Resource – Self Care Wheel

Self-care – Dedicate the time to you

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According to the World Health Organisation Self-care is the ability of individuals, families and communities to promote health, prevent disease, maintain health, and cope with illness and disability with or without the support of a health worker.

It means taking care of your physical, nutritional, emotional, spiritual needs as a whole and find time to relax and have enough sleep on a daily basis.

Working on your self care – how to go about it.

Taking care of your physical health, mental and emotional wellbeing – ensuring that you have time to rest and enjoy yourself within your private life as well as work life.
Looking after your own well-being.
Self-care is having good balance with work and personal life.
Time for you and doing something for yourself to relax and feel better.
It’s the practice of protecting one’s own wellbeing and happiness, in especially during periods of stress.
Taking care of yourself physically, mentally, and spiritually
Eating balanced meals taking enough rest days, doing things that calm you and make you happy
Doing things you enjoy, read books for fun, going on walks and connect with nature.
Prioritising yourself. Prioritising your mental health.
Set yourself clear goals for what you want to achieve.
Taking care of myself to prevent stress such as eating well, mindfulness, exercise, good sleep.
Taking time to slow down and reconnect relax.
Create the energy that allows you to thrive, enjoy, and achieve in life and maintain resilience in the face of challenges and adversity.
To put yourself first and treat yourself.
Focus on acts that improve your individual wellbeing.
Being conscious of your own wellbeing.
It is bigger than having a long bath or a Netflix day- it is healthy eating, exercise, getting enough sleep, setting boundaries, putting things in place so you don’t feel the need to recharge so often.
Keep in contact with your friends and family, they will most likely be experiencing the same disruption as you. It’s also nice to keep in touch as some people may be feeling lonely or isolated .
Doing things that relax you and your mind, that allows you to step away from the challenges of life.