With the beginning of the spring season, we welcome the warmth of the sun, the blooming of the flowers, and new aspirations or goals. Why not also include prioritizing your mental health? Making time to care for yourself can be hard because we get caught up in work, school, or other responsibilities. But caring for yourself is essential to prevent burnout and to enjoy the spring season. While therapy helps a lot, taking care of your mental health outside of a therapy session is also important and does not have to be hard or stressful.
New Year, New Me?: How to Maintain Meaningful Change Throughout the Year // ¿Año nuevo, nuevx yo?: Cómo mantener cambios significativos durante todo el año
Now that January has ended, has your enthusiasm for your New Year’s resolutions ended too? As much as I appreciate the collective self-reflection a new year brings, it’s hard to ignore the collective defeat that tends to follow. If maintaining your resolutions has felt hard, you are not alone; so many people find themselves in this situation that “National Quitters Day” is now a thing.
January, Processing Family Time // Enero, Procesando tiempo en familia
The Relationship Between Self-Care, Self-Love, and Self-Actualization // La relación entre el cuidado personal, el amor propio y la autorrealización
These days when you hear the term “self-care” it’s hard not to think about things like vacations, shopping sprees, and spa days. While I am a proponent of pampering yourself, it seems like our collective understanding of what constitutes self-care is becoming more lavish and materialistic, making a fundamental component of self-actualization feel out of reach for many. To counter this narrative, I want to share the framework I use with clients to make self-care feel more accessible, applicable, and impactful.