Self-Care: Seven Areas to Feed Your Mind, Body and Soul
We often hear how self-care plays an important role in our overall health and wellness. We get so busy taking care of others that we put our own self-care on the back burner. Viewing self-care as a luxury, rather than a priority leave us feeling overwhelmed, tired and ill-equipped to handle life’s uncertainties and challenges.
Self-care isn’t a one-size-fits-all strategy. It will need to be customized in order to meet your needs. Look at self-care as a menu of activities or a personal “toolbox” for your mind, body and soul to recharge. The key is to pick the activities that speak to you and that you enjoy. Start out small and identify one activity you can do to help you feel better and more whole as you tackle day-to-day life.
The benefit of self-care knows no bounds! Including some type of self-care into your daily routine can help:
- Reduce stress and anxiety
- Increase your energy
- Improve productivity
- Increase immunity
- Promote greater patience
- Improve resilience
- Improve mood and emotional well-being
- Improve physical health
- Improve self-compassion and self-awareness
- Provide a greater ability to care for and be present with others
Sometimes when we feel out of sorts, overwhelmed, or frustrated—it may mean there is an area in our self-care that needs nourishment.
Take a look at the seven different areas of self-care along with some action items that you can try to promote those areas.
