Self-Care (taken from CMHA Halton)

 Benefits of Self-Care

When you truly care for yourself, exercising all the discipline that requires, you

are actually in a much stronger place to give of yourself to those around you. You

will be a happier, a more grateful person

 Self-Care reduces the negative effects of stress

 Healthy and consistent Nourishing activities are essential to improved mood

and reduced anxiety

 Builds the Resilience Muscle

Key Facts about Self-Care

 is any activity that we deliberately do to nourish our mental, physical and

emotional health

 The act of Self- Care involves meeting your own basic needs

 It’s making the commitment to stay healthy and balanced as a regular

practice.

 It’s a deep and personal understanding of your priorities, and a respect for

yourself.

Self-Care is a Discipline

 It takes discipline to do the things that are good for us instead of what

feels good in the moment.

 It takes discipline to take complete responsibility for our own well-being. .

 Plan can be Daily, weekly or monthly this is how change happens

A self-care plan can help you enhance your health and wellbeing and manage

your stress,

 Learn to identify activities and practices that support your wellbeing

 develop your self-care plan

 put your self-care plan into action

Basic Self Care Plan

Obstacles

 What are your current beliefs around self-care?

 What gets in the way of you taking steps to take care of yourself?

Types of Self-Care

I am my own responsibility

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