Explore these readable resources that offer concrete ways to take care of your whole self:
Self Care 101:
7 Self-Care Strategies to Help Manage Trauma — Carolyn De Lorenzo
The Black Girl’s Guide to Self-Care — Therapy for Black Girls
Self Care for Women: Now, Not Later: Anabel Bejarano, Ph.D
How to Not Always Be Working: A Toolkit for Creativity and Radical Self-Care — Marlee Grace
Black Women: Mental Health Treatment is for Us Too — Lydia Blanco
Emotional Self Care:
The Empath Experience: What To Do When You Feel Everything — Sydney Campos
Advice for the Empaths Who Give Too Much — Kate Mcgunagle
Feeling Feelings Safely — The Black Girl Healing Project
Creating a Positive Mindset:
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom — Don Miguel Ruiz
The Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In The Sun and Be Your Own Person — Dr. Shonda Rhimes
You Unstuck: Mastering the New Rules of Risk-taking in Work and Life — Libby Gill
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living A Good Life — Mark Manson
Self Love and Compassion:
Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself — Kristen Neff, Ph.D
Self Love Starter Pack — Shelah Marie (Free)
Trauma and Domestic Violence Recovery:
The Body Keeps Score: Brain, Mind & Body in the Healing of Trauma — Bessel van der Kolk
8 Keys to Safe Trauma Recovery: Take-Charge Strategies to Empower Your Healing — Babette Rothschild
Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men — Lundy Bancroft
The Body Remembers: The Psychophysiology of Trauma and Trauma Treatment — Babette Rothschild
Physical Self-Care and Body Positivity:
Pretty Happy: Healthy Ways to Love Your Body — Kate Hudson
Self-Care for Helpers:
Explore, Transform, Flourish: Support and Hope for Those Who Help Others — Gillian Stevens
Self-Care for Creatives:
The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity — Julia Cameron