"Most of us have been reminded many times to practice self-care for the sake of our own physical and mental health or general well-being. We have been advised to eat a healthy diet, include some physical activity in each day, and get adequate sleep. These habits have been characterized as self-nurturant skills (Webb, 2014). It's not difficult to see how these actions would improve general well-being; you might even consider them to be obvious parts of a balanced lifestyle."
"A broader view of self-care If we think about self-care in broader terms, we can consider many other ways to reach the same goals of emotional and physical well-being. These wouldn't completely replace the healthy habits noted already, but they might "sub in" on certain days as needed. On other days, these added skills can enhance the overall well-being derived from the self-nurturant skills."
Self-care routines are difficult to establish and maintain even when resources such as wholesome food, time to exercise, and sufficient sleep are available. Basic self-nurturant skills include eating a healthy diet, engaging in daily physical activity, and obtaining adequate sleep. Those habits support physical and mental well-being but can be hard to sustain because of limited time, money, and other interfering factors. A broader approach to self-care incorporates additional skills like self-soothing, self-discipline, and self-compassion that can substitute for or enhance basic habits on challenging days. These skills can be acquired at any age, though earlier learning is ideal.
Read at Psychology Today
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