by Diane | Jul 9, 2020 | Self Care
So far in this series on Self-Care, we have looked at the ’Self’, ‘Self-Understanding’ and ‘Self-Compassion’. In this article I will be looking at how to do ‘Effective Self-Care’.Effective Self-Care is caring for the ‘self’, the ‘I am’, or to put it in broader terms,...
by Diane | Jun 9, 2020 | Self Care
So far in this series on ‘Self-care’ we have learned that doing effective self-care starts with developing a genuine understanding of the ‘self’. It means taking time and giving our self the space to do self-reflection and genuinely understand the influences that have...
by Diane | May 9, 2020 | Self Care
In the first article in this series of 4 on ‘Self-Care’, I looked at a definition of ‘self’ as defined by Atkinson and Field (1995) as ‘I am’. I also mentioned that internal and external factors including life circumstances and relationships as being influential in...
by Diane | Apr 9, 2020 | Self Care
This is a huge question with an extensive philosophical history ranging from Augustine, through Descartes and Post-modern thinkers, the history of which I am not going to cover here. Sorry for all those of you are a fascinated to delve deeper. There are however some...
by Diane | Mar 9, 2020 | Self Care
How successful are you at doing effective self-care? Self-care that encourages, refreshes and energises you.For many of us it can be a huge effort to just get motivated. Self-care can be more about adding to an already hectic routine, a help to make us feel good,...
by Diane | Oct 21, 2019 | Self Care
For most of us doing recreation is about having fun, doing hobbies, taking time out, spending time with friends, family, or just being intentional about not doing work.Recently I have been thinking about the word “Recreation”. Random I know but that little word just...
