Self care practices work best when they are simple and effective practices; practices that support our daily ability to function from a place of ease, support and resource our energy tank so that we can deal with stressful situations easier. These practices are also personal to each person because we are all different, and what we need at different times will be different too.

Each of our days will be different, and there may be points during the year, for example, the Christmas period, where our lives are very busy and we may be more susceptible to burnout and exhaustion. Juggling all of the aspects of our lives can add additional pressures and when we are burnout or exhausted we are unable to give our energy and time meaningfully.

So when we consider self care we need to remember that starting simple, building healthy habits and a healthy relationship with caring for ourselves is key. All the fancy elements can be added in later, if we start simple, we are much more likely to continue the practice and adapt it as we go. It takes approximately 21 days to build a healthy habit, and so starting with something simple and building on that as you, and stacking habits is important.