In A Self-Care Revolution, the idea of taking care of yourself is turned on its head. I argue that self-care should be seen as an act of revolution, not an act of selfishness. Revolution is defined as a fundamental change in power. I argue that the ways we take care of and discover ourselves are key to taking power over our sense of “self” away from others, away from institutions, and claiming power for and within ourselves. In discussing specific ways to help us understand the idea of “self-care as revolutionary,” I cover three main practices in self-care: self-talk, rituals, and optimism and look at the ways we can implement self-care into our education systems.. Megan is a senior Communication major from Chicago, IL. She is incredibly passionate about social justice, leadership development, college access, and prison reform and will be returning to the city next year to work with Chicago’s young people. She is excited and very thankful for the opportunity to present at this year’s TEDxDenison! This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx
In this video, we share some super simple and practical steps to self care. These self care tips will help you in making yourself a priority once again. In fact, practicing self care will not only help you improve yourself (physically, mentally and emotionally), but it will also help you to become more confident, creative and productive. As a result, you will make better decisions, build stronger relationships and communicate more effectively.. Yes, it can be hard to find the time we are all busy; but self-care is not something you can just put off until you have more time… Your health and wellness should be a priority. Thus, it’s important that you create some kind of self care routine for yourself that you can practice regularly.. -- .
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Click here for your discount! http://ow.ly/rrwJ30b8CUq. Use the coupon code: “Kati25” for $25 off your first order!Many of us struggle with self-care (myself included) so today I wanted to offer up 5 easy ways to get yours (and mine) back on track! Self-care isn’t something we have to spend a lot of time or money doing. Instead, try to think of it as something we can do little by little each day and in the end, we will feel more relaxed and recharged then we did before. So here are my easy to do little by little, self-care tips.1. See your professionals! I know it can be scary to make that first appointment or to get back in a rhythm of seeing your therapist each week, but trust me, it’s worth it. You are worth it. Whether you have been putting off that check up, or wanting to start a different treatment, think of this as your reminder. Do it today! Trust me, it will help. 2. Exercise! This can be whatever works for you where you are now. Remember when I talked about this in my video with Nikki Phillippi? She talked about how she was having health issues and could only do certain things to “work out.” But that it was great to find exercise that meets your where you are. So find something and try to do it 3-4 times a week for 30 minutes. Here’s our video for more: https://youtu.be/wx4E8CxIr103. Learn to say “NO” more often. This is something I struggle with so much. But when I say “no” to the thing that I don’t really need nor want to do I have more time to say “yes” to the things that I love and that recharge me. I know it takes practice, but try saying “no” when you are already feeling busy and see if that helps relieve some of the daily stress from your life. 4. Get enough sleep. I know this can be hard and I put this as number 4 because some of those other items prior to this one can help get this back in order too. Start by creating a night time routine for yourself. Maybe that is eat dinner, shower, watch a netflix show and then sleep. If we keep up with that routine, our body will slowly get used to it and we will start yawning during that netflix show. It’s amazing how adaptive we are, and we can use it to our advantage when it comes to getting enough sleep. 5. Take your medication! I hear all the time how someone hated the side effects of a medication or just decided that didn’t need it anymore and stopped taking it. I cannot say this enough, but please do NOT go off a medication without talking to your doctor! Please talk to them first because stopping a medication can have harmful side effects (withdrawal for example). If you are taking your medication, try to get used to taking it around the same time each day. That can make sure we are getting a steady amount of the med and decide if it’s working for us or not. Big thank you to Canadapharmacy.com for supporting this channel and for offering a great resource to any of you out there who are on a medication and struggle to cover the costs each month. Remember to click the link above and use the coupon code “kati25” for $25 off your first order!! xoxo-****-BIG THANK YOU to my Patreon Patrons! Without you, I couldn’t keep creating videos. xoxo https://www.patreon.com/katimorton-New Videos every Monday and Thursday! Visit http://www.katimorton.com for community support!. MERCH! https://store.dftba.com/collections/kati-morton. PATREON https://www.patreon.com/katimorton. TWITTER http://www.twitter.com/katimorton. FACEBOOK http://www.facebook.com/katimorton1. TUMBLR http://www.katimorton.tumblr.com. PINTEREST http://www.pinterest.com/katimorton1. Subscribe! http://bit.ly/2j2frsv-Business email: [email protected] -SENDING KATI STUFF. PO Box. 1223 Wilshire Blvd. #665. Santa Monica, CA 90403-HELP! SUBTITLE VIDEOS http://goo.gl/OZOQXi Subtitle videos if you know English or any other languages! You can help people who are either hearing impaired or non-native English speaking. By doing this, you are helping others and strengthening our community.v/6btZ/
