Self-Care

Self-care is part of the pursuit of whole self wellness, which includes spiritual, physical, emotional, intellectual, occupational, financial, environmental, and social wellness.

Physical wellness encompasses how we breathe, move, calm ourselves, eat, and sleep.

Here are my favorite resources for learning more about physical wellness:

Better breathing

• Dr. Sarah Duvall's Core Exercise Solutions: Chest vs Belly Breathing
• Diaphragmatic Breathing and Your Vagus Nerve

Better moving

• Katy Bowman's Nutritious Movement (blog, podcast, etc. on all things movement)
• Move Your DNA by Katy Bowman (humorous, eye-opening book about the science of movement)

Better calming

• Progressive Muscle Relaxation

Better eating

• You Are When You Eat (Reader's Digest article that convinced me gut rest is crucial)
• The Obesity Code by Dr. Jason Fung (humorous, well-researched book about the science of insulin resistance)
• All Things Tea

Better sleeping

• 17 Proven Tips to Sleep Better at Night

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"When you love someone, you spend time with them, you listen to them, you help them achieve their goals, and you take care of them, because you want them to be happy and well."

"When you love yourself, you spend time with yourself, you listen to yourself, you help yourself achieve your goals, and you take care of yourself, because you want to be happy and well."