#52SmallThings: A Weekly Self-Care Challenge

If you take the time to look, you will find a million ideas for self-care. By definition, self-care is “the practice of taking action to preserve or improve one’s health, well-being and happiness.” Essentially, self-care is anything you enjoy doing that takes your mind away from your stress. Below is a list of a few [...]

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Do you ever forget to take care of yourself? Practicing self-care is crucial for everyone, but more so if you live with chronic and/or mental illness. Finding time to look after you and nourish your body and mind is important and doing so regularly will hopefully help you to manage any physical or mental health conditions. Scheduling [...]

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What important factors do you take into consideration when creating a new routine?

When creating a routine that works best for you, your health, and your lifestyle, it’s important to take note of different factors that will impact how effective that routine will be for you.

Mighty staffer @sparklywartanks says the most important factors for her when it comes to creating new and effective routines is always taking into consideration how energy and sleep plays into that routine. Would she need to wake up or go to bed early? How much energy would this routine require to complete every day?

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What’s the biggest challenge you face with keeping up with a routine?

Keeping up with routines can be challenging. From balancing responsibilities and health symptoms, to time management and scheduling, it's not always easy to maintain regular routines.

What do you find is your biggest challenge when it comes to staying the course?

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How are you at making routines and sticking to them?

It’s one thing to create a routine that you know may be beneficial for you, but it’s a whole other story to stick to that routine on a regular basis. So many factors can go into creating new habits!

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I always follow through with new routines

I want to make them, but I struggle with getting started

I regularly set routines but don’t stick with them

Depends on what area of my life the routine applies to

I am anti-routine and thrive on flexibility and choice

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TRUE or FALSE: Routines help my mental health.

Let’s talk about routines this week!

Whether we’re waking up at the same time every day, going to school or work, or even making sure we’re eating a certain amount of meals, drinking water, and taking our prescribed medication; routines can help us maintain a level of consistency in our daily lives. The routines we practice can determine how we approach each day as well as affect our mental health.

What are your thoughts on setting daily routines? Do you think they help your mental health? Or does the rigidity increase your anxiety or hyperfixation?

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How can someone else support you when you feel stressed?

Support can be a game-changer in times of stress. What we feel is too much to handle alone can be a totally different experience when someone else is helping out.

If you were in a tough situation and felt stressed, what are some things others can do to support you?

Mighty staffer @sparklywartanks says that when she feels stressed, someone simply checking in and offering her favorite snack can help her to take a moment to herself to gain some energy to keep moving forward.

Friendly reminder: It’s OK to ask for help, especially when you feel overwhelmed and burned out.

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