Self Care and Survivorship
Today we are going to talk about self-care for survivors through honoring commitments to ourselves and making time for personal growth Self-care is the act of nourishing our mind, body, or soul. After cancer, self-care is essential. Your body has endured surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy on top of internal stress created by the disease itself. Honor your commitments to yourself. The most important person we will ever commit to is ourselves. This means if you have a goal, that each day you are making small steps towards it. For instance, maybe you decided that you wanted to write a book, go on a cruise, or run a 5K. How are you making steps towards that goal? If you are finding that you are having a hard time making progress towards your goal, it might be you need to schedule time for it ahead of time. Some tricks that work for me: Vision Boarding I have had a vision board of some shape/style since 2008. I have used everything for poster boards with cutouts from magazines ...
