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Simple Self-Care Habits
Be Self-Compassionate
"Pay attention to your self-talk and speak to yourself the way you would to someone you love.
If you notice your self-talk isn't loving, catch it and try again with care.
Get Enough Sleep—Every Single Night
We're a chronically sleep-deprived society. We now know that the vast majority of the population requires a full eight hours of sleep per night for both short-term and long-term good health, and we also know very few people get it.
Many adapt to six to seven hours of sleep and feel basically OK, but studies show the risk of Alzheimer's, dementia, and heart attacks rises sharply even with 30 to 60 minutes less sleep than our bodies need.
To figure out a good bedtime, start with when you need to wake up and count back eight hours. Outside of getting enough precious sleep, you can at least apply some soothing skin care.
Nourish Your Body With Healthy Foods
Have you ever grabbed a bag of candy, devoured most of it, and then felt terrible, both mentally and physically for hours after? Breaking this negative pattern and reframing the way you view food is an excellent way to practice self-care.
hat's right, setting yourself up for nutritional success is a simple act of self-care. Maybe that means keeping healthy snacks prepped and ready, avoiding food shopping when you're hungry, and opting to split dessert at a restaurant instead of keeping a box of candy in the house.
Keep a Gratitude Journal
It's easy to lose sight of positivity, especially when work and personal stress seems to be at its height. In these moments, writing down the things you're grateful for can help you feel better.
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Meditate
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Learn to Say No
One powerful way to practice self-care includes acknowledging and honoring your own boundaries. Many people struggle with setting appropriate boundaries with others (physical and emotional), which can lead them to commit to things even when they'd rather not.
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Enjoy Some Time Outside
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Get A Massage
Applying Wellness to All Aspects of Life
Move your body: Find movement you enjoy. Try to separate it from weight loss and body image thoughts, and pay attention to the feelings and experiences associated with different kinds of exercise.
Participate in an activity you love: Have you ever gotten so lost in something enjoyable you felt untouched by the outside world? For some this is painting, reading, or running. Positive psychology calls this flow, and studies show that it increases happiness and boosts creative brain activity.
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Participate in an activity you love: Have you ever gotten so lost in something enjoyable you felt untouched by the outside world? For some this is painting, reading, or running. Positive psychology calls this flow, and studies show that it increases happiness and boosts creative brain activity.
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Calming Breathing Techniques
Breathe: A simple place to start is belly breathing and 4-7-8 breathing. Like anything involving self-care, this takes practice. I often compare deep breathing to learning to practicing a sport; we must train our brains to regulate through breathing if we aren’t used to doing so. But once we are accustomed to the practice, we can naturally regulate ourselves through stressful moments without purposefully counting or intentionally focusing on each breath. It makes “game time” (or the really stressful moment) much easier, because the muscle memory is already in place.
