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Take Care Of Your Health Mentally And Physically While Working At Home With These 4 Tips

Working remotely is a finicky affair, as you are expected to seamlessly transition between work and home duties rapidly while maintaining control over your personal and professional life. This style of working demands a lot of your time, patience, and energy.

Hence, taking care of oneself is necessary for maintaining your overall welfare, quality of life, and physical and mental health so that you can handle your busy schedule.

Taking care of your physical and emotional needs so that you may feel your best is known as self-care. We commonly hear the phrase "self-care" used in relation to bubble baths, Netflix marathons, and scented candles. But there’s a bigger picture at work, and here are 4 awesome tips for WFH people to achieve just that.

remote self care

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and we all know that mental health is not the easiest topic to discuss. We collected our favorite resources and rituals to take care of our minds and bodies.

mental health awareness month

Getting clear on what and who you want and what brings you joy comes through a shared experience and having someone to talk to as you wade through the sea of life.

the love that gets away

Our favorite place to reflect is (you guessed it) the bathtub. We've pulled together a list of reads to celebrate black history and the importance of critical thinking.

reading list

When we compare ourselves to other people or standards that we deem “good” or “bad”, we fail to recognize that there is an optimal zone between those two poles - a positive space in which to live daily life.

the optimal zone

When things slow down during this time - whether you are at home, traveling to family, or on a full blown vacation- spending 20 minutes of mindful downtime with your journal helps to clarify and focus your intention.

mindful downtime

Whether you're wheels up, wheels down, headed out of town or staying home - it’s the end of a hell of a year and your body needs to reset its gears.

holiday landing gear

The process of change is an incredibly hard state to be in, so you need tools. It could be transitioning from your daily routine when you go from work to home, a certain goal you want to achieve, the process of making your body more healthy, losing weight, or something as basic as an evening-to-bedtime routine. There are also the larger changes -  life changing transitions like a divorce, a sickness or a change in finances.

meditative bathing

I grew up in an era when there was no wellness movement. Beauty-centric products were the only offerings that existed to help women feel good. And back then, beauty was defined by all things big: big hair, big tan, big shine. And I, a then-naïve believer in the promises of mass-marketed beauty, was hooked on products at a tender age. But not without natural consequences.

the broken road to wellness

When we experience balance in life, we’re less likely to feel overwhelmed or frustrated. We can work in a flow, content with whatever’s in front of us. We function well in our various roles and navigate surprises with grace. If that’s how you usually operate, good on ya! If it feels too aspirational for where you are these days, you’re not alone. Toss in the holidays, and most of us are reeling in overwhelm. But there’s good news! Easy and accessible tools are available, and most of them don’t cost a thing, which is especially important during this time of extra expenses.

finding balance

Look, we get it. The labor of setting intentional self-care rituals for yourself is not as appealing as plopping down to watch HBO after a long day with a bag of tortilla chips. We all are busy with bills to pay, kids to feed, work to do, or homes to maintain. But, we all know that the benefits of investing in self care - even if you’re just doing the bare minimum - can help to improve your mental and physical health, not to mention your mood.

Beyond the Body

the chaos and the healing

remote self care

mental health awareness month

the love that gets away

reading list

the optimal zone

mindful downtime

holiday landing gear

meditative bathing

the broken road to wellness

finding balance

the bare minimum

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