Category: Self-Care
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The Value of Self-Love in Black History: Promoting Empowerment and Self-Care.
“Even if it makes others uncomfortable, I will love who I am.” – Janelle Monáe Self-love is a process of recognizing one’s own potential and worth, and accepting oneself fully, flaws and all. It is about taking care of your physical, mental, and emotional needs, as well as accepting and embracing who you are. It’s more than…
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Embracing Yourself: A Journey of Self-Love
The great thing about the current encouragement and promotion of self-love is that it inspires people to improve and become conscious about their lives. People engage in self-care practices such as taking days off, beauty routines, or making time for hobbies. These practices are helpful, but to have true self love we must work internally.…
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Why is self-compassion considered important?
The key to total wellbeing and mental health is self-compassion. Instead of berating and scolding ourselves for our flaws, it enables us to accept and recognize our own shortcomings, weaknesses, and blunders. As a result, people are more able to handle life’s hardships and have stronger connections and emotional resiliency. According to the study, self-compassion…
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Let’s Talk About the Importance of Self-Care
We’ve heard “self-care” thrown around a million times in the past year alone. It may come off as cliché at this point, however, self-care holds great importance. Everybody should regularly practice self-care. We should be actively engaging in activities that help us feel restored holistically. I know it’s been said time and time again, “I…
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There is Virtue in Work, but there’s probably more in Rest.
I’ve been working – with and without pay – in the social service/mental health field for the past 10 years. I think it’s safe to say I’ve seen and heard A LOT. Something I recognized very early on was there was a lot of burnt-out, jaded workers in the field. I was determined I wouldn’t…