Hello Everyone!
For the past 5 weeks in health we have been learning about death, dying and the afterlife. We learnt about how different cultures beliefs and traditions around death. We’ve learnt about the 5 stages of grief, process of death, cultural differences, ways of coping with loss and different celebrations for death and we also watched a movie called Coco
Evidence of my learning:
Today we got an investigation assessment assigned to us. We had to choose a level (ace, pro and legend) and a topic related to what we’ve been learning about. I chose to research about famous people’s deaths. The person I researched is Princess Diana.
She is a very memorable legend in history. However, she faced a lot of mental health struggles, drama, and criticism. She was married to King Charles (Prince Charles at the time) on the 29th of July in 1981. Their relationship was very messy which caused them to have a divorce after being together for 15 years. This was because of many different problems; King Charles was cheating on her, they were in love at the start but gradually lost the love for each other and their marriage was essentially forced. They weren’t necessarily happy or perfect for each other.
She also had 2 children with King Charles. One on the 21st of June 1982 called Prince William Arthur Phillip Louis and another called Prince Henry (Harry) Charles Albert David on the 15th of September 1984. When raising her two sons she made sure to raise them as normal as she possibly could.
Princess Diana had unfortunately passed away from critical injuries that occurred near midnight on the 31st of August 1997. She had a concussion, broken arm and a cut to her thigh from the crash. What took her life away from her was the severe chest wounds; her heart had been moved around in her chest, she also suffered from a tear to pulmonary vein which caused internal bleeding.
How did you demonstrate respect towards others’ cultural beliefs that are different to yours?
I made sure I listened to how other cultures beliefs were different and thought about how they’re similar instead of judging or making fun of other peoples’ cultures. Showing respect and being thoughtful about other cultures enhances mental and emotional health (taha hinegaro) and spiritual health (taha wairua). You learn more about different cultures, get to experience different ways of living life and make other people feel more proud of themselves for what they believe in.
Why is it important that you take care of all areas of hauora when we experience change, loss, or grief?
It is important that I take care of all areas of my hauora when I experience change, loss, or grief because if I don’t all my well being areas will be crushed. Making sure you take care of your areas of hauora (taha hinegaro – mental & emotional , taha whanau – social, taha wairua – spiritual, taha tinana – physical) makes your well being excel.
I can take care of my hauora when I experience change, loss, or grief by taking it day by day and doing an activity to help each area Te Whare Tapa Whā. Making sure you’re maintaining a healthy sleep schedule when coping with grief is an important way of keeping your physical health stable. Speaking to family or trustworthy people about your feelings and emotions is a really good way to help your mental and emotional health. A way to help your spiritual health during change/loss and grief is by meditating, this can help you connect with nature and calm your body. For social health, you can spend quality time catching up with friends; it can be as small as face timing.
Thanks for reading 😊