{"id":2577,"date":"2020-05-11T17:27:32","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T17:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stillpointcounselingandwellness.com\/?p=2577"},"modified":"2024-10-01T20:08:13","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T20:08:13","slug":"how-to-practice-self-care-during-a-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stillpointcounselingandwellness.com\/?p=2577","title":{"rendered":"How to Practice Self Care During a Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"

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by Amanda Smith, LCSW<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

As you can imagine, many people are currently experiencing a rise in anxious symptoms related to the COVID-19 health crisis. It has been the topic of concern in almost all of my recent talks with both adults and kids. When a first-grader casually (and accurately) uses the word “epidemiology,” in their everyday conversations, I think it’s safe to say that we are all being affected in some way by this whole pandemic thing.<\/span><\/p>\n

So what can we do to ease our minds? It all comes down to practicing healthy self-care. If you’ve ever met me, you know that I am very passionate about expanding the definition of “self-care\u201d. When you break it down, “self-care\u201d simply means “taking care of yourself.” It doesn’t just apply to our mental health; it’s part of our physical and social health as well. When we rethink the way we define self-care, we start to notice the various ways that we can, and often already do, take care of ourselves.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Let’s start by giving ourselves a little credit. If you’re reading this, I’m going to assume that you\u2019re looking for ways to focus more on your self-care. Maybe you think that you aren’t doing enough, or that you could be doing more; which makes perfect sense. I get those thoughts, too. But let’s be careful not to short-change ourselves. The first step in increasing your self-care is noticing the ways you are already taking care of yourself. To do this, ask yourself a few questions: How are you already practicing physical self-care? What about emotional self-care? What does self-care look like in your social life? You’ll be surprised at how much you are already doing without noticing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When it comes to taking care of yourself during a pandemic, it’s especially helpful to take inventory of what you are already doing. Have you slightly upped your hand washing game? That’s self-care. Have you caught up on the news to be better informed and prepared? That’s self-care. How about reading an article on practicing self-care during a pandemic? Yep, you guessed it, self-care.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So how do you practice self-care during a pandemic? Just start with mindful observation. Before you shame yourself for not doing proper self-care, be reminded that these are unprecedented times and it\u2019s okay to be gentle with ourselves.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you want to know more about self-care and how you can work on self-care during a pandemic, join me for a special Self Care 101 Webinar! We will be meeting online every Wednesday for eight weeks starting on May 20th and ending on July 8th from 6-7PM.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For more information or to register <\/span>head to this link<\/span><\/a>. This webinar is f<\/span>ree for first 50 teachers and social workers, must submit a valid ID upon registering to confirm.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Email us at info@stillpointcounselingandwellness.com to get your promo code before registering.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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