Self-care is the intentional, purposeful, and meaningful time taken to care for oneself mentally, emotionally, and physically. Engaging in routine self-care has been clinically proved to reduce or eliminate anxiety and depression, reduce stress, improve concentration, minimize frustration and anger, increase happiness, improve energy, and more (snhu.edu, 2020).
As educators, parents, spouses, siblings, employees, and more, we often put everything ahead of our own self-care which can lead to not having the time to care for ourselves personally and can result in trying to pour from an empty cup. We all strive to be our best selves for our students, families, staff, and community so in our striving let’s all remember to practice our own self-care. Self-care can take form in a limitless number of ways, it can mean enjoying nature, reading a good book, practicing yoga, taking a nap, eating healthy, drinking water, or journaling, just to name a few ways.