On this page and others, I will be collecting various resources to help with “self-care”. This can be about how to cheer yourself up, dealing with mental health issues, a bit of fitness; whatever I come across that I think may be useful. Yes, I could easily just bookmark everything, but in my case that means that I may as well toss everything into a blackhole. If I don’t see it, I can’t/won’t do anything with it.
My rules:
- Be kind to myself; this includes forgiving myself
- Stick to a healthy sleeping pattern and only take naps if you can’t stay awake
- Walk at least 10 minutes a day –> I ended up getting a dog 😊
- Stop, think, breathe and feel for five minutes
Other helpful guidelines:
- When creating a new habit, try to connect it to something you already do
- Never skip something two days in a row
- Change stress eating by replacing the food with a 5-10 minute activity (see blog post)
- Journal for at least 5 minutes a day
- Plan for days and years, not weeks and months
Good reads:
- How to Stop Stress Eating: 3 Uncommon Tools for Ending Emotional Eating by coaches Steve and Justin from nerdfitness.com.
- How to Build a Batcave for Habit Change by Steve Kamb from nerdfitness.com.
- 15 Minute Beginner Flexibility Routine! (FOLLOW ALONG)
- Warm Up Properly: The 15 Best Dynamic Warm Up Exercises & Routines To Prevent Injury
- How to Start Working Out (Consistently)
- How to Stretch: 3 Full Body Stretching Routines To Cool Down
- 5 Travel Workouts: The Ultimate Guide To Get In Shape While Traveling
- Super Simple Batch Cooked Chicken For Lazy People
- What Is Impostor Syndrome?