Taking care of your mental health and wellbeing is just as important as your physical health and wellness - and regular self-care can play a big part.
Taking care of your mental health and wellbeing is just as important as your physical health and wellness. In fact, the mind and body are so connected that when your mental health suffers, your physical health will most likely follow at some point, in the form of stress and poorliness. Regular self-care plays a big part in cultivating good mental habits that will keep you firing on all cylinders.
So here are 5 ways in which regular self-care and self-nurture practices can help boost your mental wellbeing in a positive way:
Greater self-awareness
When you gift yourself the opportunity to practice regular self-care, you become more in touch yourself. More in touch with your feelings, your emotions, more aware of the things you like - and the things you don’t like. You develop a heightened ability to listen to your body, and learning to set necessary boundaries. You begin to reconnect with old passions, and get to discover new interests as well. When you gift your mind and body the space for self-care and self-nurturing activities that you deserve, a world of possibility opens up … because you know who you truly are.
Positivity
Self-care is all about bringing positive change to your life. When you slow down and become more intentional with your time, you will begin to appreciate life on a greater level. The more often you put yourself first, the better you will feel (physically, mentally, emotionally) and the more confident you will become. Your outlook will feel that much brighter, and you will be open to noticing other positive aspects coming into your life more readily. It’s much easier to look at the world through a lens of gratitude and optimism when you feel good, and have confidence in yourself.
Less Stress
In this fast-paced, chaotic world we live in, it’s hard to avoid stress - and in fact, we don’t want to avoid all stress, as that’s what keeps us alert and alive. However, we can make reducing stress in our lives a little easier, by allowing self-care to be a part of our daily routine. Taking care of your mind and body by gifting it adequate sleep, regular exercise that you enjoy, and nutritious healthy foods is a great way to reduce the impact of stressors that come about in modern-day life. Through a regular routine of self-care and self-nurturing activities, you will be able to a build up a resilience that will pull you through even the hardest of times, simply because you have a full tank - physically, emotionally and mentally.
Healthier Relationships
The less you love yourself, the more toxic your relationships will be. Which is why self-care is so important: it’s the simple act of showing yourself love in the littlest of ways, every single day. By doing this, you will learn to embrace who you are, and you will attract people who mirror that. With a little self-care, you will be able to offer the best possible version of yourself to every relationship you have - including the most important relationship you will ever have. The relationship you have with yourself.
More Confidence
Your confidence level is pretty much determined by how you feel about yourself and your situation. If you have a tendency to put everyone else’s needs ahead of your own - and by default, neglect yourself - then most likely your confidence levels will deteriorate. It’s like telling yourself you are not worthy of the attention. And this is where self-care comes in: when you make time for things that you enjoy, and place your own well-being at the top of your priority list, you will be happier, more self-assured. Practicing regular self-care gives rise naturally to positive feelings, and helps you maintain a healthier, more confident relationship with yourself - and others.
See how easily a good self-care routine can ripple through every facet of your life? It can have such a hugely beneficial impact on the direction your life takes, too.
So, if you are feeling curious and would like to think more about upping your self-care routine, you are most welcome to download our self-care self assessment quiz (PDF, nothing fancy or high-tech!) for you to see for yourself areas in which a little more self-care might be welcome.
And if you'd like to, you are also welcome to download the accompanying ebook '25 simple ways to being putting yourself first' … (with space for you to journal your thoughts as you read through each way). I hope you find them useful, as well as illuminating for your self-care journey.
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