Posts tagged selfcare
Deep Listening: Are You Being Helped, Hugged or Heard?
Deep Listening: Are You Being Helped, Hugged or Heard?

Sometimes, the most powerful response is simply being present. Sitting in comfortable silence. Nodding encouragingly. These small acts signal: "I'm here, and I'm not rushing to fix or change anything about this moment."

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Wellbeing Whisperer, TWCNarelle Lemonlistening, listen, self-awareness, self-care, self-compassion, self care, selfcare, self reflection, wellbeing, wellbeing whisperer, wellness, listening with your heartComment
Strategic Recovery: Moving Beyond Basic Self-Care
Strategic Recovery: Moving Beyond Basic Self-Care

Strategic recovery isn't just about bouncing back; it's about bouncing forward with purpose. It's the thoughtful integration of practices that help us maintain, protect and grow our wellbeing across individual, team, organisational and cultural levels. Think of it as creating a personalised ecosystem of recovery practices that work together harmoniously.

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Self-care, wellbeing, Wellbeing WhispererNarelle Lemonstratetegic recovery, rest, boundary setting, boundaries, self-compassion, self reflection, stopping, stop, strategies, reflect, relaxation, renewal, energy, selfcare, self-careComment
The Time Paradox in Self-Care: Reframing Our Relationship with the Clock
The Time Paradox in Self-Care: Reframing Our Relationship with the Clock

Welcome to Day 4 of WA Mental Health Week. Today, we're diving into one of the most complex dimensions of self-care: time. It's the resource we all wish we had more of, yet often struggle to manage effectively. Let's unpack the various faces of time and discover how to make it work for our wellbeing, not against it.

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Narelle Lemonself-care, selfcare, wellbeing, time, time management, rethinking time, routines, self-compassionComment
Citizen Wellbeing Scientists: Empowering Self-Care Through Documentation and Community
Citizen Wellbeing Scientists: Empowering Self-Care Through Documentation and Community

A Citizen Wellbeing Scientist is an individual who actively engages in documenting, reflecting on, and sharing their self-care practices to contribute to a broader understanding of wellbeing.

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Self-care, wellbeing, Wellbeing Whisperer, Wellbeing ScientistNarelle Lemoncitizen wellbeing scientist, self-care, daily self-care, everyday self-care, self-awareness, self-compassion, selfcare, self care, wellbeing, we, wellbeing whispererComment
The Magic of Small Changes: Turning Habits into Routines for Self-Care
The Magic of Small Changes: Turning Habits into Routines for Self-Care

Often, we underestimate the impact of small changes in our thinking or behavior. We may believe that these tiny tweaks don't make a difference. However, it's the accumulation of these small changes that contributes to our personal growth and development.

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TWC, wellbeing, Self-care, ResourcesNarelle Lemonhabit, habits, changes, change, small acts of self-care, self-awareness, self-worth, selfcare, self-care, everyday self-care, daily self-care, time, time management, rethinking timeComment
Essentialism Meets AI: How We Wrote a Book in a Weekend While Prioritizing Self-Care
Essentialism Meets AI: How We Wrote a Book in a Weekend While Prioritizing Self-Care

We wrote a book in a weekend! Discover how AI and essentialism can transform your project management and self-care practices. Learn from our cyborg writing retreat and embrace intentional living for optimal wellbeing and success.

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

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Creating a gratitude habit: Questions to inspire you
Creating a gratitude habit: Questions to inspire you

Gratitude involves the ability to notice, appreciate, and savour. When we intentionally apply attention to being grateful or expressing a gratitude, we can increase enjoyment of experiences and in turn there is an increase in strengths such as kindness, appreciation, perspective, and optimism that enhance our wellbeing. There are many different ways to do this. In this post I share some strategies and a list of questions to scaffold and support your expression of a gratitude to yourself.

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Mindful walking as one daily act of self-care: Meditation54321
Mindful walking as one daily act of self-care: Meditation54321

Every day I go for a walk. I walk to feel the fresh air on my skin, to smell nature and to notice beautiful things around me. I also walk to pause. To pause, stop, refresh and renew. On my walk I’ve been noticing new things, and I’ve been sharing these on social media as a way to share my pause and pass it on to others.

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Circle of niceness: mapping our values
Circle of niceness: mapping our values

'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.

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