The Whole Picture of Self-Care
We tend to have a narrow definition of self-care. We think self-care means engaging in healthy habits: getting enough sleep, eating nutrient-rich foods, meditating, and moving our bodies.
Or we see self-care as synonymous with pampering and little luxuries: massages, manicures, long baths, shopping trips, soft pajamas, mid-day naps, fancy face masks and creams, beautiful flowers.Or we think self-care is taking breaks and savoring solo time. Or we think self-care is all about saying no. Or we think self-care is anything that relaxes and soothes us.Here’s a list of questions to help you identify how you’d like to care for yourself today, this week, this month, and overall:
What do you need more of in your life? What comforts you? What helps you to healthfully process your emotions? What provides you with meaning? What are you awed by?