SELF-CARE TO FUEL YOUR WELL-BEING by Wini Curley
“This makes me crazy!
M
y stress and anxiety levels keep flaring up! I know I need to pay more attention to self-care. I can’t figure out why doing what I usually do to feel better and more relaxed doesn’t last. Getting a massage or a pedicure is a super, pleasant temporary distraction. Still, they don’t seem to go
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deep enough to actually change my sense of well-being when I get back to my day. What am I missing here?”
now does not meet your needs. You may need to take a more in-depth look at how you define self-care and well-being and the relationship between them.
Does this sound familiar? Like my client Melissa above, perhaps you have some self-care practices in place to reduce stress and maintain balance. But, for some reason, what once was effective
Well-being is disrupted, and stress is created when your inner world of plans and expectations does not match what is facing you in your outer world. Your inner world is made up of your thoughts,