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Self Care breaks the myth that self care is a wine party, Netflix binge, or pedicure social. Self care is what’s needed for your well-being and should always leave you with more energy and feelings of revitalization. Often, the activities that are described as self-care leave you more depleted and with less energy. This talk will break the myth and discuss the 4 components of self care that will support your overall wellness;. -nourishing foods,. -stillness & movement,. -time in nature, and. -self expression.. About Susannah: -Susannah raced Sprint Kayaks on the USA National Kayak Team for almost 10 years, racing at 5 World Championships and competing at Olympic Trials in 2004 and 2008. She retired in 2008. -10 years working for Lululemon Athletica, opening & renovating multiple stores across the country, hiring and training hundreds of employees, as well as implementing innovative community outreach. She did this as a working mom and did not practice self care through either of those experiences and learned the impact of not taking care of herself. She currently lives on Hilton Head Island and is a full-time mom, Doula, essential oil enthusiast as well as creating online personal development programs to support moms with their goals and self care rituals. Susannah Joy Winters is a HypnoBirthing Educator, Essential Oil Advocate, Mom & Wife, with 10 year’s experience working for Lululemon Athletica in management, leadership development, and community outreach. A former member of the USA National Kayak Team and 2x Olympic trials competitor, Susannah enjoys practicing yoga daily, and makes delicious green smoothies. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
One of the CEOs I interviewed for my latest book, The Future Leader, is Barbara Humpton, CEO of SIEMENS in the United States, which has around 60,000 employees. Getting her leadership hack was one of the main goals of my interview. And for Barbara, it’s all about self-care.. Leaders need to serve. They need to serve their leaders, their customers, their partners, and their teams. But oftentimes, leaders forget to serve the most important group of all: themselves. Self-care can manifest in a lot of different ways, but for Barbara, it’s about sleep. Oftentimes, sleeping on a problem can greatly increase your potential for better ideas instead of trying to solve the problem at the moment.. Self-care is different for each person as each of us is dealing with different kinds of stress. But the most important thing is that you take care of yourself so that you can then take care of others.. To get more tips, strategies, and personal hacks from the world’s top CEOs just like this one, sign up for my latest free training series here: http://bit.ly/leadershipreset. #servantleadership #selfcare #healthandwellness #personaldevelopment #businessleaders #leadershiptraining #leadershipcoaching. -- .
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By practicing self-care, we give ourselves a chance to step away and breathe, thus avoiding burnout. Because, face it, it’s not just physical energy and stamina that are threatened by doing too much for too long; it’s also focus and mental acuity. Read about how one woman started prioritizing self-care in motherhood.
When we allow ourselves time to slow down, we are able to attend to our physical, emotional and spiritual needs. Caring for all of these areas is vital to our well-being. Self-care simply implies we are making healthy life choices like eating nutritious food, getting enough rest, regular exercise and relaxation. Self-care involves cleaning and removing clutter within our four-roomed house. We house mental, emotional, and spiritual space within this body we are given.
Our skin is our largest sensory organ, housing this incredible innerness that. Self-care is a systematic approach to nourishing yourself as a human being in all areas of your life: mental, academic and artistic, physical, and spiritual. For years, I used self-indulgence as a miserly substitute for self-care.
My husband stayed late at work, so I’d eat an extra serving of Extreme Moose Tracks ice cream. Self care makes you more effective Similar to above, while preventing burnout, taking time away from tasks puts you in a better mindset to take on those chores that need to be tended to. When you take time for yourself and give your body the quality food, rest and activity that it needs, you will actually have more energy to meet the daily.
