Getting a good night’s rest can certainly be challenging, especially when life dramas comes knocking! It is the one self-care activity that I probably struggle with most because I have a hard time shutting off my mind and body from the day. However, I know that getting adequate rest is a vital form of self-care...
Do your mornings often feel like insanity, filled with running around, getting your life organized, and also trying to look (and feel) like a human being? Whether you’re responsible in the morning for just yourself, your pet, or others (especially kids!), if you’re like most people, the get-up-and-go can be a dreadful hump to get over...
When thinking about long-term success in terms of your health, adopting healthy lifestyle habits around food will much be more successful than dieting, which is usually seen as a short-term change to your diet. Diet plans are typically unsuccessful long-term because they do not foster healthy lifestyle habits that can sustain you after the diet...
Self-care is a habit that develops over time, but it starts (like most things) with conscious effort! If you don’t currently have self-care routines built into your life and you decide you want to embrace more self-care (which I hope you do after reading the first two blog posts already...
Looking for a self-care Rx to help you feel better? Sorry, I can’t give you one. Good news, though -- you can do it easily! Self-care includes any activity or practice that you can do to achieve greater physical, mental or emotional health. Got that? I do mean anything that you can...
As I'm writing this post in the middle of quarantining for COVID-19, I have a confession to make. I'm mega jealous of my many friends, colleagues, and students who seem to have found ways to embrace their home time with new hobbies, a better sleep schedule, and extra time to...
