Self-care is about looking after you. It’s about caring for yourself, being kind and compassionate, identifying your needs; focusing on connection, communication and the relationship with ourselves and others whether that is physical self-care ensuring you are getting enough rest, that you are eating well and being active or another form of self-care, such as emotional or social. It may be acknowledging difficulties you are facing and figuring out the best way for you to manage or considering how you communicate with others; are you able to be boundaried or ask for help when required? You are your own expert and know what you need to look after you.
Examples of self-care – ways to look after you:
- Rest
- Eat something tasty
- Have a bath
- Use nice smelling aftershave or perfume
- Spend time in nature
- Stretch
- Light a candle
- Read a book
- Have some alone time
- Get active
- Meditate
- Be kind to yourself.
- Go outside
- Forgive yourself
- Hug
- Pamper
- Consider yourself for once
- Ask for help
- Connect with others
- Do yoga
- Communicate your needs to others