When we take better care of ourselves and our bodies we are saying that WE matter. That our health matters. When we neglect ourselves we can start to get run down from exhaustion which can often lead us to get sick.
Guy Winch Why we all need to practice emotional first aid We’ll go to the doctor when we feel flu-ish or a nagging pain. So why don’t we see a health professional when we feel emotional pain: guilt, loss, loneliness? Too many of us deal with common psychological-health issues on our own, says Guy Winch. But we don’t have to. Self-care is exactly what it sounds like: it’s the simple act of taking care of ourself.
Why this has become such a foreign concept to most of the world is kinda crazy! It is solely up to us to monitor to our current state and to make sure that state is as happy and healthy as possible. Self-care is a broad term that encompasses just about anything you to do be good to yourself.
In a nutshell, it’s about being as kind to yourself as you would be to others. It’s partly about knowing when your resources are running low, and stepping back to replenish them rather than letting them all drain away. Sometimes, all you need is a reminder of what you’ve achieved and who you’ve helped to brighten your spirits.
If you’re looking for more ways to practice self-care, here are ten more options you can do in ten minutes or fewer. When you regularly practice self-care, you’ll feel calmer, more centered, and better capable of guiding your.
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To somebody else, self-care could entail a completely different set of practices.
Effective self-care includes paying attention to the ways in which our needs for self-care can change over time, calling us to change course and create new strategies.
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Lovely talk. This concept is greatly used in the East. I am blessed to have been introduced as a child through my yoga teacher. Yoga is not just an exercise regime. Yoga is a way of life, discover yourself.. Namaste annmaree ��
This is good, but from my experience eating healthy and avoiding comforting things like caffeine, sugar, and alcohol is a battle, much easier said than done. I think people eat unhealthy things because they’re stressed, they don’t cause stress per se but they’re not good for long term health and strength.
Hey Kati i love self care and your videos! Thank you so much! My issue is that i feel like i always take everything to the max. Like i started out like yeah im gonna exercise everyday and eat super healthy and stay on top of all my work but then it just spirals out of control. Like now i have to exercise 2 hours every day and the list of foods that i can eat keeps shrinking and i dont know what to do, like how do i do something with out turning it into a wierd rule or obsession or whatever?
Yes! She’s talking about the different between pseudo spiritualism based on materialism and real connection and self care. Really great. I wish more people realized how terrible stress is for you, and that the basics nutrition, sleep, movement, stillness are so simple.
Thank you so much, concise and motivational, just what I needed to remind myself right now �� and the fact that she mentioned whole foods plant based diet: YES, yes yes ��
Wait, we can get medication from Canada through the mail? I’m surprised pharma hasn’t bought lobbyists to close this yet! Better get on this before they find out.
Yes! Love this. �� Self-care is my JAM! I coach a lot of clients through developing and prioritizing their self-care routines and the main thing I see is that the more drained, burnt out, anxious, tired, or depressed you are, the less energy you have to do the things that will make you feel better. Just like anything else, it gains momentum and can feel impossible to do what will help us feel better even if we WANT to. It’s important to remember that:
A) It doesn’t have to be long and involved. It just has to be healthy.
B) It doesn’t have to look like we’re told self-care looks. It just has to leave us feeling a bit better than when we started.
C) There are plenty of options.
We have to focus on doing the things that’ll help you move the needle even just a little bit.
She is so right about how just being outside makes you happy and helps with self care. Covid-19 and quarantining has definitely given everyone a new appreciation for the outdoors.
Love this! Balancing work, being a dad, being a husband is tough so self care gets pushed down the list. I did a video recently on how surfing has definitely help me with self care. Great content. ❤️❤️
Hi Kati! How do I try to fix a friendship with my friend. I have tried to help her in every way possible but she disregards the help. She doesn’t even try to get better. She does everything for attention just so she can get her parents attention. She fakes sick so she does not have to go to school so she can watch Netflix. I don’t know how to be her friend anymore. I told her that I think we need to but our friendship on hold. She is also running my friend group. I just don’t know what to do anymore.
Hi Kati! Love your channel! The healthcare field needs more of this! Lately, I’ve been playing my guitar, learning guitar riffs, dancing to funk music, and getting actual rest.
