Building an emotional self-care practice can encourage emotional growth, regulation, and resilience. These practices can be done on a daily basis and will support your mental health and well-being. As you develop your emotional self-care practice, take time to evaluate which exercises and activities benefit you most.

Addressing the mundane tasks in life can seem like a burdensome chore, but completing these tasks can help to prevent stress and ensure that your everyday life can run smoothly and without disruption.

Often, the phrase “self-care” conjures images of luxurious massages and spa treatments, but physical self-care is much more mundane and less expensive than that. Physical self-care is one of the more functional areas that are easy to overlook, but these self-care practices are foundational to mental health.

Spiritual self-care focuses on fostering a connection to the inner or higher self. These practices do not need to be religious in nature or even need to acknowledge a higher power, though they can.