The art of Selfcare Series || Part 2: 5 tips to improve your emotional health

 

Happy new week my self care warriors! Now obviously, Self-care isn’t a new concept, but it’sbeen highly commercialized. Have you ever thought WHY? Society has put a one size fit alldescription on self care and I want to give YOU  a different perspective on self-care. One that iscentered around what YOU need, not what society or your friends/family think you need. I alsothink that’s why so many women don’t find time to take care of themselves. We’re afraid offeeling selfish, guilty, or like we’re just not strong enough to do it for ourselves. Self-care doesn’thave to mean an hour long bubble bath with all the essentials strung out on a towel next to you(although I’m guilty of this too). It can be as simple as taking a moment to ask yourself how youfeel, if you’re happy, or thanking yourself for a job well done. It’s about making yourself apriority in a world that tells us we aren’t enough. Last week I told you there are 7 branchesinvolved in self care and how I would dissect  each part. I started with the Physical aspect.[You can read it HERE]This week I am covering the Emotional side of self care. 

Emotional Self Care

As a woman, it’s your responsibility to take care of yourself at all times, physically and emotionally.

Although it may not always seem like it, if you don’t, you will see the effects in your overall well-

being.

Emotional Self-care is being aware of  your emotions, identifying those emotions and

allowing yourself to lean into them in a way that honors you and how you feel. It's essential to

have positive coping skills to deal with uncomfortable emotions, like anger, anxiety, and

sadness.

We can try to ignore, deny, and suppress our emotions, but eventually they come out, one way

or another.

Our ability to regulate our emotions and cope with difficult feelings as they arise is vital to our

happiness and overall quality of life. That’s why emotional self-care—the actions we take to

connect with our emotions and process them in a healthy way—is SO important.

By committing to emotional self-care, you’ll be developing healthy coping mechanisms that

vastly increase your happiness and sense of well-being. In order to begin caring for your

emotional health, you must first notice the negative self-talk that you engage in. The next step

is to replace that negative self-talk with words that are positive and encouraging.

"But what exactly does that look like?"

Here are 5 easy ways to contribute to your EMOTIONAL SELFCARE:

1.Journaling- Super helpful in self discovery and helping you bring to surface your feelings. I send weekly newsletters on Sunday that include 2 journal prompts for the week, so make sure you are subscribed!

(You can also check out our Balance notebook journal specifically designed to help create balance in your every day life HERE)<---- Use code: selfcarequeen10 for discount

2.Talking to a health coach/ life coach, therapist, spiritual mentor, or other counselor can give you the clarity you need. (Schedule your FREE clarity call HERE)

3. Utilizing affirmations or mantras (Every day, Monday -Friday I upload a positive affirmation

on the home page of my blog HERE)

4. Meditation- Meditating can be super helpful and therapeutic

5. Practicing Gratitude- Total life changer! Focus on 1 thing you are grateful for every morning

when you wake up. This will help set the tone for a more grateful day. (check out our guided

gratitude journal HERE)<---- Use code: selfcarequeen10 for discount

*You can also check out the post on 3 ways I practice gratitude HERE

Remember, there are many different ways to practice emotional self-care; what works for one

person might not work for another. The important thing is to find what makes you feel good

and do it regularly.