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Self Care for Women
Taking Care of Yourself 101
© Angela Ann Holloway

Apr 18, 2008

Self Care for Women is imperative as they constantly put everyone else first, and suffer because they come last. Here is an outline of what IS and IS NOT self care.

Whether you are single or married, a career women or at home, I can guarantee with a fair amount of certainty, that you spend more time taking care of others than you do taking care of your self. As women, we are great at putting everyone else first, sometimes even becoming resentful that our own needs have become last. For most of us however, if we do not take care of ourselves, no one else will.

That being said, the idea of self-care is foreign to most women, and frequently misunderstood or misinterpreted. So, what is self care?

Self Care IS:

Eating right, getting proper nutrition, and drinking enough water. Just a 2% dip in body hydration can cause fatigue, headaches, and depression, as well as a 20% loss in energy!
Enjoying some form of physical activity every day. A morning (or evening) walk is all it takes.
Monitoring one’s emotional bank account, ensuring that one is making ample emotional deposits to cover the daily withdrawals of life, so that one does not become emotionally “overdrawn.”
Knowing one’s limits; it is important to know how much one is able to effectively do in a day or a week without becoming over exhausted, over emotional, or overwhelmed.

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