Well I always knew about the first one,I hate snooze alarm and people who do that are annoying especially when you have to wake up later than them but you end up being restless and tired like them because they don’t get at all that when you do that you feel much worse,just get up like a normal person ��
Now you can understand how much free health means. We, from sri lanka, have to fight for it to protect it from this filthy politicians those who are trying to make us pay for our own health…
As someone who has schizophrenia, I need to do all five things you have listed. I also like to do some kind of beauty regimen at everyday, eat mostly plant based during the week and a bed rest once a week.
My biggest self care is to get out of the house every day. I live by myself and as a phd student, most of my work can be done at home, but getting out makes me see other people, socialize and establish a healthy routine.
If you can’t exercise or don’t like the idea of doing the same thing everyday (lile running or gym) what I try to do is be as active as possible during the entire day. Take public transportation, walk from place to place, take the stairs instead of the elevator, when at home, I always try to do something like cleaning the floor, doing the dishes, cooking, etc. This helps me feel more energetic and productive, since I also do a lot of things that would have to be done anyway and I only need a good pair of shoes to start.
One thing that work for me as well is to not do everything you have to do outside your house in one go, so that you have to get out multiple times during the day.
YES!! I’ve used CanadaPharmacy for 10 years now. I get my Abilify and used to get Lamictal from them, it was the only way I could afford them when they were still brand new to the market. It’s STILL the only way I can afford the abilify. It’s a fantastic site and service, and I would recommend CanadaPharmacy to anyone and everyone who has to take expensive meds!
I find Wysa app very helpful. Writing down my feelings in it and using its meditations and mindfulness exercises help when I get stuck. When I feel down, anxious or hopeless it pulls me out. It’s not a replacement for therapy but it helps between the sessions.
I’ve gone through so much crap that I have mastered self-care techniques and now I treat myself with doing what makes me feel happy and loved, haha. My top favourites are hot baths and jazz music, writing, listening to and/or playing music, dance, friends, comedy TV.
I struggle a lot with skin picking, and it causes me so much anxiety and embarrassment. But now I have this evening routine where I every night when changing into my pajamas, I put body lotion on all the parts of my body where I pick my skin. I think it started out as me trying to make the marks go away quicker, but now it’s turned into a nice thing I do to myself every evening to calm down. I’ve also been trying to put lotions on parts of my body I hate because of my eating disorder, which is still quite hard, but I’m getting there. I have a bunch of different lotions I can choose from, maybe I want one with a specific smell, or I feel like I need something a little thicker and more moisturizing or maybe an oil. I’ve recommended incorporating this into their evening routine to many of my friends as well, some of them had said that it’s definitely a good way to let go of the stress from the day!
i have m s and glad to see your involved i have ptsd and looking for help.. i haven’t sleep well sence its been trigger beinga attacked at a walmart sat.. in my eletric scooter.. i have no family and most freind are dead or work full time..
I hate going to the gym… I know you’re supposed to exercise when you suffer from depression! But a) I don’t like the environment; b) It’s boring; all I ever do is count the minutes before I’m done. c) if you don’t go for a while the results are gone; it’s like a Sisyphus chore where you roll a boulder up a hill—only for it to roll back down again. d) Its sole purpose is to get healthier to be thin, to have a good body, but I have a fortunate body type so I can achieve that with my diet (protein, vegetables & ice cream ��), so why force myself to do something I hate? e) It doesn’t involve learning anything, becoming better at something. It doesn’t give me joy, it doesn’t stimulate me or make me a fuller person (to myself). [Geez, I can come up with a lot of reasons for not going to the gym, heh.]
So, instead of the dastardly gym I try to find an activity that I might, where I’ll learn an actual skill, something that I’ll get better at—while becoming fit. Like horseback riding—I took lessons every week for ten years. Now, I was nine when I started so obviously it wasn’t for fitness reasons… But for my love for horses. (There is no lovelier animal, they’re magic.) Think you just sit on the horse doing nothing? Not English style, where you do dressage or jump. Where you want the horse to go ‘just so’—which they often don’t want…�� Or, with your not so stellar riding skills, have difficulty achieving.
