Why Self Care Needs to Part of Your Life
How often do you indulge in self-care? Choosing to put yourself first and do something that helps you to relax and unwind should never be thought of as selfish or more essential. However, with the world still going through massive changes affecting day to day life, it makes sense that now more than ever, the phrase "self-care" is being pushed, and rightly so. But what constitutes self-care, and why is it important? Self-care is described as; "the practice of taking an active role in protecting one's own well-being and happiness, in particular during periods of stress." What is selfish about wanting to take care of yourself? Allowing yourself to become run down, exhausted, pulled in too many different directions will only result in increasing your stress levels and making you feel worse than you need to. The more we do, the more our bodies struggle to keep up. So even if you are eating the best diet in the world, exercising regularly and getting enough sleep,
