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- 2. The practice of regularly writing down your thoughts, feelings, experiences, and reflections. It can take various forms and serve multiple purposes, including personal reflection, goal setting and planning, creative expression, etc.
- 7. A type of complementary and alternative medicine that uses plant oils that give off strong pleasant aromas (smells) to promote relaxation, a sense of well-being, and healing.
- 10. This practice can give you a sense of calm, peace and balance that can benefit your emotional well-being and your overall health. You also can use it to relax and cope with stress by focusing on something that calms you. Meditation can help you learn to stay centered and keep inner peace.
- 12. This act reduces stress and increases positive, relaxed feelings by releasing dopamine. By spending time in service to others, participants report feeling a sense of meaning and appreciation, both given and received, which can have a stress-reducing effect.
- 16. This act can be a crucial part of self-care and personal growth. It can help you move past events and move on with your life without ruminating on things that can't be changed. It can also help you build resilience and positivity and promote mental health and wellbeing.
- 18. The totality of the individual, consisting of all characteristic attributes, conscious and unconscious, mental and physical.
- 19. Self-care is linked to improved __________ health, self-esteem, self-worth, and optimism.
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- 1. This is a line that marks the limits of an area; a dividing line. Setting this is a form of self-care and helps to create clear guidelines/rules/limits of how you would like to be treated.
- 3. Emotional support or encouragement.
- 4. The quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.
- 5. The state of being free from tension and anxiety.
- 6. The practice of being or tendency to be optimistic in attitude.
- 8. The treatment of disease or disorders, as by some remedial, rehabilitating, or curative process.
- 9. This exam is a chance to discuss any concerns with your doctor, see how well you're managing any chronic conditions, and set health goals.
- 11. A holistic integration of physical, mental, and spiritual well-being, fueling the body, engaging the mind, and nurturing the spirit.
- 13. The act or process of nourishing or being nourished.
- 14. Eating a healthy, ______________ diet is an important part of maintaining good health, and can help you feel your best.
- 15. Setting these can be an important part of self-care because they can help you create intentions and mindfulness around your self-care practices, which can help you stay focused.
- 17. A commercial establishment providing facilities devoted especially to health, fitness, weight loss, beauty, and relaxation.