I once had a client who, as he was saying a final goodbye, mentioned he was going to buy himself a special lunch as a reward for all his progress. He then asked what I was going to do for myself for my involvement? I hadn’t even thought about it and was stuck for words!
The term self-care is often used in relation to patients’ activities towards protecting and improving their health. With good reasons, our managers, colleagues and we focus on improving services and patient care.
It’s what we do. But are we taking care of ourselves?
Our work is demanding and many of us are being asked to do more with less.
When everything is going right, nothing beats our work. But if for whatever reason we are not at our best or when challenges arise, working days can be hard and take their toll. Our resilience can become lowered and our motivation drained.
You are human too. Your health is important too.
Let’s look out for clues that we need to prioritise ourselves.
Let’s notice how we are being kind to ourselves and give ourselves credit for our efforts. Is your hope to start saying no, check in with friends more often or simply make a commitment to stop and eat lunch?
You know what it is. Start doing it or do more of it.
If a client asked you, would you have something to say?
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