Self-Care Prescriptions

Given the current pandemic, many people are finding their work lives turned upside down by having to work from home. Because we're creatures of habit, adjusting to working from home is not easy. There are various distractions, competing demands, and environmental shifts. In this week's podcast episode, Dr. Gobin shares five practical tips for taking care of yourself while working from home.

When the future seems uncertain and unpredictable, it’s normal to feel fearful and overwhelmed, but you don’t have to stay that way! In this week’s episode, Dr. Robyn shares practical tips on how to take care of yourself and uplift your spirit during times of uncertainty.

Everyone experiences the pain of rejection at some point in their life whether it’s from being passed over for a career opportunity, being left out of a social gathering, or being turned down by a family member or romantic interest. In this week’s episode Dr. Robyn provides 5 practical tips for healing from rejection.

When we’ve been disrespected, wronged, or emotionally hurt by a friend, partner, or family member, it’s easy to feel justified in holding a grudge. In this week’s episode we explore how letting go is essential to self-care, why it’s hard to let go of grudges, and outline steps for letting go. As a caveat—the infractions we cover in this episode are relatively minor (e.g., being misunderstood, lied to or lied on, emotionally disrespected, ignored, or hurt by someone’s selfish actions). The advice shared is NOT intended for serious infractions like trauma, assault, or infidelity.

Many of us have been taught that asking for help is a sign of weakness. In this week’s episode Dr. Robyn debunks this myth by normalizing the difficulties of asking for help and offering practical tips for asking for help and actually getting what you want.

Dr. Robyn L. Gobin talks about how saying no is a form of self-care and why it's ok, and in fact better for us, to be able to say NO and how saying no can be saying Yes to what you need and want.

Self-care means different things to different people, but can be followed by all of us because it's something that refuels us, rather than takes from us. Self-care isn’t a selfish act either. It is not only about considering our needs; it is rather about knowing what we need to do in order to take care of ourselves, being subsequently, able to take care of others as well. That is, if I don’t take enough care of myself, I won’t be in the place to give to my loved ones either. HenceSelf-Love is the New #RelationshipGoals.

Dr. Robyn L. Gobin is weighing in on the pros and cons of social media? How might self-care be useful to practice with social media? Also, she is giving tips on how to practice self-care while on social media?

Dr. Robyn L. Gobin is giving tips on how to survive Thanksgiving with Self-Care! She explains how to manage your emotions, how to check-in with yourself, and how to have positive interactions with your family and friends.

Dr. Robyn L. Gobin touches on what means to feel unworthy? She explains where the feeling comes from and where to start when you feel unworthy, and how to do self-care when you feel unworthy.