(Get ready to roll your eyes if you’d like to, and please listen anyway. Those most likely to dish up eyerolls at this information are the ones who need it most.)

The self-care drumbeat is loud – everywhere people tell you that you need a regular self-care practice. What you don’t hear a lot is why it’s important, so here you go.

Straight from the National Institute for Mental Health – self-care helps you manage stress, reduce injuries and have more energy. Those results are good, right?

Here’s more – when you’ve taken care of your own mental wellbeing, you make better decisions, are a better friend, team-mate and partner, and get more enjoyment out of even the mundane things of life. Those results are good, right?

Here’s what self-care can look like – drinking water before you get thirsty, spending 10 minutes outside, taking the stairs instead of the elevator, and maybe even taking a nap. Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is relax, and that’s self-care, too.

There are lots of ways to care for yourself – the “self” in self-care means only you can do it. Now you have the self-care “what” and “why” – the “how” is up to you. Have fun adding small acts of self-care to your life!

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