Take Care of Yourself this Year
January is almost over and we hope it has been a great start to your 2019! While you’re working on your new year’s resolutions, don’t forget about SELF CARE.
No matter how indulgent this term may sound, self care is actually very important to our mental health. When you are busy and stressed, it is easy to put self care on the back burner. At its core, self care is taking the time to mindfully pay attention to you, your body, and your mental health needs.
As counselors, we often recommend the practice of self care to avoid burn out and to give yourself the space to practice self compassion. Here are tips from few of our counselors on how to be kinder to ourselves this year:
Self care does not have to be expensive or too time consuming! Here is a great TED Talk on Self Care:
How do you practice self care? Comment below and let us know!
