Welcome to Day 1 of Mental Health Week here in Western Australia. This week I’m going to blog each day with some quick ideas to build your self-care toolbox of resources. Today, we're diving headfirst into self-compassion, one of the five key dimensions of self-care.
Read MoreTiny habits put together help with the end result, the change you want to see. But the habit itself, the tiny change you make, won’t make the habit form into a routine. It is the system of the habit that is key to the transformation. We have to fall in love with the process, and it has to become a part of our identity. In this way the habit becomes about the cycle of refinement and continuous growth, not the end goal.
Read More'Circle of niceness' is a way of being. It is group of people, in this case those working in higher education, that have a shared understanding of the profession and who problem solve through supportive and mutually respectful ways.
Read MoreI thought perhaps we had moved forward in our notions of self-care and that indeed we require care for our self in order to care for others. Maybe not?
Read MoreIn this post I connect with ideas of self-care to curb perfectionist spiraling out of control. There are 23 strategies for your self-care package to consider.
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