It’s so easy to put our self-care on the back burner, particularly when life is full or feels hard. In case you need some reinforcement, here is a list of self-care tips for taking care of your mind, body, and soul.
Emotional Self-Care
- Spend time with the others whose company you enjoy
- Stay in contact with important people in your life
- Give yourself affirmations, praise yourself
- Find ways to increase your sense of self-esteem
- Reread favorite books, re-view favorite movies
- Identify comforting activities, objects, people, relationships,
places, and seek them out - Allow yourself to cry
- Find things to make you laugh
- Express your outrage in social action, letters, donations,
marches and protests - Play with children
Spiritual Self-Care
- Make time for reflection
- Spend time with nature
- Find a spiritual connection or community
- Be open to inspiration
- Cherish your optimism and hope
- Be aware of nonmaterial aspects of life
- Try at times not to be in charge or the expert
- Be open to not knowing
- Identify what is meaningful to you
- Meditate
- Pray
- Spend time with children
- Have experiences of awe
- Contribute to causes in which you believe
- Read inspirational literature (talks, music, etc.)
Physical Self-Care
- Eat regularly (breakfast, lunch, and dinner)
- Eat healthily
- Exercise
- Get medical care when needed
- Take time off when sick
- Get massages
- Dance, swim, walk, run, play sports, sing, or do
some other physical activity that is fun - Get enough sleep
- Wear clothes you like
- Take vacations
- Take day trips or mini vacations
- Make time away from electronics
- Know your unhealthy behaviors
- Recognize your triggers
- Notice the events or feelings precede the tendency
to want to turn to habits that are unhealthy - Avoid drugs and excess alcohol
- Avoid binge eating and or purging
- Avoid cigarettes and other tobacco products
- Seek help for a healthy lifestyle
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