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Self-care means taking the time to do things that help you live well and improve both your physical health and mental health. When it comes to your mental health, self-care can help you manage stress, lower your risk of illness, and increase your energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what does self-care mean to me?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Self-care to me is giving myself time to do the things I love, feed my soul, and fill my cup. Life can become super busy, and we can almost forget to spend time on ourselves and with ourselves. Self-care has become a non-negotiable to me over the past 4 years, at least once per week I spend a full day by myself doing whatever makes me feel good, normally a Sunday resetting for the week ahead. I also make the effort to give myself at least an hour a day doing something that makes me feel good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Self-care can sometimes have a misconception of being a face mask and a movie, while that is someone\u2019s ideal self-care routine for other people it\u2019s ticking off things on their to-do list. It\u2019s different for every individual person as it\u2019s personalised to what fuels you, grows you and makes you feel good. A book that really helped me with this is Working Hard or Hardly Working<\/a> Grace Beverly<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have noticed a huge shift in my relationships, creativity, energy and view on life since making this a priority. Being able to give more to my friends, family, and career has made a significant difference as I have refilled my own cup, and given myself the time to emotionally and mentally rest as well as physically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Types of self-care I love:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\ude4f I will walk every day with a podcast for at least an hour<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\ude4f Buying a coffee and a croissant<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\ude4f Spending time in the gym<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\ude4f Journalling before I go to bed<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\ude4f Meditation\/Yoga<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\ude4f Cooking<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\ude4f Cleaning the house<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\ude4f Working through my to-do list<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you don\u2019t currently have self-care in your routine, the best place to start is to write a list of the things that make you happy and you love to do, then a list of the things you enjoy that keep you healthy both physically and mentally and slowly start to implement them into your current routine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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