How to Self-Care?

Self-care is a way you live your life. Everyone must care for and maintain their bodies and minds for optimal well-being. This includes how you relate to yourself each and every moment of the day.

Self-care means paying attention to your emotions and giving care and attention to them. Engaging in self-care is a way of signaling to ourselves that we matter in our own lives. You do not need a lot of time, money, or exotic new activities to improve your self-care. The specific activities vary between individuals. The goal is to figure out which self-care strategies work best for you, learn how to use these strategies and implement them in your regular routine so you can boost your well-being not only today but forever. Look for small ways you can incorporate it into everyday life:

Self-talk.

Self-talk does a lot to shape our mood, our stress levels and whether we feel overwhelmed or in control. But we do ourselves a disservice by overlooking this critical component of self-care.

Eating a healthy diet.

The food we eat has the potential to either keep us healthy or contribute to weight gain or diseases such as diabetes. 

In addition, it can also keep our minds working and alert. Eating the right foods can help prevent short-term memory loss and inflammation, both of which can have long-term effects on the brain and, in turn, the rest of the body. Some of the most amazing self-care foods include fatty fish, blueberries, nuts, green leafy veggies and brassicas, like broccoli.

Getting the sleep the body requires.

Sleep can have a huge effect on how you feel both emotionally and physically. Not getting enough can even cause major health issues. But stress and other distractions can wreak havoc on our sleep. We can handle this by:

• Meditating or finding some other form of relaxation to reduce stress.

• Distracting from stressors and find ways to emotionally process your experiences. To balance out your favorite distractions, look for activities that help you process the experiences of your life. Self-care needs to involve time to think your way through your stressors and to feel the emotions that come with them.

• Exercising or engaging in some form of physical activity to take care of your physical and mental health. Daily exercise can help you both physically boosting your mood and reducing stress and anxiety, not to mention helping you shed extra weight.

Avoiding excessive use of tech devices.

Spending too much time using digital technologies can negatively impact your psychological, social and physical health such as having musculoskeletal problems and eye strain.