Day: September 26, 2017

You have to take care of yourself, isn’t that obvious? Eat to sustain your body, sleep to retain energy, dress a wound to maintain health. Emotional spiritual needs are similar. Stress and trauma cause emotional wounds. Prolonged stress will hollow you out. Even Jesus addressed self-care, calling out, “Everyone who thirsts, come to me…” So it would seem obvious that self-care is a natural part of the balance of life. But as a counselor, I will tell you that people neglect self-care. Routinely. Sometimes the neglect is to the point… Continue reading Self-Care is Self-Evident, Except When It Isn’t