Taking Care of Me in 2023: Healthy and Intentional Self-Care
"Taking Care of Me in 2023" An Overview of the S.P.I.E.S. Self-Care Model Self-Care is the healthy exercise of your responsibility and your right to aim for wellbeing. It starts with our attitude. That which we can Conceive, Believe and Achieve contributes toward our feeling and being well. This is a conscious and intentional practice. My mindfulness approach: Acknowledge; Assess and Address enables you to work through and manage your emotions. This intentional process enables you to feel in control and resolve distress. Practicing deliberate self-care in a comprehensive manner promotes total wellness. My model, S.P.I.E.S. provides a framework that can be applied to guide you through self-care assessment and practices across five dimensions: Spiritual: Your sense of purpose, mission, values, and meaning that guide you and promote fulfillment Physical: Your health, physical characteristics, physical abilities and talents; Intellectual: Your mental and cognitive abilit