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Self-Care

Welcome to the self-care archive. If you’ve clicked this tag, then you’re interested in quickly finding all the articles that are related to this topic. If so, then you’re in the right place.

Here you’ll find all the articles that have been tagged to be about self-care or to contain information about this topic.

Articles here may include personal accounts as well as tips and information on the subject.

5 Important Reasons To Have Healthy Rewards

11 June 202416 December 2020 by Unwanted Life
A photo of an Asian woman in a wheelchair taking part in a marathon with the title of the article - 5 Important Reasons To Have Healthy Rewards - across the top of the photo

Reading Time: 5 minutesEveryone deserves to be rewarded for their accomplishments, but not all rewards are equal. Find out why you should create healthy rewards

Categories Advice, General, Health, Mental HealthTags Coping Strategies, Self-Care51 Comments

Christmas: The Ultimate Mental Health Gift Guide

11 June 202411 November 2020 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a collection of presents on a table to represent - Christmas: The Ultimate Mental Health Gift Guide

Reading Time: 5 minutesStruggling with gift ideas? Then why not check out these gift ideas designed to help you practise self-care and look after your wellbeing

Categories Advice, General, Mental HealthTags Crafting, Products, Self-Care92 Comments

A Fantastic DIY Self-Care And Wellness Interventions Jar

11 June 20244 November 2020 by Unwanted Life
A pair of hands reaching for a jar overflowing with fairy lights to represent A Fantastic DIY Self-Care And Wellness Interventions Jar

Reading Time: 5 minutesA great self-care crafting activity is to DIY your own self-care jar to randomise your self-care. Read this article to find out how

Categories Advice, General, Mental HealthTags Crafting, Products, Self-Care, Stress92 Comments

Is Gaming Good For Your Mental Health And Wellbeing?

11 June 20247 October 2020 by Unwanted Life
A picture of two white people playing a football game on the PS3 on a flat screen TV to represent the topic of the article - Is Gaming Good For Your Mental Health And Wellbeing

Reading Time: 14 minutesGaming is a $134.9 billion (US) industry, so its reach into our lives is global, but is that a good thing or not?

Categories Advice, General, Me, Mental Health, ResearchTags Addiction, Bullying, Charity, Coping Strategies, Self-Care87 Comments

4 Amazing Heavy Metal Wellness Alternatives

11 June 202430 September 2020 by Unwanted Life
A picture split in two with a pile of weights and barbell in the left image and a white man playing a guitar to represent the topic of the article - 4 Amazing Heavy Metal Wellness Alternatives

Reading Time: 5 minutesA collection of wellness alternatives that all Goths, Emos, Punks, Metalheads, and all alt scene people should know about

Categories General, Mental Health, TherapyTags Alt Community, Fitness, Meditation, Mindfulness, Self-Care56 Comments

How To Adapt Motivational Interviewing For Self-Help

12 June 20245 August 2020 by Unwanted Life
A white woman sitting down in her living room reading a self-help book to represent the topic of the article - How To Adapt Motivational Interviewing For Self-Help

Reading Time: 6 minutesMotivational interviewing provides therapists techniques to promote change in clients, which this article has adapted into a self-help method

Categories Advice, General, Health, Me, Mental Health, Theory, TherapyTags Coping Strategies, Self-Care, Support86 Comments

Journaling: What Makes It The Self-Care Go To?

13 April 202511 March 2020 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a white woman writing in her journal while drinking black coffee to represent - Journaling: What Makes It The Self-Care Go To?

Reading Time: 6 minutesJournaling is a common self-care recommendation, but there can be downsides to journaling. So what’s the best way to journal?

Categories Advice, General, Learning Disabilities and Difficulties, Me, Mental HealthTags Journaling, Self-Care, Sleep74 Comments

How To Set Boundaries And Protect Your Personal Space

14 June 202422 January 2020 by Unwanted Life
A photo of an Indian couple sitting on the opposite sides of a sofa looking unhappy to represent - How To Set Boundaries And Protect Your Personal Space

Reading Time: 5 minutesBoundaries are useful to us and our relationships, so here’s how you can create and maintain these boundaries to make your lives better

Categories Advice, Me, Mental HealthTags Abuse, Coping Strategies, Self-Care52 Comments

SMART Goals: An Amazing Way To Achieve Your Aims

14 June 20241 January 2020 by Unwanted Life
A picture tat is split in two down the middle with the left image being of a young black businessman in a smart suit and the right image of a female goal keeping attempting a save to represent - SMART Goals: An Amazing Way To Achieve Your Aims

Reading Time: 5 minutesSMART goals are an approach for tackling things you’d like to achieve or change and will help you succeed in your New Year’s resolutions

Categories Advice, GeneralTags Self-Care, What is...37 Comments

New Year, New Me?

14 June 202425 December 2019 by Unwanted Life
A woman out of focus holding two sparklers in front of the camera with a thought bubble over her head that says - New Year, New Me?

Reading Time: 5 minutesNew Year’s resolutions often set us up to fail, causing us to start off the new year with a failure of our own creation. Here’s how to avoid that happening

Categories Advice, General, MeTags Coping Strategies, Self-Care21 Comments
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