Far — Learn How To Manage It

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Next, we introduce you to Dr. Ashley Willans from the Harvard Business School. She discusses a recipe for living happier. In this podcast episode 3 Rules for Better Work Life Balance, she describes how to refocus our attention to become more intentional and purposeful within the 24 hours that we each have every day. We hope these resources are interesting and helpful to you. As always, please reach out if these or other items spark the need for a conversation about your finances, health or overall well-th.