Week 6: Appointment Reminder
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Welcome.
As we cross the halfway point of our Self-Care for Freedom Fighters weekly walking series, this week’s focus is pivotal. We’re transitioning from setting intentions and nurturing our communal roots to taking decisive, individual action toward our health and longevity.
Why This Week Matters
Too often, we as Black women carry the weight of our communities, our families, and our workplaces, diligently organizing and advocating for everyone but ourselves. Our Outlook calendars are meticulously managed for every responsibility—except for the ones that involve our health check-ups and wellness. Late diagnoses and deferred preventative care are leading causes of premature death among Black women. It’s a stark and unacceptable reality that while we are experts in caring for others, we too frequently neglect to afford ourselves the same level of care. This week, we confront this disparity head on. We prioritize our health appointments not as optional, but as essential. Our lives literally depend on it.
Self-Care Mission: Schedule Your Appointments
This week, we turn our attention to proactive health advocacy. It’s time to ensure that our health appointments are as non-negotiable and sacred as any other commitment in our lives.
Daily Focus and Actions
Each day, after your 30-minute walk, dedicate time to making your health a priority:
Monday: Reflect and Recognize—Reflect on your personal health needs. What essential health checks have you been delaying?
Tuesday: Physical Health Priorities—Schedule necessary health screenings like mammograms, dental checkups, or routine physicals.
Wednesday: Mental Health Matters—Prioritize your mental well-being by setting up therapy sessions, psychiatric evaluations, or counseling appointments.
Thursday: Holistic Health Harmony—Book appointments for holistic practices such as acupuncture, nutrition counseling, or yoga to nourish your overall well-being.
Friday: Family Health History—Investigate your family health history, understanding it can provide crucial insights into your own health needs and prevention strategies.
Commit to Yourself
This week, place your health first. Schedule each appointment as though it were the most important meeting of your life—because it is. Your health is your wealth, your freedom, and your future.
Encourage Another Sister
Reach out to a sister who might be struggling to prioritize her health. Offer to help her schedule her appointments or propose that you attend screenings together. Sometimes, a little support goes a long way in helping us take these vital steps.
This week we give you a glimpse into what you have been missing if you haven’t walked with us on Saturdays. Please listen to this weekend’s Sisterhood Saturday call. It was a special Mother’s Day edition that truly moved women deeply.
With love,
Vanessa & Morgan
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