Time for Self-Care
Self-care is any activity that we do deliberately to take care of our mental, emotional, and physical health. It sounds simple to do but it’s something we often overlook. More than ever, now is the time to intentionally plan for good self-care.
Whether you’re a parent, educator, student or community member, COVID 19 is having an impact on your life which could mean stress and anxiety. Counter the stresses by taking time for self care.
Here are some simple examples of self care activities:
Exercise - walk, at home exercise using a video
Eat healthy
Call or text a friend; keep in touch
Cook with your family
FaceTime/zoom “dinner parties” with friends and family
Listen to encouraging podcasts
Play family games
Read together
Allow alone time
Draw, color, paint, allow for creativity
Do a puzzle
Gardening
If you have other ideas, please comment and share your activities with us.
