Self-care may be defined by the term itself – caring for yourself. Self-care includes anything you do to keep yourself healthy – physically, mentally, and spiritually.
Although prioritizing self-care may sound like common sense, especially if you’re considering longevity, it’s often the first thing to go when we find ourselves in challenging situations, whether because of bad health, a financial crisis, job loss, divorce, in our current situation, the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Some people have this terrible false ideology of self-care thinking it means spending loads of money, self-care for the most part is free.
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This is why it is important to keep it top of mind and not an after-thought, especially when we find ourselves in challenging times.
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"Engaging in a self-care routine has been clinically proven to reduce or eliminate anxiety and depression,
- reduce stress,
- improve concentration,
- minimize frustration and anger,
- increase happiness,
- improve energy,
- and more.
From a physical health perspective, self-care has been clinically proven to reduce heart disease, stroke, and cancer. Spiritually, it may help keep us in tune with our higher power as well as realize our meaning in life."