Title: What Is Self-Care?
Headings: Why You Don’t Need a Lot of Time or Money to Make Self-Care a Priority
Health News
Why You Don’t Need a Lot of Time or Money to Make Self-Care a Priority
Medical barriers to self-care
Personal barriers to self-care
How to incorporate self-care habits
Care for your body
Care for your inner self
Care for your community

Content: “It’s a comfort to people around us when they see us in control of ourselves. It’s not selfish to be able to do the things that we need to do to be present and energetic and available to others,” said Obuchowicz. As far as self-care being costly, Jonas says many activities don’t have to be, such as walking in nature, using stress management apps, and mindfulness practices. “It can be expensive if you want to buy organic foods, but in the long run it will be less expensive because you won’t have the consequence of not doing that,” Jonas said. How to incorporate self-care habits
Obuchowicz teaches clients to incorporate self-care practices into their lives based on the Japanese productivity philosophy, the Kaizen Method, which focuses on constant, continuous improvement. “The idea is that you want the easiest change. For self-care, we want to create the feeling of success for ourselves, and when we try to do too much too quickly in too many areas, we feel we are falling behind,” she said. By making changes that feel like you’re gaining some traction in your life, she says over time you feel empowered to make other changes. She breaks down self-care into three areas. Care for your body
This includes creating a routine for diet, exercise, and sleep.