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The Five Pillars of Protection

As practitioners working in Human Services the nature of what we do will impact us in some way. However, utilising our 5 Pillars of Protecti

When the going gets easier, the tough keep going.

Most people I work with at first see self care as crisis intervention. Things have got so bad (depression, anxiety, breakdown, panic atta...

Why It's OK to Make Like A Hedgehog and Hibernate

Why seasons matter to our moods and energy levels, and how to look after ourselves through this.

Do what you love to Self Care!

It took me a very long time to work out how vital self care is. In 2001 I gave birth to the love of my life, my daughter, but as she turn...

How I ditched prescription meds to work with my ulcerative colitis the natural way

It all began after learning of the news that my grandad had been diagnosed with cancer. Shocked and upset, as anyone would be, I couldn't...

What is Self Care?

So, the website and blog are launched, do you like it, we just LOVE it? We are busily connecting with the #selfcaresquad globally, who re...

5 Reasons why 95% of Women Don't Self Care

Why Don't Women SelfCare? Kate seeks out the root causes and shines a light on what hold us back, from our upbringing to our definition

Five Tips to Tackle Compassion Fatigue

Sophia Fedorowicz shares her experience of compassion fatigue, and the SelfCare she used to manage it and come out the other side as an empo

Self-Care for Kids

Suzy Reading of Neom and Psychologies Magazine talks SelfCare for kids: creating a healthier next generation with the tools to manage their

No Such Thing as ‘Luck’

Sarah Parry shares how SelfCare tips she learnt early on have supported her through a career in the Public Sector, bereavement, marriage, ca

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