The Ultimate Guide To Long Lasting Self Care

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">          Okay okay, I know that self-care is this term that is being thrown around left, right, and centre but have you ever slowed down and really thought about what it means? For a while I watched women throw up bath pictures on social media and think that was self-care. I thought that moving my body every day was self-care. I have thought that sleeping all day is self-care. Being in the health and wellness industry I flirt with different ways of self-care all of the time but I got really frustrated being on social media and women bringing others down for how they were taking care of themSelves. Ladies, all of the above is Self-care and guess what, we are only able to take care of ourSelves and know what we need, not others. So step number one when it comes to self-care, stay in your own lane. Self-care is more than just throwing up your picture of your dreamy bubble bath, it’s taking the time to actually slow down to receive the bubble bath. Are you letting yourSelf receive your Self-Care?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">          Self-care is the act of caring for your Self. That means taking a birds-eye view of your overall well being and taking inventory of what you need to feel your best. True self-care involves some TLC and deep honesty on a personal level to actually give yourSelf what you need. It means consistently checking in with yourSelf throughout your day, week, month. Check in’s don’t need to be dramatic, they are little moments where you choose to be present with all of you. What could a check-in look like -</span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Eyes closed, a hand on your heart and your belly and checking in </span></em></li> </ul> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">A journal session, nothing like some quality 1:1 time with you </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Agenda/ planner inventory (we will dive into thi