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All tagged Self-Care
I've kept a journal since I was a teenager. Writing was a natural way for me to express myself. I'd write poetry, short stories and details about my day and my crushes. I always felt relieved after I'd write, especially when I could let go of thoughts I didn't want to or didn't have the courage to, speak out loud.
Fast forward many years later and I am still writing in my journal, but this year while in quarantine due to the pandemic, I decided to start a gratitude journal.
By the time I was in my mid-twenties, I’d researched the power of scents and started purchasing scented wax melters to create specific vibes in my home and office spaces.
I still have a love and deep appreciation for aromatherapy and over the past five years, I’ve been obsessed with essential oils and the different ways they can aid in self-care.
When you think of self-care, do you often think of massages, manicures, pedicures weekend getaways and nice, hot baths with no interruptions? Those are all great forms of self-care and until I was in my late 20s, I hadn’t thought about, or didn’t know about the many other self-care practices I could use to pour into and empower myself. Since then, I’ve discovered therapy, gratitude journaling, exercising and creating and using a coping kit, among many other tools, for self-care.
