Mental Health Self Care Planning in 2022

For lots of us, self-care has always felt like a luxury, something we “got to” do if we finished everything else in time. Thankfully, we’re all unlearning that myth and embracing necessary self-management wellness strategies.

What I’ve noticed working with those new to carving out time and energy for their health and wellness, is that it can be hard sticking to a new routine, especially a new one. I often encourage them to envision what taking care of themself looks like on three kinds of days:

  1. the kind of day when you’ve snoozed more times than you realized, so you’re already late

  2. a day you have plenty of time and could use some extra love

  3. your typical weekday

Below I have broken down the steps into a worksheet for visual learners in a downloadable PDF format:

In the “inspiration bank” you’ll find suggestions to match with your three types of day, including things such as uni-tasking — as in doing just one thing at a time because however good you believe you are at multi-tasking, science disagrees. Even if it didn’t, taking on more than you can handle isn’t healthy or a sign of strength.

You can definitely get more done by doing less, trust me and these guys:

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Therapy with Desiree

Brooklyn Counselor specializing in helping adults recover from chronic stress, anxiety, trauma and scarcity mindset. Licensed NYC therapist offers online psychotherapy and holistic mental health coaching to women and gender expansive adults looking to reclaim their life and find joy.

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