Sometimes what may seem like self-care can actually be escapism. Ask yourself these questions to spot the difference, says ...

Incorporating healthy self-care practices into daily life can have lasting benefits. These don’t need to be expensive or time consuming to be effective. Share on Pinterest Self-care is about forming ...

Mental health encompasses one’s emotional, psychological and social well-being. It is essential to overall health and quality of life and affects how one thinks, feels, acts and responds. When it ...

As a practicing psychiatrist, I’m no stranger to treating mental illnesses like major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety, or PTSD. But the past two years–as the coronavirus pandemic changed the ...

Regardless of your age or challenges, self-care can play a pivotal role in meeting or even exceeding those challenges. The simplest self-care, like pausing to take a deep breath or reassuringly ...

Self-care can range from physical activities like taking a warm bath, to social activities like catching up with friends, to mental activities like taking a break. Self-care involves conscious ...

Every weekday, I try to carve out 30 minutes or so to jog around my neighborhood. Between the hours of 9 to 6, I am essentially tied to the desk in my home office. I consider these daily outings short ...

Before you think about your answer, let me clarify: I’m specifically asking what self-care is—not how do you take care of yourself? It’s amazing that an entire industry has built up around ...

The WHO defines self care as the ability of individuals, families and communities to promote and maintain their own health, ...

Nicole McDermott has worked in the creative content space for the last decade as a writer, editor and director. Her work has been featured on TIME Healthland, Prevention, Shape, USA Today, HuffPost, ...