The importance of Self-Care

The weekend is here!!! 

With the end of January approaching, I realized that we are closer to the end of the school year than to the beginning. With this in mind, I am thinking of all the students (and staff) who are probably being faced with a load of school work, sports, activities, or just everyday life. Often times, we need to balance a lot of things and it is not uncommon to feel overloaded or overwhelmed. When we feel like that, stress, anxiety and other unpleasant feelings might set in. To avoid or overcome these feelings, it is important to have good self-care practices. 

These can be as basic as:

• have enough sleep at night
• eat well and healthy
• physical activity

but also:

• have positive people around
• engage in healthy habits 
• meditate 
• don't overload yourself
• don't compare yourself to others
• keep it simple
• focus on your strengths and positive aspects of yourself
• be a positive person to others

Have a great weekend and take care of yourself!