What is self care?
- Self care is taking care of yourself!
- Promoting one's well-being and happiness, coping with disability, illness, preventing disease, reducing stress, and maintaining health
- Taking steps to care for your physical and emotional health
- Having compassion, love, and time for yourself and your feelings
What are some examples of self care?
- The list is endless but here are some examples:
- Bubble baths
- Meditation/yoga
- Light Candles
- Focus on the good things
- Reading
- Taking a nap
- Getting your hair done
- Declutter your home/office
- Journaling
- Going for a walk
- Listen to music
- Stop overthinking
- Put makeup on
- Watching your favorite movie/show
- Prayer
- Painting your nails
- Putting on a face mask
- Going outside
- Coloring/drawing/painting
- A glass of wine
- Do a puzzle
- Clean
- Drink some tea
- Self care is different for everyone. So do what you need or want to do! Help yourself!
Why is self care so important for your health?
- Helps manage stress
- Reduce or eliminate anxiety and/or depression
- Boost in self esteem and/or confidence
- Minimizes frustration
- Balance
- Better physical health
- Increases happiness
- Helps maintain healthy relationships
- Improve energy
Self Care Isn't Selfish
- Some people believe that self care is being selfish. This is far from the truth. Self care is needed to CARE for your SELF. Self care means focusing on yourself rather than focusing on someone else.
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