Writing Prompt: What Kind of Care Do You Need?
During stressful times of life, it's extra important to check in with yourself and prioritize your own care. It doesn't do the world much good for you to be worn down and depleted.
Rather than thinking of self-care as yet another obligation, think of it as sustaining yourself so you can enjoy your life and keep doing meaningful and important things in the world. Let's explore!
🖊️📖 Start by checking in and asking yourself what you need right now. What forms of self-care would help you? What kind of care do you want from others? What kind of care can you offer others that would enhance your own wellbeing, too?
🖊️📖 As if you were writing a set of detailed instructions for caring for a pet, write about "the care and feeding" of you!
🖊️📖 What exhausts and depletes you?
🖊️📖 How do you like to recharge, recover, and revitalize?
🖊️📖 Do you feel you need more rest or relaxation? What gets in the way? Can you make more room for rest?
🖊️📖 Create a plan for caring for yourself. What would it be like to prioritize your own care in the months ahead? What concrete steps can you take?
🖊️📖 Who in your community can support you in this?
If you want to learn more about this topic, check out my recent
podcast interview with Jordan Quaglia on his book, From Self-Care to We-Care: The New Science of Mindful Boundaries and Caring from an Undivided Heart. Here’s the link: https://offtheclockpsych.com/from-self-care-to-we-care-with-jordan-quaglia/ or you can find it on your favorite podcast player, episode 412.Happy writing!
I’m a clinical psychologist, co-host of Psychologists Off the Clock, and author of the books ACT for Burnout and ACT Daily Journal. You can find me online at drdebbiesorensen.com.
Be sure to check out my writing prompts here and my 30-Day Journaling Challenge, with guided audio exercises here!
