Better SELFCARE
Tips & Tools
For Better SELFCARE, it helps to focus on and nurture the mental, physical, Spiritual, and social self. This provides a thorough, yet simple approach to better health and wellness. Review Tips & Tools for each of the eight letters of SELFCARE. Discover activities you can add to your health and wellness routines, along with evidence-based tips for developing a better relationship with yourself and others. A better you starts with better selfcare.
Communication
Compassion with self, others, and nature.
Affirm. Write.
Socialize. Reach out.
Accountability
Check-ins with self
and others.
Schedule. Alerts.
Reminders. Take action.
As we take more action, managing selfcare becomes less of a challenge and more of a commitment to living our best life.
Relationships
Healthy attachment to self, others, and stuff.
Boundaries. Restraint.
Connections. Support.
Emotional
Control
Manage and process emotions and feelings.
Mindfulness. Awareness
A commitment to proper selfcare can help us get from where we are NOW, to where we would SOON like to be. And stay there!
Tracking & Making Progress
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The NOW and SOON columns should be completed immediately
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Monthly check-ins provide accountability to help reach SOON goals
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Aim to have SOON goals match up with your progress in three months
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Choose 1-3 focus areas to improve
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Track other areas to maintain proper selfcare
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Utilize Better SELFCARE Tips & Tools to reach your goals and level up your life
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Remeber to be realistic, but optimistic
Example Tracking Chart
If you find yourself struggling to be consistent with new healthy habits and routines, give yourself some grace. Selfcare is for life. It's not some battle we win or lose overnight. By striving for progress instead of perfection, even inconsistent results are better than no results. The key is to keep showing up for yourself, especially on the days when you may not feel like it. Those tend to be the days where Better SELFCARE activities and practices can flip your mood from grumpy to great!
No one can make us change.
It's on us to make changes that can help us thrive.
This is your invitation to keep filling up your cup
to enjoy a better life.
