Carving Out Caring Time for You

If April showers bring May flowers, you know it’s time for peek-toes, flip-flops, and bare feet very soon! That’s probably why today is National Mani-Pedi day – gotta get those foot-tootsies summer-ready. Yes, even if you’re a dude, the benefits of carving an hour or so out of your day for pampering is a highly recommended experience.

Taking care of yourself with things like manicures, pedicures, facials, and massages can sometimes feel self-indulgent and maybe even wasteful. It’s not – taking care of yourself is giving yourself permission to relax as you allow someone to help you look and feel your best. Making time and space in your life to do things to help you live well and be healthier is, according to the National Institute of Mental Health, the perfect way to manage your stress, increase your energy, and reduce your risk of illness.

There – did that get your attention? NIMH wants you to get a mani-pedi this week!

Self-care helps your overall sense of wellbeing, and there are other ways you can increase your feelings of contentment. The world’s second-shortest podcast tells you how:

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The Wellbeing Wisdom Tiny Bites podcast dishes up simple-to-implement, science-based ideas for creating more contentment, happiness and success in your life. There’s a new, 90-seconds-or-less, podcast every day – find them wherever you listen to podcasts and at the Center for Workplace Happiness website.

Whatever you do for your self-care today, really relax into it – after all, you deserve it!