Self-Care: The Stress Cycle
The stress cycle is real–and we all know it. What can we do to break the cycle?
The stress cycle is real–and we all know it. What can we do to break the cycle?
“If knowledge is power, knowing what we don’t know is wisdom.” —Dr. Adam Grant (organizational psychologist)
“Naming an emotion begins the process of regulating and reflecting on it. What we can name we can tame; when we give meaning to something, we can tolerate it and even change its impact.” —Dr. Sue Johnson
“Meditation is a not a way of making your mind quiet. It’s a way of entering into the quiet that’s already there.” —Deepak Chopra
“You can’t buy happiness but you can buy plants and that’s pretty much the same thing.”
“The more that you read, the more things you will know.
The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” —Dr. Seuss
“Ground is what lies beneath our feet. It is the place where we already stand; a state of recognition, the place or the circumstances to which we belong whether we wish to or not…” —David Whyte (Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment, and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words)
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” -Viktor Frankl (Holocaust survivor and psychiatrist)
Life can be unpredictable and chaotic, especially these days. It is important to take time for yourself. Like most things in life, self-care is on a spectrum. It looks different for each of us. Whatever you need is what it is.
Life can be unpredictable and chaotic, especially these days. It is important to take time for yourself. Like most things in life, self-care is on a spectrum. It looks different for each of us. Whatever you need is what it is.