Self-Care
Self-care (n): Any activity that we do deliberately in order to take care of our mental, emotional, and physical health (PsychCentral)
Movies & Books
For those days when you just want to escape from the world and not think about anything, these are some of our favorites.
Movies
Groundhog Day | A weatherman (Bill Murray) is trapped in a personal time warp on the worst day of his life. Co-stars Andie MacDowell.
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Books
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We strive to create an inclusive environment and hope to respect everyone’s experience as we create these lists.
If any of these books or movies are triggering for you, please contact us here and we will revise the list.
More Self-Care ACTIVITIES
- Go out with friends.
- Start/write in a journal how you are feeling and what is going on in your life.
- Learn a new hobby, such as sewing.
- Learn a breathing exercise and practice it for a few minutes each day.
- Intentionally reestablish contact with someone you’ve lost touch with and would like to reconnect.
- Work on a puzzle or play a board game.
- Engage your creative mind with a form of art. This could also include coloring in an adult coloring book.
- Meditate.
- Knit/crochet.
- Go through your closet and purge the clothes you haven’t worn in years. Donate them to a charitable organization.
- Engage in some type of exercise. This could include walking, biking, hiking, running, swimming, a fitness class, yoga, and/or strength training.