Keep on Trackin' | Praise Podcast - Christian Podcasting Network

Find out how the use of trackers can help in deconstructing crucial patterns for health and wellness.

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00:00:00 --> 00:00:07 Find out how the use of trackers can help in deconstructing crucial patterns for health and wellness.

00:00:08 --> 00:00:08 Keep listening.

00:00:12 --> 00:00:20 Hello, and welcome to MoMo634, the daily podcast chock full of faith-filled inspiration and motivation.

00:00:21 --> 00:00:26 MoMo634, motivational moments just for today.

00:00:44 --> 00:00:48 As I often do, I date myself with little vignettes from my childhood.

00:00:49 --> 00:01:04 In the 70s, CB radio was popular, as were hits like Convoy and the wildly popular expression found on posters, t-shirts, and buttons, Keep on Truckin', from which we derive our title today.

00:01:06 --> 00:01:08 In last week's episode, Rise and .

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00:01:08 --> 00:01:13 Shine, I mentioned a follow-up episode dedicated to trackers.

00:01:13 --> 00:01:15 Et voila ici.

00:01:15 --> 00:01:16 Here you have it.

00:01:17 --> 00:01:19 There are trackers for almost everything.

00:01:20 --> 00:01:38 Books, moods, cycles, prayers, meds, goals and tasks, food and water intake, sleep, exercise and steps, Bible reading and devotional time, and bullet journals to track your daily activities.

00:01:39 --> 00:01:43 I have used, or at least tried, most if not all of these.

00:01:45 --> 00:01:48 The benefit is to see patterns over time.

00:01:49 --> 00:02:00 Particularly for those of us with mood issues, it's helpful to chronicle symptoms, triggers, and any other ancillary information to help create pattern points.

00:02:01 --> 00:02:12 In our family, we've talked about reverse engineering mental health meltdowns so we can begin to deconstruct them and see them a lot sooner than the crisis point.

00:02:12 --> 00:02:24 I stumbled on this gem over 20 years ago, beginning to see the early symptoms of a depressive episode and taking action before it debilitated me.

00:02:25 --> 00:02:39 Also, as a woman, it was helpful to note cycles and their severity along with mood information, particularly during the years before childbirth when premenstrual dysphoric disorder or PMDD was a reality for me.

00:02:41 --> 00:02:45 When evaluating trackers, really read the reviews.

00:02:45 --> 00:02:46 Get granular.

00:02:47 --> 00:02:54 In a recent episode, Git'er Done, I mentioned that sometimes reviews are purchased or biased because of incentives.

00:02:55 --> 00:03:06 For apps, I do a deep dive on reviews to see if themes emerge like "glitchy" or making the free version limited so it's useless unless you swap to a paid upgrade.

00:03:07 --> 00:03:11 and some apps are worth a little money for the extra bells and whistles.

00:03:12 --> 00:03:16 Make yourself a list of dream features and test them out for a while.

00:03:17 --> 00:03:25 With calendaring apps, I never deleted my current one until I was certain the one I was trying was the new go-to.

00:03:25 --> 00:03:28 Can you export reports to share with care providers?

00:03:29 --> 00:03:36 I wanted that feature for my cycle tracker, but it's also good for other trackers such as health, nutrition, mood, and sleep.

00:03:37 --> 00:03:46 In the Bible, King Ahasuerus couldn't sleep, so they read a book of history, and it set in motion God's plan to save his people.

00:03:47 --> 00:03:53 King Josiah also had books read and discovered what they were all failing to do in keeping God's law.

00:03:54 --> 00:03:59 Having a record is helpful for reminding, keeping track, and noting patterns.

00:04:00 --> 00:04:03 Our meme for today says, Helping to identify patterns

00:04:04 --> 00:04:10 is a proactive aid in preventing or mitigating unwanted recurrences.

00:04:11 --> 00:04:17 If there are trackers you use, tell us about them in the comments along with what you like and or dislike.

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