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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.

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

Christmas: How To Manage The Festive Holidays

14 June 202411 December 2019 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a black woman and a white woman drinking and celebrating Christmas to represent - Christmas: How To Manage The Festive Holidays

Reading Time: 11 minutesChristmas can be a stressful time of year, even for those without mental health conditions. So what can be done to make it more manageable?

Categories Advice, General, Me, Mental HealthTags Addiction, Coping Strategies, Debt, Self-Care29 Comments

17 Ways To Manage Stress

14 June 202413 November 2019 by Unwanted Life
A photo of an Asian woman sitting at her desk in front of her laptop biting down in a pencil due to anger and stress to represent the topic of the article - 17 Ways To Manage Stress

Reading Time: 7 minutesLife is stressful and there’s no way to avoid it in the modern age, but there are ways to better manage that stress and your wellbeing

Categories Advice, General, Health, Mental HealthTags Coping Strategies, Self-Care, Sleep, Stress83 Comments

Sitting In Silence: Will It Transform Your Life?

16 June 20243 September 2019 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a young white woman sitting on a wall in a yoga pose overlooking a view of the countryside and mountains with the title of the article - Sitting In Silence: Will It Transform Your Life - in the top right corner of the image

Reading Time: 6 minutesSitting in silence can be beneficial, for some, but not all. This article will discuss and highlight some of the claims made about silence

Categories General, MeTags Coping Strategies, Self-Care17 Comments

Gratitude Letter: An Easy Example Of Positive Psychology

19 June 202420 March 2019 by Unwanted Life
A woman laying on the sofa writing a letter. At the top right of the image is the article title - Gratitude Letter: An Easy Example Of Positive Psychology

Reading Time: 4 minutesThere are a number of positive psychology interventions you could use, with the gratitude letter one being one of the easiest

Categories Advice, General, Me, Mental HealthTags Bullying, Psychology, Self-Care26 Comments

Positive Psychology: The Theory And Its Interventions

19 June 202417 March 2019 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a white woman sitting on the beach next to a sign that says "This is my happy place" to represent - Positive Psychology: The Theory And Its Interventions

Reading Time: 15 minutesAn in-depth look at positive psychology and its usefulness for helping people suffering from mental health and substance abuse problems

Categories General, Me, Research, TheoryTags Psychology, Self-Care8 Comments

The Blues: Post “Making Plans” Depression

19 June 202423 February 2019 by Unwanted Life
A blue scaled image of a woman curled up in an arm chair to represent being depressed, aka the blues with the title of the article in the top right corner - The Blues: Post "Making Plans" Depression

Reading Time: 4 minutesFeeling the blues from time to time is quite common and it can often happen without a known cause, so what can you do to manage those blues?

Categories GeneralTags Depression, Motivation, Self-Care22 Comments
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