Your guide to guilt-free self-care
How to ditch the guilt and put yourself first.
Self-care is selfless. Here’s why:
Looking after yourself helps you be a better friend, family member, colleague, and member of your community.
You can’t support others when you’re exhausted and depleted yourself.
Modeling self-care inspires the people around you to practice self-care, too.
You’re equally worthy of rest, joy, and fun as everyone else.
If you want to help others and do great work, self-care is a responsibility, not a luxury. Making time for self-care will set you up to be the most supportive, caring, vibrant version of yourself.
Below are some quick-fire tips to help you ditch the guilt around self-care.
Think of self-care as fuel
You can't run on an empty tank. It's cliché but true. Self-care is like food and water for your wellbeing. You need to look after yourself to stay in your Groov.
Schedule self-care
Put self-care into your calendar. When self-care is in your schedule, it's more likely to become a habit, which will help ease feelings of guilt or indecision. The goal is for self-care to become a routine part of your life.
Look to people you admire
Most people you admire probably have excellent self-care strategies in place. Leaders, athletes, artists, and activists all understand the importance of taking care of themselves before they can inspire others.
Share your self-care strategies with others
You might feel guilty about self-care when it takes you away from people you care about. Instead, share your strategies with your loved ones so they understand why you need to take time out.
Keep going
Feel the guilt and do it anyway! The benefits of regular self-care will quickly outweigh any discomfort. It's incredible how much easier we can show up for others when we take care of ourselves first.
Remember, you deserve to feel good
You’re worthy of feeling good and functioning well. You deserve to be in your Groov just as much as the people around you.