Self Care is Vital for People who Care

Effective self care needs to be individualised so the bellow are just some ideas

  • Practising your faith
  • Reducing isolation through supportive relationships
  • maintain your health by caring for your physical and mental health by eating well, exercising, getting enough sleep
  • relaxing through having fun, leisure activities or hobbies
  • remembering why you are doing what you are doing
  • reducing your load by setting boundaries, human need is insatiable and an unforgiving slave master
  • regular self debriefing
  • regular debriefing with peers
  • managing your thoughts and perceived failures
  • seeing a counsellor
  • partnering with other professionals
  • grounding exercises can be very helpful
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