Hi guys!
it's Jennifer and welcome back to the channel
Today I want to talk to you about something that
I've come to realise is really important
it's .. SELF CARE
I just wanted to give you a little bit of a context
about why I'm doing this and also why I think it's so important to do so
If you want to skip this part to see
what actually is my self care routine
then.. uhm.. I'll let you at which point I start talking about the actual self care routine that I'm doing
but
I've recently had a personal experience that really made me realise
the value of self care
I'm the type of person who
uh basically run everything at a million miles an hour
I'm always doing things and I always like feeling productive
like you know I'm sitting down I'm like..
"oh instead of just sitting down, I should like sit down at a cafe and also do side hustles
or something like that
so I'm always on the go
and I'm always doing something
there's something addictive about it I think
it's kind of like running on adrenaline
There are definitely times when this kind of aspect of my personality is really useful
for example, in work and studies
like I can focus and just pretty much smash it out
or just do the long hours that I need to
in order to get the job done
But
it-it also means that I'm quite stubborn
annnd
I don't take things like self care or taking time out or
like just relaxing
seriously enough
and
that is fine in the short run
but because
I work - I work as a corporate commercial lawyer so basically I'm always on the go
and the more I add to my daily routine
the more busy I become and
the lesser time I have to really look after myself
and
the other part of it is also that I don't take sleep seriously enough
which is a really bad issue and that's probably a topic for another video
when it comes down to it
like it can get pretty negative in the sense that
I actually don't know when I need to say no, or when I need to stop doing things and just take a break
uhm, in the last month or so
I've experienced a couple of really bad stressors
that have really taken a toll on my mental health, and then consequently my physical health
and
this is the point where I've really realised that like OMG I actually need to just slow down and just rest
or you know just take that time out and
like
tell myself that it's OK to rest or that it's OK to say no to things and
I don't have to go around trying to please everyone
and things like that
stress is different for every one
for me it was an emotional stress that stemmed from ... how mundane certain things at work had become
which is a completely new thing for me
I have never felt that way about anything before
and it all kind of spirals out of control
when you don't take that time out to really reassess what's going on
and things like that
these things always kind of start slow
by at first affecting your energy levels
your mindset
and then because it's so hard to get out of that mind set
and just tell yourself "no, just get over it", like
get through it
because it's hard to do that it just all kind of spirals out of control
anyway so at least a lesson has been learnt
I can't just always be so strict on myself
in terms of doing things
or anything like that
I need to be, you know, more caring of myself
I basically just can't deal with things by telling my mind to shut up and just work or
telling my mind to shut up and just move on and do things
I need to actually address what is actually affecting me
I know, I sound a little bit like a freak
but I'm hoping that some of you out of there actually can relate to this
I think a lot of the times when people talk about self care, they never really talk about
uhm.. what it is that made them want to take care of themselves or why it's important to take care of yourself
and I think it's especially hard for like Type A personalities or like other personalities that are kind of like that out there
who find it hard to just slow down and take a break
or just even to reassess emotionally what's going on
and deal with it
Let me know if you do actually relate to what I'm describing. Let me know in the comments section down below
by just saying like "YASS GIRL" or like "yes"
so let's get into the video and I hope you guys enjoy this one. Byee!