The A-to-Z Self-Care Handbook for Social Workers and Other Helping Professionals: Book Review Are you a social worker or other helping professional who struggles with incorporating self-care into your daily life? And/or would you like to start off the new year on a more relaxed note? If yes, you are likely to find Erlene Grise-Owens, […]
Financial Self-Care Is a Necessity, Not a Luxury!
Financial self-care leads to greater financial health and overall wellbeing. Would you like to improve your financial self-care? This post will provide you with a brief introduction to Financial Social Work, and how to begin to engage in better financial self-care. Financial Social Work is an interactive and introspective psychosocial behavioral model developed by Reeta Wolfsohn, CMSW, that helps […]
Self-Compassion Tips to Boost Wellbeing
Self-compassion, as per Kristin Neff, PhD, a pioneering self-compassion researcher, entails giving ourselves “the same kindness and care we’d give a good friend.” Self-kindness will not only help increase our ability to cope with difficulties, but also help us succeed. A few weeks ago, I was most fortunate in being able to meet Dr Kristin […]
My Three Words for 2016: Nourish, Simplify and Charge!
Self-Care for the Soul: Nourish, Simplify and Charge! Happy New Year! What are some of your personal or professional goals for this coming new year? One idea that you may find helpful in achieving your plans is to select three words that capture the essence of those objectives. It was Chris Brogan who started this idea several years ago. […]
How to Build Mental Strength (Even If You’re Overwhelmed)
Have you been looking for a way to boost your mental strength, or increase your ability to cope with life’s inevitable stresses and challenges? If yes, you will want to take Amy Morin’s new online course: Mental Strength: Mastering the 3 Core Factors. This course is based upon Amy’s well-known post and subsequent book 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t […]