Self care refers to any act that we deliberately do in order to better protect and preserve our mental, physical and emotional health. Self care is a vital component in helping us to lead happy and healthy lives, yet often we do not appreciate it’s value as a preventative strategy in safeguarding all aspects of our health.
A misconception of self care is that it is selfish to put ourselves first. Or that it’s all about face masks and massages/. In reality, the act of practising self care is one of the best things we can do for ourselves and others. It ensures we build and maintain a healthy relationship with ourselves, helping to evoke feelings of positivity and allowing us to better understand the importance of our worth and our needs. This allows us to be the best version of ourselves and do all the things we wish to do, in the best way possible.
In the recent decade, there has been a marked push in bringing the importance of self care to the forefront; reminding ourselves that we deserve to take time to look after our emotional, mental and physical needs.
Hypnotherapy or Neuro-Linguistic Programming can be an effective way of practicing self care as it helps us access a relaxed state of mind, process our thoughts and subconsciously problem solve. Particularly beneficial for our mental health, but also our emotional and physical, hypnotherapy/NLP gives us the opportunity to access our emotions and thoughts in a calm environment, soothing our worries and stresses.
It also helps us to speak to ourselves in the right way. Often we are self critical, and speak to ourselves in a way we would never consider with someone else. NLP in particular is a helpful way of reframing the language we use and the outlook we have of ourselves. It’s an attitude, as well as action.
The benefits of self care are limitless, but crucially, it enables us to live more meaningful lives in which we properly care for our bodies and minds life.