September is National Self-Care Awareness Month.  While there is no single definition of self-care, it is often described as performing a series of actions to improve your physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Practicing self-care promotes a healthy relationship with yourself to benefit from your physical, mental, and emotional health. When you are unable to care for yourself, it is nearly impossible to care for others. Therefore, self-care allows you to establish a positive mindset that will translate to good feelings and emotions for others around you. By taking the time to let yourself recharge, you will improve the outlook of yourself and others and develop significantly lower unhealthy amounts of stress.

Use the month of September to make self-care a part of your daily routine – practice being good to yourself. It can be as simple as a conscious breath in the morning or as luxurious as time away from everyday life pressures. The kindness we show towards ourselves will manifest into a kinder world.of yourself and others as well as develop significantly lower unhealthy amounts of stress.

Use the month of September to make self-care a part of your daily routine – practice being good to yourself. It can be as simple as a conscious breathe in the morning or as luxurious as time away from the pressures of everyday life. The kindness we show towards ourselves will manifest into a kinder world.

Show us how you take care of yourself by using the following hashtags when posting on your social media accounts:

#SelfCareAwarenessMonth #selflove #selfcarechallenge #behavioralcorner

Follow Behavioral Corner on Instagram, Twitter, and on Facebook for the 30-Day Self-Care Awareness Month Challenge.

Here are all the tips you need to practice self-care in a nourishing way.

• Let go of something holding your back today (mobile phone, social media, watching the news)
• Reflect on what you are grateful for in this season of life
• Take time to be still and present for a few minutes or longer. Just breathe.
• Make an appointment to get a full-body scan with a dermatologist
• What kindness can you create today?
• Be open to what comes your way today. Let it in or flow past it.
• Connect with someone you haven’t talk to in a long time. 
• Look through old photos today
• Great creative today (draw, paint, write, create)
• Make yourself a joyful music playlist
• Add some flowers to your life today
• Have a phone-free meal today. Pick up a book instead.
• Go sit in nature and be still and listen.
• Set an intention for your day
• Leave a positive message on a mirror or in a public place
• Donate some clothes, food, pet items
• Sleep in or make the time of an extra slow morning
• Make a bucket list of things you want to do by the end of the year
• Write down what you like and appreciate about yourself
• Help someone without expecting anything in return
• Read a short story (see https://reedsy.com/discovery/blog/best-short-stories)
• Do something that makes you smile
• Make a date night with your significant partner or loved one
• Take a social media break
• Listen to an educational or a personal growth podcast like The Behavioral Corner
• Sleep in or take a nice, long afternoon nap
• Dance to the music
• Practice deep breathing
• Forgive someone, you have been holding a grudge against
• Unfollow friends on Facebook who anger you or cause you angst
• Take a moment and be grateful for what you have