Sometimes you’re going to have to do things you don’t want to.
Self-care and self-compassion don’t always mean bubble baths and lying in bed all day. Most of the time it means eating well, a good sleep routine, pushing through workouts and going out of your way to hit 10 steps.
Self-care means making decisions and doing things beneficial for you and you enjoy. It won’t always be easy, exciting or super relaxing. Being kind to yourself, will involve acting in a way that’s kind to future you.
Self-soothing, can see us hiding from things we don’t want to, but should be doing. There’s a fine line between the two and it can be very different between people
‘Don’t fancy training today, so I’m going to skip it and sit on the sofa watching Netflix. It’s self-care’. 📺
‘I’ve had a takeaway every evening this week because I’m on my period so self care….’ 🤷🏼♀️
Self-care means caring for ourselves….
Caring for ourselves means being active, healthy and knowing what our body really needs. It means realising when you need to be an adult and make decisions to do things you don’t always want to.
If you feel like skipping the gym, not moving and swapping your meal prep lunch for eating only 🍕 🍭 🥐 PAUSE.
Is that what you really need? OR could you go to the gym, go for a walk and if you still want pizza, have a slice not the entire Domino’s menu. I know which option sounds better and probably the more effective, productive and ultimately in line with your goals.
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