Category: All Things Self-Care
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The Reality Of Bipolar: Obsessive Self-Care
There’s an ugly side to bipolar disorder. Well — actually a lot of ugly sides. But today I’m diving into the ugliness of obsessive and nearly compulsive self-care. It looks like tightly controlling my sleep schedule, practically forcing myself to take daily meds (I even have a friend who keeps me accountable — I love…
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You Are Who You Say You Are: On Negative Self-Talk
“You are what you eat.” Maybe you’ve heard this saying growing up. Maybe your mom used to say, “If you eat too much chocolate, you’ll become chocolate!” Well lately I’ve been thinking — what if I am who I say I am? What if I am the words I call myself, the thoughts I think…
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Tomorrow Will Be Better: On Boundaries
It’s been a hard few days. This weekend, I had to set a boundary between me and someone I love. This particular relationship has had too much tension and miscommunication, too much hurt and not enough healing. It was a hard decision to make, but I’m glad I made it. Today I woke up on…
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Self-Care Series pt. 4: On Connecting With Others
When I’m depressed, I tend to isolate. I feel ashamed of my depressed feelings and apathy, I feel insecure and anxious, and I don’t want anyone to see me in this state. Unfortunately the impact of self-isolating is cyclical: I isolate to avoid others, avoiding others makes me feel isolated, and it repeats and repeats…
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Self-Care Series pt. 3: Find What Fuels You
Self-care is important. And part of self-care is just finding out what fuels you — what gives you energy, life, and rejuvenation. In the first two parts of this series on self-care, I walked you through the importance of rest, and then exercising & eating well. Today we are talking about the things that not…
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Self-Care Series pt. 2: Exercise Often & Eat Well
Taking care of your body is important. Often times I focus on the mental aspect of self-care: last week I talked about rest and the importance of setting time to re-energize yourself. But this week, I’m breaking down the more physical side of self-care, which includes exercising often and eating well. On Exercising I’m not…
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Self-Care Series pt. 1: The Importance Of Rest
Rest is important. Boom, bang, done. If there’s anything I want you to glean from this post, it is the importance of rest and taking the time you need to re-energize and re-fuel yourself. For someone who is a rest advocate, I will confess I am not great at prioritizing time to rest myself. It…
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The Secret to Self-Care: On Sleep, Mood, & Energy Checks
Self-care is important. Lately I will admit I haven’t been great at it. I’ve been running nonstop and not checking in with myself. But I’m trying be better at this! I like to check three things when I’m assessing how I’m doing: sleep, energy, and mood. Let me walk you through how I check in…
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My Vow To You: On Daily Decisions & True Self-Care
Self-care is important. I firmly believe that to properly and fully and radically care for others, you have to care for yourself first. You have to assess your needs, wants, heart’s desires, your time, energy, and emotions, and gauge whether or not you have the capacity to give of yourself. Sometimes I have plenty to…
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Slow & Steady: On Resting Well
Life is different now. Even as I go back to work at my climbing gym, my life has looked drastically different than it did just a couple months ago. And I have a feeling yours is different, too. Remember the moral of the story about the tortoise and the hare? Slow and steady wins the…
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