Why Self Care Makes You A Better Person

What are my needs? How do I do self care? Why is this important to me?

Self care is as vital as putting food into our body. If we know how to take care of our needs, then we grow and flourish, bringing out a better awareness of ourselves.

In addition, understanding psychological needs based on emotions is in our own hands. If we understand and if we show that we understand, then we love, and the situation will change and will get better. 

It is important to listen to ourselves more. We need to be in charge of ourselves and our spaces. Self care is taking care of our needs and facilitating the environment. Listen to your heart, mind and body.

Having an uninterrupted downtime is essential to our wellbeing, especially to our brains. It is like the food we eat. Everybody needs some time to be on their own. It is paramount to restart, gear up and influence the environment.

In today’s episode, Mital will go into different psychological needs based on the emotions we have. We’ll look at some examples of self care that we can do for each of these basic needs.

Self care that meets the basic needs: 

1. The need to be creative. How can we be creative? You can choose to draw or write about how you're feeling, and let these feelings out of your head. Another way to render is meditation, it can help us feel calm, rested, and creative.

2. The need to feel the world and be present. We can use the five senses meditation in which we name the thing that you can see, hear, smell, and touch. So go outside, find a sunny spot, relax, and just, calm yourself down and enjoy the sun while doing this meditation.

3. The need to be in charge of ourselves and our spaces. Do things that will fulfill you. Make your own decisions.

4. The need for safe and resilient relationships. This pertains to having a sense of community. Set boundaries in order to feel safe and loved. Have someone with whom you can share your thoughts and feelings with.

5. The need to be loved.  Spend time with someone you trust or someone that is important to your life.

6. The need to be understood. This all comes down to being able to empathize and connect. Be able to accept yourself as who you are.

7.  The need to protect ourselves.  Walk away from a situation that does not protect or serve you. Statements like "I need a breather” or “I need five minutes by myself" can help you to protect your energy. 

Doing self care can help us find the rhythm with our body, giving us more happy and confident disposals. A better self.

We take care of ourselves, with that, we will be equipped to take care of our children or our friends and families in our lives. So happy self care. That's it for this week's episode of Raise to Rise. Thank you for tuning in!

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