How to Start a Self Care Routine
To get started wiith a self-care routine, you should to the following:
- Find out which activities bring you joy, replenish your energy and restore your balance.
- Start small by choose one self-care activity you would like to incorporate into your routine in the next week.
- Get to the point that you are doing that activity every day for a week.
- Reflect on how you felt before implementing that self-care activity into your routine to your current state.
- Get support from your loved ones to keep your acccountable on your self-care routine.
Here are a few ideas to help ease you into your new self-care journey:
- Journalling
- Eating breakfast
- Taking 5 minutes out of your day to do some deep breathing
- Reflect on what you're grateful for each night
- Call a friend and reconnect with them
- Disconnect from your devices for at least 30 minutes a day and enjoy time away from notifications