Physical Self-Care
This term refers to practices intended to increase the chances of restful sleep, which in turn improves productivity and well-being.
What is sleep hygiene?
This mental self-care can be done in many different techniques, and involves inhaling and exhaling in deliberate rhythms and paces.
What are breathing exercises?
Developing this is essential to practicing emotional self-care regarding interpersonal relationships.
What are healthy boundaries?
A blank environment can reduce anxiety levels, and allow us to feel more regulated and productive. Keeping your environment in this state can help you feel relaxed, accomplished, and stress free.
What is clean?
Adults need this many hours of sleep a night.
This mental self-care activity involves focusing on your breathing and focusing or clearing your mind using mental and physical techniques.
What is meditation?
This emotional self-care practice involves shifting your focus from what is going wrong, and focusing on what is going well and appreciating the good in your experiences.
What is practicing gratitude?
These promote healthier air quality, as well as alleviate stress and anxiety, and increase happiness hormones in the brain, and are therefore beneficial to have in your space.
What are plants?
What is good hygiene practices?
This mental self-care may take the form of writing down your feelings and emotions at the end of your day.
What is journaling?
What is mindfulness?
This practice is commonly called this, and involves a thorough annual cleaning of your space.
What is spring cleaning?
Just this amount of time spent walking every day can help boost your mood and improve your health.
What is 30 minutes?
Taking a break from this can be beneficial for easing feelings of low self-esteem and depression, and limiting exposure has been shown to increase well-being and reduce the occurrence of comparison to others.
What is social media?
This form of physical self-care reduces anxiety, depression, and improves self-esteem. It also releases endorphins that enhances your sense of well-being.
What is exercise?
This mental self-care can be beneficial when feeling overwhelmed, and can allow us to feel recharged.
What is taking time to rest?
Practicing these two things can help you maintain a healthier inner dialogue.
What are self-compassion and acceptance?