Seeing a lot of well-intentioned but vague tweets recommending #selfcare lately...
So what is effective self-care? Why is it important?
Let's start a beautiful Saturday off by doing a brief deep dive on this trendy, sometimes misunderstood, concept:
I got to a point where I was sick of waiting for "enough" healing to happen so I could live my life.
Healing will happen at whatever rate it happens-- but I have a life to live here.
Turns out we have to live our lives AS we heal-- not wait for a magic "good enough" moment.
Self-care means caring for yourself. Real care isn't just about the grand gestures, is it? When you care for someone deeply, you pay attention to them, you think of what they need, and you slow down and look after them. Look after yourself today, even in small things.
โIt is our anxiety that will help guide us towards soul making rather than soul crushing relationship with our changing world.
Anxiety will show us how to navigate thisโฆ
We should not be at peace with things as they are.โ
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Proud to announce a **brand new collaboration** with the fantastic climate-aware therapist @Carolinehickma, in which she responds to Gen Dread readers from a clinical perspective. First edition on climate distress and suicidal thinking here:
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@connordoner Yes! Recall the story of The Boy Who Cried Wolf. The lesson was not that there werenโt any wolves, in fact, there were. The lesson was that the boy was cryingโฆ ๐
@jiva_smith Thanks for your courage in being so open about your struggles. Please take your time working on self care. Burnout is real and has nasty consequences, so trust the process ๐ชท
@emorwee Congratulations on your self care & self love. I hope you inspire others to take their mental health seriously! Youโre proving itโs possible to step away from projects for a time, & return rejuvenated and inspired. ๐#MentalHealthMatters
โClimate anxiety, or any range of emotions over climate change, is not necessarily a bad thing.
But the way you feel does not need to define the way you choose to act.โ
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โlive in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land.
There is no other land; there is no other life but this.โ
Thoreau bringing the ๐ฅ for a Friday!
#mindful#selflove
In a culture that keeps telling you that you need to be "more" in order to matter, take a moment to breathe, feel the presence of life in the body, and be grateful for who you are in this very moment. You are enough. You always have been enough, and you always will be enough.
@Joshmedia Doing my absolute best to help with this. We need good teams to stay strong & practice proper #selfcare so that they donโt burnout. ๐โโฎ๏ธ
Founders are becoming increasingly stressed and burned out as market conditions worsen (on top of COVID and SCOTUS). VCs, I can't urge you enough to check in with your founders. Be kind, let them vent, offer to pay for therapy or coaching. VCs, time to earn your keep with โค๏ธ
@r_strategic Thank you for your kind reply. I love your choices for solace - I hadnโt thought of the comforting feel of water.
Lettin the Led out and dancing to reggae are frequent choices of mine as well though ๐
What experience brings relief from what is paining you?
For me, itโs cathartic melodies of music ๐ถ & the serene peace of nature ๐ณ
This simple question can lead to extraordinary self-insight, providing clear areas for reflection & growth ๐