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We know we should take care of ourselves, but sometimes it hard to know where to start. Let me break it down for you with this free printable daily self care checklist.

Daily self care checklist

THE PROBLEM WITH AVOIDANCE

In the past, when life got hard, it made me anxious, so I did what I do best: avoidance.

I felt like I was always stressed and that’s just the way life would always be–so my strategy for dealing with it was basically denial. If I didn’t acknowledge it, it couldn’t affect me. Right?

But when I became sick with Lyme disease and my doctors told me to try to address and eliminate stress in my life, I laughed. Like out loud.

I didn’t know that was a thing. For real—to be able to get rid of stress in your life?

Stress had become something I could no longer avoid or deny. Stress may not have caused my Lyme disease, but I was learning it was directly impacting my healing. Through the guidance of doctors, a lot of self-help books and self-reflection, I have learned ways to actually reduce stress in my life.

START WITH MINDSET

A lot of our stress starts with mindset. We have to actively CHOOSE how to view our days and circumstances. The first thing I did was to start a gratitude journal. Every day I would list 3 things that I was grateful for or I did well. Over time I began to see hope in my day to day where there was none before.

I also found a sign that said “Choose Joy” and hung it in a spot where I would see it first thing in the morning. It was a daily reminder that I could choose my mindset–that I didn’t have to be a victim of the hardships of life.

I began taking the time to wake up early before my family to have a minute to myself, and started a daily meditation practice that GREATLY improved how I reacted to stressful situations.

I learned that a lot of the stress in my life was actually self-inflicted. Meaning, I was creating habits that would stress me out or build situations up in my mind where I believed there was a problem when there wasn’t. Being self-aware is a discipline, and one we all need to practice on a regular basis if we want to be able to deal with stress in healthier ways.

HOW ARE YOU DEALING WITH YOUR STRESS?

What would happen in your life if you intentionally took time EVERY DAY to do something that helped you deal with stress in a way that caused it to not completely run your life?

I started slow. And over the years I’ve added things I can do to help me with this avoidance mindset and deal with my anxiety:

I started forming better habits—and learned ways to actually reach goals! Over time, I learned empathy and the power of being the first to reach out. I saw people in need to help even when I was struggling.

Self care is not selfish—we all need it—it’s what helps us grow into the people we want to become!

PRINT THIS FREE DAILY SELF CARE CHECKLIST

It can be hard to know where to start, so I’ve made it easy for you. Print this free Daily Self Care Checklist and I want you to do ONE THING each day for the next couple weeks. As you go through them, write down more ideas you have on the back and do those too!

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If you want to reduce stress in your life, you need to be intentionally taking care of yourself. Maybe you need to get up earlier to make time or set an alarm for the middle of the day. I don’t care when you do it, just do it! You’ve got this, friend.

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Daily self care checklist

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