Be Gentle with Yourself

Are you someone who takes care of everyone else – except yourself? I see this a lot in clients and, while it sounds noble and ideal in theory, it’s not so great in practice.

I don’t mean to sound self-centered, but I’ve always thought that if I don’t take good care of myself I’m not going to be in a position to help anyone else. So for me that means:

Eating healthy
Exercising regularly
Getting enough sleep
Spending time with family & friends
Taking a short nap when possible
Working on my personal relationship with God
Enjoying some alone and down time
Regularly doing things that are FUN!

It’s definitely ok to take care of loved ones – but you should love yourself first. Don’t take the scraps of your time and energy – you deserve better than that! Give yourself the go-ahead to do things that support you. And if that’s difficult to do take it from me – I hereby give you permission to nurture yourself!