Designed with veterans in mind, this health wheel represents the key areas where veterans can support each other. Elpis Alliance is your key to peer mentorship, facilitating Veterans helping Veterans through shared experiences and understanding.
Family & Friends
Build meaningful relationships and strengthen your social connections with fellow veterans who understand your journey.
Food & Fitness
Balance nutrition and physical activity for optimal wellbeing, with support from veterans who share similar health goals.
Faith & Focus
Develop mindfulness and clarity in your daily activities through veteran-centered meditation and purpose-finding techniques.
Finances & Funding
Manage resources effectively and navigate veteran benefits with guidance from peers who've been there.
Feedback & Follow-Up
Track progress and adjust based on results, with accountability partners from your veteran peer network.
Daily Reflections
Build mental resilience through consistent self-awareness and honest reflection.
How did your sleep affect your mental resilience today?
Track how your sleep quality influenced your emotional regulation, stress management, and overall mental health throughout the day.
What coping strategy strengthened your mental wellbeing?
Identify which resilience-building practice had the most positive impact on your psychological health and emotional balance.
Where did you encounter mental health challenges?
Acknowledge any triggers, stressors, or difficult emotions that tested your resilience and note how you responded to them.
Track Your Experiments
Hypothesis
Form a testable idea about a habit change. Because your first guess is definitely going to be correct...
Design
Set a timeframe and specific measurements. Or just wing it and hope for the best!
Collect Data
Log your daily results consistently. Yes, even on days when your motivation matches your last ex's commitment level.
Analyze
Review patterns to identify clear insights. Surprise! You've been sabotaging yourself the whole time.
Active Experiment Status
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Day 1
No caffeine after 2pm.
Fell asleep 20 minutes faster than usual.
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Day 2
No caffeine after 2pm.
Morning energy levels improved slightly.
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Day 3 (Today)
No caffeine after 2pm.
Afternoon focus increased. Less evening anxiety.
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Days 4-7
Continue experiment and log results daily.
Smart Insights
Sleep-Step Connection
You sleep better on days you walk more than 8,000 steps.
Productivity Pattern
Your focus peaks between 9-11am after protein-rich breakfasts.
Mood Enhancer
Outdoor time consistently improves your afternoon mood scores.
Your Lab Points
Level 1: Observer
Track basic habits consistently for seven days.
Level 2: Experimenter
Complete three full habit experiments.
Level 3: Scientist
Identify three personal insights from your data.
Level 4: Optimizer
Apply insights to create lasting habit change.
Suggested Experiments
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Cognitive Focus Days
Test morning walks before deep work sessions to enhance executive function. Aligns with your cognitive performance line of effort.
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Sleep-Brain Recovery
Try room temperature adjustments for better rest and improved memory consolidation. Supports your wellness infrastructure line of effort.
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Mental Energy Boost
Compare midday protein vs. carb snacks for sustained cognitive processing and decision-making abilities. Contributes to your metabolic optimization line of effort.
Each experiment measures specific cognitive markers to help you build a comprehensive understanding of your brain-body connection patterns.