Self-Care
Our tagline is "Better Mind, Better You" and that's simply because we believe that if your mind is better then you will feel better, be better and live a better more fulfilled life. We understand the power of the mind and the effects that it may cause when your mind is not in what you believe to be a desirable state. In addition, we understand how things can be when you are on the move, with very little time to breathe, just trying to get through the day. We also understand that different people juggle different roles, duties, and loads. However, we also understand that many people aspire to have peace and balance in their lives and in order to have a better more peaceful mind, you have to take care of yourself. Receiving therapy is great and can play a major role in the reaching your mental health goals and living a more balanced life; however, there are also things that you need to do outside of sessions in order to reinforce this lifestyle of having a better mind—self care.
We get it, sometimes life just happens and between work, school, children and all other responsibilities, you may not even have time to think about possible self-care activities. That's why we've gone ahead and created a list of things that you could do in order to take this very necessary step in your process of wellness. Choose as many activities as you'd like and do your best to indulge at least a few days out of the week, if not all.
Self-Care Activities:
- Read pages of your favorite book
- Go for a walk
- Go for a jog
- Exercise
- Take a class
- Dance
- Sing
- Take a spa day
- Yoga
- Write/Journal
- Go to a social outing
- Ride a bike
- Watch your favorite show/movie
- Indulge in your favorite pastime
- Play a game
- Draw
- Meditate
- Deep Breathing
- Buy yourself something nice (i.e., flowers etc.)
- Sleep In
- Cook/Bake
- Spend time alone
- Turn off your phone
- Recite positive affirmations
- Eat something healthy
- Create a gratitude list
- Express your feelings/talk to someone who will listen
- Stay off of social media for a designated time
- Snuggle under a cozy blanket
- Take a nice shower/bath
- Listen to music
- Take yourself out
- Clean
- Attend your religious gathering
- Laugh
- Cry if you need to
- Get a manicure and/or pedicure
- Say "No"
- Staying away from undesirable things and/or people
- Sleep/nap
- Take a mental health or sick day to just relax
- Go around positive people that make you happy
