Total Self-Care Wellness

In 30 years of providing therapy services to women, I found too many women neglecting their total self-care.

Over the many years as a social work therapist I noticed women whether they were family members, relatives, friends, co-workers, or clients most of them were minimally taking care of themselves – for the most part neglecting their total health 'self-care'.

This self-care neglect was resulting in emotional distress and physical health problems (obesity, diabetes, heart disease, mental health problems, frozen shoulders, etc.), and premature deaths. 

Ladies indeed, over the short-term and definitely over the long-term self-care neglect will take its toll on you; the mind and body must express itself and will let you know it has a problem that we often ignore. Once a physical, mental, or emotional problem arises, getting rid of it will probably be more difficult than if you had maintained a well-balanced self-care routine.

Ladies, the lack of exercise, poor sleep, bad eating habits, stress, mental fatigue, and muscle tension will all start to have a significant negative effect on your total health and well-being. You cannot give what you don’t have! You may reach a point where you can no longer provide or take adequate care of yourself, those around you, or the things around you. 

Ladies, you all cannot afford to put yourselves on the bottom of your daily to-do list (or leave yourselves out entirely) due to time constraints. Attending to your spiritual, mental, emotional, physical, social, and employment self-care needs can help you prevent illnesses, or reduce the negative effects caused by the many challenges and adversities of life.

Ladies you all are not ‘super-women’ who are beyond needed self-care. The healthier and better off you are, the more you are able to provide and take care of the people you love, and the things you care about. Self-care is a lifelong process that is done on a daily basis.  

Ladies, as a seasoned therapist I can provide you with self-care wellness knowledge and techniques, I work with clients to establish three purposeful affirmations in their lives:

1. I am a priority in my own life

2. I can take time to develop my total self

3. I will allow myself time for self-development and self-healing