Therapists Share the, Self-Care Habits, They’re Practicing in 2021.
If you slipped
on your self-care
routines a bit in
2020, you’re
not alone. .
Thankfully, 2021 is
here, meaning we
have a chance to
re-engage with healthy
habits and practice
proper self-care. .
Here are five healthy habits that
therapists themselves say they’re
doubling down on this year.
I want to try to incorporate rest daily.
This can look like a 15-minute yoga video
or sitting for 10 minutes between sessions
and focusing on deep breathing … Rest
gives your mind a break. It gives your
mind a chance to pause from thinking, Psychologist Rebecca Leslie, to Huffpost.
This year I’m committed to reminding
myself that no one has higher standards
for myself than I do, and that the relief
from finishing something in a timely matter
is part of being kind to my future self, Psychotherapist Kathleen Dahlen deVos, to Huffpost.
Being gentle with ourselves when we
are struggling actually allows us to
have more emotional resources to
cope. Self-compassion also allows us
to be gentler to others in return. I know
I want to continue to support a kinder
gentler world and I know it starts with me, Psychologist Sarah Joy Park, to Huffpost.
When I’m feeling impatient in a relationship,
job or anything else, I’m going to pay
attention to pacing. That means reminding
myself that everyone goes at their own pace.
That should make me feel more patient and
help me to match my effort and expectations
to the outcomes I hope for, Therapist Rachel Kazez, to Huffpost.
In 2021 I will be more mindful of
checking in on others, focusing on healthy
relationships and letting go of the bad ones.
Life is too short to spend it in the company
of people who suck the life out of you, Therapist Ibinye Osibodu-Onyali, to Huffpost