It’s possible to gorge yourself at holiday meals without experiencing lingering physical and emotional consequences. You can spare yourself some guilt and stress by sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner with a feasting mentality rather than a bingeing mentality. Though you can’t escape food, you can change your thoughts about food,…
There’s a difference between self-soothing and self-care. The former offers short-term relief while the latter can contribute to greater wellbeing that lasts. Self-care for parents isn’t the same as me-time or self-improvement. It’s sustainable, nourishing, and compassionate. Checking in with yourself doesn’t have to feel like another chore, and you…
Self-care topics have never been more popular on social media platforms, but many influencers share tips and advice that they aren’t qualified to give. This misleads their followers, acting as an ineffective replacement for real self-care practices. Toxic self-care tips may tell us we need to cancel plans or take…
When we’re in a relationship, finding time for ourselves can seem like a selfish act. In reality, prioritizing our personal needs through relationship self-care is a necessary part of a healthy romantic connection. It’s common to skimp on our personal time and start to hyper-fixate on our relationship in order…
Throughout a raging pandemic, the world embraced the immense importance of wellbeing and healthy lifestyle choices. We’ve all been going above and beyond to fight our cravings, introduce more vitamin-rich snacks into our days, and somehow, keep stress at a minimum in order to protect our health and sanity. We…
An effective self-care strategy requires identifying practices that work specifically for you: practices that you’ll enjoy engaging in and stick to. You can identify these practices by asking yourself, “What self-care practices align with my values and my interests?’ For example, if you’re a people-person and relationships are most important…
What do you look forward to at the end of a long day or week? Maybe it’s a bubble bath with your favorite book in hand. Or, maybe it’s watching the next episode of your current Netflix binge. Whatever it is, it probably centers around taking a well-deserved break—letting your…
Click here to schedule online counseling at Thriveworks. Hey y’all, my name is Brittany Morris. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and the lead clinician with Thriveworks in Chesapeake, Virginia. A lot’s been going on obviously with COVID-19 and so we’ve been tasked, just kind of give some advice…
Thanks to streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, and Disney+, we can binge-watch almost anything we want, whenever we want. This type of viewing is enjoyed by the majority of the US, as a new study shows that 70% of American households subscribe to at least one video streaming service. The…
I was scrolling through Facebook recently, when I came across a friend who said she had “run out of spoons”. She reached out to her Facebook friends in hopes of feeling supported and rejuvenated. Personally, I had seen the term but wasn’t sure of its exact meaning. I took to…
Physical health has always been emphasized and encouraged. Habits like maintaining a healthy diet, going to the gym, brushing your teeth, are just a few familiar examples. But how about maintaining your mental health? While physical wellness is definitely important, one’s emotional and mental state also need attention on a…
Spending time in a city park can make you happier. This, according to a University Alabama study that examined the emotional impact of visiting parks in urban areas. Read: Life Coaching 101 Researchers found that spending just 20 minutes in a city park improved emotional wellbeing. Immersing oneself in the…