Dancing! I started taking classical ballet lessons in my 20s (when I was old enough to stop looking down on ballet as an activity; to us ‘horse girls’ skipping around in a tutu was about as bad as it got). And it was such hard work, more demanding physically than anything I’ve done, really. As a plus, I also found it very meditative! Ballroom is awesome as well. I took a course in all of them (cha-cha-cha, hello) and it was a gas. And salsa! Which has the huge plus of being something I’ll actually have a decent chance to use. At home, to disco music. Also, at clubs here in New York; Puerto Ricans. And it’s not that hard! (I thought.) It only has a few basic moves.�� Dude. Of course it has any number of moves, don’t be a buffoon. Great exercise; my legs in the beginning would just about buckle at the end of the class (1.5 hs); incourageingly though, already at the 3rd class I noticed a difference. Loved it; it got me out of the house, and it was a scheduled activity. Also, there are coupons. ��
Oh cool!! I have insurance for my meds but my dog takes seizure meds, glaucoma drop and stuff for her ears. No insurance for that! And it costs a fortune!! I’m going to check that pharmacy out. Thanks Kati
As for the other stuff, sleep is my problem which doesn’t help the depression. I can get to sleep using melatonin but I’m sorta addicted to YouTube on my phone. I keep saying well this video is in nine minute…and then I see another, what’s 15 more minutes when it’s already 2am? Okay just one last video. They don’t have 12 step programs for iPhone addiction!
Withdrawal from medication is real. I was in the hospital for a bit too long (in my opinion) and when I came I stopped having my medicine. That first day was awful, I felt horrible, really grumpy and moody and angry at the world. If I had taken my medication that probably wouldn’t have happened, so talk to your doc before stopping!
Self care is for people who aren’t overloaded in survival mode…. Care? Nobody cares. I can’t pay that much attention to ME anymore. I look forward to those times again. But I have been like a fucking mouse on a wheel. And there is an evil group of scientists and students not allowing me to stop. I’m escaping finally. I am so angry. I do know time and action will make it better. I have no where to live. It’s fucked.
thx for this ha bisky vid and when did canada being able to sell drugs to americans become legal
i know people have been illegally buying drugs from canada for years but legally this is new i even thought it got struct down in the obamacare bill to do this (i thought it was only some states that made this legal and that the federal government part of things were pissed about it)
This really doesn’t have anything to do with this video but it’s your latest one so I was hoping for some advice. I was married for 15 years. I found out that my husband was cheating on me. This was so traumatizing for me because I trusted him with everything in me. Then we go thru a rough divorce which was also very traumatizing. Well now that I’m trying to date again, and I had 2 bad relationships with them because they took advantage of my feelings, broke promises, and just never made me feel loved like my ex husband did in the beginning of our relationship when I had no doubt that he loved me. And it’s just messing with my relationships because I can’t trust and I question everything. I drive them away. I also have depression which doesn’t help either but all this gets in the way of me being who I was before my husband cheated on me when it was easier to trust. I just can’t be comfortable like I used to be. I know I’m broken. How can I get back like I used to be and just relax and have a good time and not over think every little thing? And I also know my depression has gotten worse. So any advice on what I can do?
I like to get together with friends on Tuesday nights to play d&d. It helps me to relax and be creative and yes even get a few laughs. Unfortunately I’m also living with my mother right now and she has 0 understanding to how important my nights with my friends are to me
Hey Kati, how do we get used to taking care of ourselves and our dreams even when that level of security just didnt feel acceptable or nurtured but rather destroyed in the family. I hope that makes sense but it can feel uncomofrtable and perhaps dangerous, rather than what it should b freeing and comforting….. I guess unhealthy individuals are frightened of that state and dont want you to feel that? Let me know if you have an opinion. Im trying to let myself know that it is safe even if it wasnt in the past, Im okay now, and that it is possible even if its not reflected or seen as a stable way of living. Thanks Kati xx
Thank you for your videos. They are extremely helpful. I suffer from PTSD, TBI and I also am about a year away from getting my masters in mft, and your videos help me understand the subjects when the books are too confusing.
