Increased creativity. Self-care recharges you so you feel more creative. In turn, being creative can be a type of emotional, mental, and spiritual self-care. Many self-care practices such as meditating, taking a walk, reading, coloring, or listening to music,...

Spread awareness of the fact that our bodies do not mess up. Any symptom you are experiencing is a response by your body to the environment that it is in. Genetics play a role, but they are not your destiny. You can change your environment and lifestyle to...

Don’t skip meals: our bodies rely on our blood sugar to stay level. This helps our hormones, our stress and to keep our brain feeling clear. Have plenty of nutrient-dense snacks available if you’re busy.

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Improve your physical health. Clearly physical health is critical to personal success so balancing working what you eat and how much you move is critical. During COVID I gained almost 15 lbs and I noticed I was more down on myself, sluggish at creative...

I have learned to let go of what I cannot control. Sometimes, writing something down that worries me and putting it into a box allows me to release it. When I read some of the things that worried me, I see that that energy was wasted. None of those things were...

Regular self-care promotes positive personal relationships. How I relate to my friends and others is impacted by my emotional well-being. Engaging in regular self-care practices, allows me to show up for those that I care most about.

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Self care helps us put things in perspective. Taking a break from the hum drum of life to do something for ourselves, helps us to pull away from problems and find a quiet place or a happy place in ourselves. It’s a pattern interrupt for the part of our...

Treat the whole person not just the symptoms. Often our emotions can be trapped in our bodies, and yet traditional medicine only treats the physical ailment not the root emotion or cause.

In our world of constant change, and with life moving...

Having a strong passion for what you love and you will always chase your dreams. My passion for running is what enabled me to continue to pursue my commitment even when I was diagnosed with Sickle Cell Anemia and had to have a hip replacement.

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Self-care also improves our lives because it allows us to pay more attention to our body. There are plenty of religious and spiritual ancient teachings that have told us how important our body is. That our body is a “temple” self -care allows us...