Self-Care Prescriptions

One of the most common questions asked about self-care is, “How do I hold myself accountable?” It’s easy to commit to a new self-care routine, but sticking to it is a whole other issue. Any behavior change is challenging at first. We’re creatures of habit and it’s hard to get outside of our comfort zones. In this episode Dr. Robyn shares 7 tips that will help you stick to your self-care plan once and for all. You’ll love this episode if you’re ready for some actionable tools you can use in your life right now!

Disappointing ourselves is inevitable in life. Why? Because we’re imperfect humans. When we fall short of our expectations, it’s natural to feel frustrated, angry, or even hopeless. Then comes the inner critic...”I’m a failure” “I can never do anything right” “I’m not good at this so I should just give up”. Although it might feel like you deserve this negative self-talk, it only makes you feel worse about yourself, and it holds you back from achieving your goals. What’s the alternative? Self-care means being kind to yourself even when you let yourself down. In this episode we’re teaching you how to meet your disappointment with self-compassion. You’ll learn Dr. Robyn’s 4-step process to dealing with disappointment in yourself.

Why self-care on the go? Because everyone seems to be on the go going somewhere, whether it's going to work, whether it's going to church, whether it's going to the club, everybody seems to be on the go. If we're not traveling out of town or out of the country, we're still on the go. We're still on the commute. So it's important for us to think about that we can incorporate self-care during those times that we are on the go, whether we're driving in our car or we're on the bus or we're riding with someone else. We can always think of ways to incorporate self-care, so listen so you can incorporate some self-care the next time you are on the go.

Majority of the people out there are overworked, underpaid, they don't have job security or they dissatisfied with their job. Also, there is a minority of people that love their job so let's talk about vocational self-care. Dr. Robyn L. Gobin will give vocational self-care tips from her book The Self-Care Prescriptions on this Podcast.

A lot of people think that just because you have a mental illness, a mental health disorder, that somehow you're crazy. But that actually does not mean that you're crazy.  I want to be very clear about this in my perception and what I hope to engender to the public, through my teaching, through all of the talking, the workshops that I do is that having a mental illness does not mean that you are crazy, so let's talk about the myths that surround mental health and help end the stigma about it.

It's Ok To Say No... Don’t let the fear of being judged, rejected or disliked stop you from being yourself. A lot of  people have trouble saying no and recognizing that that's an important aspect of self care. You need to say no from time to time to things that you are offered, invitations that you get, but just feeling really guilty and not knowing how to really implement that self care. So the first thing that I would say is first recognizing how this is a form of self care. Why would you ever want to say no to something? The point it really comes down to is that we don't have enough time for everything that we want to do. Our tendency is to just pack and pack our plate full of stuff until we just run ourselves into the road, and we feel overwhelmed. We Feel exhausted, and then we are mad about not having any free time, not having time to do the things that we enjoy doing.

Self-Care is a mental health must, but how do you make time when you're crazy busy? Self-Care is deliberately taking action to ensure you are both functioning and feeling your best at any given moment. There are many methods of self-care, but the most important include eating three wholesome meals a day, getting enough sleep, maintaining personal hygiene, and embracing the present moment. It’s not about treating yourself to something luxurious at all. Self-care is taking care of what’s most important, which is your health and happiness.

What is self-care, really? How does it work? Who is it for? And how can anyone possibly fit it into an already jam packed schedule? In this podcast, clinical psychologist Dr. Robyn Gobin provides a fresh perspective on the definition of self-care, explores why it’s essential, how to make time for it, and how self-care benefits you and your loved ones.