Therapists Share the, Self-Care Habits, They’re Practicing in 2021.<br />If you slipped<br />on your self-care<br />routines a bit in<br />2020, you’re<br />not alone. .<br />Thankfully, 2021 is<br />here, meaning we<br />have a chance to<br />re-engage with healthy<br />habits and practice<br />proper self-care. .<br />Here are five healthy habits that<br />therapists themselves say they’re<br />doubling down on this year.<br />I want to try to incorporate rest daily.<br />This can look like a 15-minute yoga video<br />or sitting for 10 minutes between sessions<br />and focusing on deep breathing … Rest<br />gives your mind a break. It gives your<br />mind a chance to pause from thinking, Psychologist Rebecca Leslie, to Huffpost.<br />This year I’m committed to reminding<br />myself that no one has higher standards<br />for myself than I do, and that the relief<br />from finishing something in a timely matter<br />is part of being kind to my future self, Psychotherapist Kathleen Dahlen deVos, to Huffpost.<br />Being gentle with ourselves when we<br />are struggling actually allows us to<br />have more emotional resources to<br />cope. Self-compassion also allows us<br />to be gentler to others in return. I know<br />I want to continue to support a kinder<br />gentler world and I know it starts with me, Psychologist Sarah Joy Park, to Huffpost.<br />When I’m feeling impatient in a relationship,<br />job or anything else, I’m going to pay<br />attention to pacing. That means reminding<br />myself that everyone goes at their own pace.<br />That should make me feel more patient and<br />help me to match my effort and expectations<br />to the outcomes I hope for, Therapist Rachel Kazez, to Huffpost.<br />In 2021 I will be more mindful of<br />checking in on others, focusing on healthy<br />relationships and letting go of the bad ones.<br />Life is too short to spend it in the company<br />of people who suck the life out of you, Therapist Ibinye Osibodu-Onyali, to Huffpost
