The Five Pillars of Real Self-Care

Discovering Soul-Nourishing Healing and Rejuvenation Even When the Whole World Depends on You

De: Stephanie Baier

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

We’re doing self-care all wrong.

With an increased emphasis on self-care in our society, we often miss the mark entirely. Our current “self-care” methods temporarily dull and often prolongate stress and pain. We continually put off the deeper need in exchange for “quick fixes.” We’re failing to address and really heal the needs of our minds, bodies, and souls for long-term healing and rejuvenation. So, stress builds on stress and we wonder why nothing is getting better.

Sound familiar?

You likely wake up each morning dreading the monotony of yet another day. You feel burnt out and directionless. The weight of work, school, and family responsibilities weighs heavily on your shoulders, and you’re starting to wonder how you’re going to do this every day for the rest of your life.

Throughout the day, you do anything and everything you can to cope. You find yourself glued to your phone, you binge watch semi-enjoyable TV shows late into the night, you munch on sweets until your stomach feels sick, and you constantly blast the radio to drown out the stress of existence.

You spend much of your energy seeking pleasure and running from pain. And as you repeat the negative coping strategies you’re trying to avoid, you feel frustrated, weak, and out of control.

Truth is, your mind and body are doing everything they can to keep you alive and happy. Without understanding and healing your mind-body connection, you will continue to resort to unbalanced coping strategies. In the end, the way you cope with stress may actually make things worse.

Yet alternative “self-care” strategies don’t do much for you either. Sure, hot baths, massages, aromatherapy, and sleeping in may soothe stress for a moment. But if you focus only on “soothing” self-care, you miss out on the deep and lasting healing and rejuvenation provided by the other four pillars of self-care.

The five pillars of self-care address the needs deep within your mind, body, and spirit. Each pillar unlocks healing and rejuvenation to free you from stress and unbalanced coping strategies, not just temporarily, but for good.

By addressing each of the five pillars, you unlock health, healing, and abundance in your life. You build unshakeable confidence, control, and empowerment. You break past barriers, heal your past, align yourself with your future, and build lasting, healthy habits. You fill your life with purpose and start to realize your unlimited potential.

As you heal your mind, body, and soul, you will start to wake up each morning with energy and enthusiasm. You will look forward to both the challenges and the up sides of the day ahead. You will recognize the progress you are making towards your goals and get a deep sense of fulfillment from life.

And by addressing all five pillars of self-care, you free yourself from the coping strategies you’ve struggled with for so long. “The Five Pillars of Real Self-Care” includes:

• An assessment to determine which pillars of self-care you may need to work on most.
• Simple and easy to implement strategies to address each pillar of self-care in your day-to-day.
• Practical tools for overcoming unbalanced coping strategies such as overeating, social media scrolling, negative self-talk, etc.
• My gentle method for turning limiting beliefs, thoughts, and feelings into powerful steppingstones for health, healing, and abundance.
• Steps to take control of your life and feelings, despite past or present circumstances.
• Writing prompts and exercises to heal mind, body, and soul and unlock deep rejuvenation.

Real self-care isn’t a routine. It’s a way of being. Tackling any one of the five pillars of self-care draws immediate benefits into your life, and addressing all five is life-changing. Keep your head up!