What is Self-Care

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Different activities a person can do to rejuvenate themselves during a stressful period. Learn more in: The Racial Battle Fatigue of Black Graduate Women in the Academy

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Doing things to take care of the mind, body, and spirit—activities that support a healthy lifestyle. Learn more in: Masks Off: Portraits of Black Female Diversity Practitioners During a Double Pandemic

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Make sure to find moments for self-care. Dealing with the constant reminders of wearing masks, social distancing, washing hands, and cleaning can be exhausting, so find time for healthy moments of comfort. Learn more in: Reflections of Curriculum Narratives

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Practice of the activity of caring as a learned behavior within a sociocultural context, which progresses according to the person’s development, contributing to the maintenance of health and disease prevention through healthy functioning, personal development and wellbeing. Learn more in: Urinary Incontinence in the Elderly: The Importance of Self-Care Promotion

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In order to take care of your students, take care of yourself too. You can better help someone else when your own needs, such as hunger and sleep, are met. Learn more in: Reflections of Curriculum Narratives

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In order to take care of your loved one, take care of yourself too. You can better help someone else when your own needs, such as hunger and sleep, are met too. Learn more in: Turning PAGES with Health Coaching and Family Involvement

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The act of taking care of one’s own wellbeing by promoting their mental, physical, social, psychological, and spiritual health. Learn more in: Social Self-Care: The Necessity of Turning Outward

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It emerged from the concept of health promotion in the 1970s and describes what people do for themselves to establish and maintain their health and prevent and deal with illness. Learn more in: The Nexus of M-Health and Self-Care

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In order to take care of your loved one, take care of yourself too. You can better help someone else when your own needs, such as hunger and sleep, are met too. Learn more in: Narratives of Curriculum Design

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Being cognizant of one’s needs and taking action to sustain or improve one’s well-being health, and happiness. Learn more in: Lessons Learned: Equipping Interdisciplinary Scholars to Provide a Continuum of Mental and Behavioral Health Supports

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Actively participating in activities that enhance our overall well-being, mental, and physical health. Must be practiced proactively for maximum benefits. Learn more in: Mindful Self-Care for Earlier Schooling: How Self-Care May Help Students Have the Emotional Competencies to Face Transitions at Younger Ages

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The intentional practice of supporting emotional, physical, and spiritual health to promote counselor wellness. Learn more in: Play-Based Bereavement Centers for Children and Families

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Prioritizing time and taking measures to ensure that you are maintaining physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health for optimum performance at work. Learn more in: The Leadership Imperative of Self-Care

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The practice of taking care of oneself to maintain health and well-being. Learn more in: Ecological Approach to Higher Educator Wellness and Self-Care

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Caring for oneself by regularly conducting activities that promote the well-being of the physical, emotional, and mental self. Learn more in: Creating Space for Care: Sustaining the Emotional Self in Higher Education

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A collection of actions one takes to preserve and or improve their well-being as it pertains to their physical mental and emotional health. Learn more in: Building a Framework to Achieve Work-Life Balance: Advice From a Co-Working Couple

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The ability to care for oneself physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Learn more in: Accessing Empathy and Humility to Become a Better Advisor Across Cultures

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Means students’ ability to take care of themselves, for example, eating by him/herself, going to the toilet and cleaning him/herself afterwards, taking care of their paperwork, putting things into their schoolbag in an orderly way and taking home what needs to be taken back. Learn more in: What Matters?: A Case Study of Primary School Teachers' Perspectives on Transition to School

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In order to take care of your loved one, take care of yourself too. You can better help someone else when your own needs, such as hunger and sleep, are met too. Learn more in: Reflections of Curriculum Narratives

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The process of intentionally cultivating one’s wellbeing by focusing on one’s physical and emotional wellbeing as well as surrounding oneself with a network of supportive colleagues, friends, and family. Learn more in: Three Challenges of Early-Career Faculty and the Importance of Self-Care

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Is the capacity and ability of each individual to take care of their own health. Learn more in: Learning to Live with Chronic Disease: Coronary Artery Disease

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Talking an active role in maintaining and supporting mental health and/or wellness, particularly during periods of stress. Learn more in: Supporting Faculty and Students During Pandemic Conditions: An Online Department Chair's Perspective

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Actively participating in activities that enhance our overall well-being, mental and physical health. Must be practiced proactively for maximum benefits. Learn more in: Self-Care is Not Selfish: The Impact of Self-Care and Renewal on School Climate

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Tasks performed by an individual to maintain or restore one’s health and to deal with disease, with or without the support of health professionals. It comprises, but it is not limited, to self-prevention, self-diagnosis, self-medication and self-management of disease and disability. Learn more in: Contribution of an Intelligent Virtual Assistant to Healthy Ageing in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes

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Discretionary and enjoyable activities that provide relaxation, stress-relief, and renewal of body, mind, and spirit. These activities should be leisure in nature, not chores or other “to do” list items that might provide relief because a task has been completed, but do not provide a sense of renewal. Learn more in: When Helping Is Dangerous: Benefits and Risks to Providers Delivering Digital Crisis Intervention

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The act(s) of taking care of oneself through behaviors that support mental, emotional, and physical wellness. Learn more in: Finding Wellness in Faraway Places: An Educator's Journey

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Discretionary time that is set aside to physically, emotionally, and spiritually rest, relax, and be refreshed. Learn more in: Hidden Occupational Hazards for Social Service Providers

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Self-care involves living a more balanced life and acting on established best practices to promote your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health and well-being. Learn more in: Leading with Intention: The Power of Must, Will, and Now

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Any activity done purposefully by an individual to care of one’s psychological, physical, or physical health. Learn more in: Applying Self-Care to Strategically Prevent Burnout in Early Career K-12 Teachers

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Any human regulatory function designed for the purpose of maintaining health management and overall wellness. Learn more in: Leaders' Self-Care in Traumatic Times of Change