Tag: self-care 101
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Unlocking the Power of Personalized Self Care
Discover the world of personalized self care, where your unique needs take center stage. This article delves into the art of crafting a self care routine tailored to you, utilizing principles from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to enhance your experience. Embrace a mindset that honors your individuality and navigate the dynamic journey of self care…
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How to Practice Everyday Self Care
In the journey of self-care, embracing everyday actions as acts of nurturing can have a profound impact on our well-being. From prioritizing basic hygiene rituals to reframing chores as self-nurturing endeavors, each action contributes to a holistic sense of self-care. By cultivating mindful thoughts and shifting our perspective on self-care, we redefine its essence, enabling…
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Physical Self Care Activities You Can Do At Home
If you are anything like me, the pandemic has brought out the inner homebody that I didn’t know existed. Or maybe you have always been more comfortable in the comfort of your own home and you just prefer it that way. Some of you may have some barriers in your life that make that getting…
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How To Be Your Own Best Friend
Are you your friend? This is one of my goto CBT examples in my therapy practice. I remember the first time that I used it. I was counseling a teenage girl in her freshman year of high school. Beautiful girl, smart girl, and overall wonderful compassionate human. The kind of girl that most people would…
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Creating Balance In Your Life
Balance was my “one word” last year. As a matter of fact, it is often my word of choice when anyone tells me to think of a word. My mother has been preaching balance to me all of my life, and while I have struggled in and out of it, I do believe that identifying…
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Self Care Isn’t Selfish
Note to self: Self Care isn’t selfish. Why we have to keep making these notes to ourselves, I have no idea. I’m a therapist and I still have to remind myself of these things on a daily basis. Logically, I know that self care is not selfish, but it can certainly start to feel that…
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What Your Personality Type Says About Your Self-Care
In my experience as a therapist, I have learned a lot about self care. In fact, it is the hot topic on my couch most days. I love to hear people sharing the various ways in which they take good care of themselves. Talks about self care usually start out fairly positive. However, the conversation…