6 Focus Areas for Self Care

February 12, 2022 1 Comment

Let’s break self care into some categories - Physical, Emotional, Intellectual, Environmental, Social, and Financial. All of the examples below can easily be added to your daily routine.  Focus on the category that speaks to you the most and try one thing! Future you will thank present you! ❤️

Physical Wellness

Let’s get physical!! Your physical wellness focuses on taking care of your body. When your body is feeling good, you are able to do more and function at your best.

Try It:

• Get enough sleep
• Dance it out to your favorite song
• Do 10 minutes of stretching
• Drink 8 glasses of water
• Eat a healthy meal 

Emotional Wellness
Focusing on emotional wellness can help you cope with normal life stresses and allows you to work productively. Your emotional wellness impacts the way you think, act and feel. It also impacts how you can show up for yourself and others that you care about. 
 
Try It:

• Positive Affirmations
• Meditate 
• Schedule an appointment with your therapist
• Journal
• Unfollow people on Social Media

Intellectual Wellness
Everyone loves a good challenge or the opportunity to be creative. Focusing intellectual wellness can help you find stimulating activities that expand your knowledge or skill set. And this can be just for fun - like learning how to flambé just to be fancy!

Try It:

• Read a book for fun
• Take a class
• Find a new podcast to listen to
• Learn a new language
• Play an instrument 

Environmental Wellness
Your environment can play a big role in your wellness.  When the laundry is piled up and the sink is full of dishes, you probably are not as calm or relaxed as you would like to be. And your environment is not limited to your home, but also looking at caring for the world around you.

Try It:

• Open the windows for some fresh air
• Clean out the infamous junk drawer
• Add a new plant to your house
• Donate unused items
• Create a recycling plan

Social Wellness
When looking at social wellness, significant and meaningful relationships are necessary. Social wellness could mean getting more quality time with the ones you love or setting boundaries for people and activities that drain you. 

Try It:

• Have a family game night
• Met with a friend for brunch
• Set a healthy boundary
• Give some a compliment
• Do a random act of kindness

Financial Wellness
And last but not least, let’s talk about money! No you don’t need to confess about your last Target run. But ensuring you have a plan to cover your monthly expenses and to take care of yourself during retirement can reduce your stress, which of course helps your wellness.
Try It:

• Pull your free credit report
• Set a budget
• Pay of that bill
• Open a savings account
• Plan for retirement

What are you going to try first? Again, this list is to help you not stress you. Translation, don’t try to do everything at once.  Pick one category and then one thing from it to try!  You got this. Let us know in the comments what you will try first or which category speaks to you the most!  We can’t wait to hear from you. ❤️

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