Collecting stories and strategies of self-care and wellbeing to help others during COVID-19

Self-care is about taking care of yourself. It is a proactive action involving steps to develop, protect, maintain and improve health, wellbeing or wellness. Self-care can be seen as a repertoire of practices – different things you do that help you care for you, no matter how small, in the act of treating yourself like you would a close friend. The importance of valuing self-care has not changed in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the ways in which we engage with and value our self-care may needed to have changed.

Creating Habits - Part 2

Tiny 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.

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Learning from failure: Mindfully managing expectations of perfectionism

I’m a perfectionist. I have high standards for myself. And my expectations can get so out of hand.

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Always connected

We have now become accustomed to being always connected. Most of us have multiple devices, we have multiple social media accounts (sometimes multiple with the same platform for different audiences and purposes), and we have multiple email accounts.

Narelle LemonJune 30, 2017connection, connect, conversation, mindful, mindfulness, mindful thinking, mindful goals, mindful intentions, mindful practice, time, thinking, anxious, anxiety, communication, self care, strategy

Tweet Chat 101: using social media for learning

Social media for learning is one of the best resources available to us. I’m a fan of the access to content that supports our growth for learning.

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