I always make sure to take my meds at the same time. But I’m just getting a refill on my meds and it’s been 3 days almost 4 since I haven’t taken them and withdrawals is always the thing I worry about. I just need to get back on track with my meds!
Lovely talk. This concept is greatly used in the East. I am blessed to have been introduced as a child through my yoga teacher. Yoga is not just an exercise regime. Yoga is a way of life, discover yourself.. Namaste annmaree ��
This is good, but from my experience eating healthy and avoiding comforting things like caffeine, sugar, and alcohol is a battle, much easier said than done. I think people eat unhealthy things because they’re stressed, they don’t cause stress per se but they’re not good for long term health and strength.
Hey Kati i love self care and your videos! Thank you so much! My issue is that i feel like i always take everything to the max. Like i started out like yeah im gonna exercise everyday and eat super healthy and stay on top of all my work but then it just spirals out of control. Like now i have to exercise 2 hours every day and the list of foods that i can eat keeps shrinking and i dont know what to do, like how do i do something with out turning it into a wierd rule or obsession or whatever?
Love this! Completely agree with the idea self care shouldn’t have to be super glamorous I talk about it in my latest video on self care! ��✨
Yes! She’s talking about the different between pseudo spiritualism based on materialism and real connection and self care. Really great. I wish more people realized how terrible stress is for you, and that the basics nutrition, sleep, movement, stillness are so simple.
Thank you so much, concise and motivational, just what I needed to remind myself right now �� and the fact that she mentioned whole foods plant based diet: YES, yes yes ��
Wait, we can get medication from Canada through the mail? I’m surprised pharma hasn’t bought lobbyists to close this yet! Better get on this before they find out.
Yes! Love this. �� Self-care is my JAM! I coach a lot of clients through developing and prioritizing their self-care routines and the main thing I see is that the more drained, burnt out, anxious, tired, or depressed you are, the less energy you have to do the things that will make you feel better. Just like anything else, it gains momentum and can feel impossible to do what will help us feel better even if we WANT to. It’s important to remember that:
A) It doesn’t have to be long and involved. It just has to be healthy.
B) It doesn’t have to look like we’re told self-care looks. It just has to leave us feeling a bit better than when we started.
C) There are plenty of options.
We have to focus on doing the things that’ll help you move the needle even just a little bit.
She is so right about how just being outside makes you happy and helps with self care. Covid-19 and quarantining has definitely given everyone a new appreciation for the outdoors.
Love this! Balancing work, being a dad, being a husband is tough so self care gets pushed down the list. I did a video recently on how surfing has definitely help me with self care. Great content. ❤️❤️
Hi Kati! How do I try to fix a friendship with my friend. I have tried to help her in every way possible but she disregards the help. She doesn’t even try to get better. She does everything for attention just so she can get her parents attention. She fakes sick so she does not have to go to school so she can watch Netflix. I don’t know how to be her friend anymore. I told her that I think we need to but our friendship on hold. She is also running my friend group. I just don’t know what to do anymore.
Hi Kati! Love your channel! The healthcare field needs more of this! Lately, I’ve been playing my guitar, learning guitar riffs, dancing to funk music, and getting actual rest.
Well I always knew about the first one,I hate snooze alarm and people who do that are annoying especially when you have to wake up later than them but you end up being restless and tired like them because they don’t get at all that when you do that you feel much worse,just get up like a normal person ��
Now you can understand how much free health means. We, from sri lanka, have to fight for it to protect it from this filthy politicians those who are trying to make us pay for our own health…
As someone who has schizophrenia, I need to do all five things you have listed. I also like to do some kind of beauty regimen at everyday, eat mostly plant based during the week and a bed rest once a week.
My biggest self care is to get out of the house every day. I live by myself and as a phd student, most of my work can be done at home, but getting out makes me see other people, socialize and establish a healthy routine.
If you can’t exercise or don’t like the idea of doing the same thing everyday (lile running or gym) what I try to do is be as active as possible during the entire day. Take public transportation, walk from place to place, take the stairs instead of the elevator, when at home, I always try to do something like cleaning the floor, doing the dishes, cooking, etc. This helps me feel more energetic and productive, since I also do a lot of things that would have to be done anyway and I only need a good pair of shoes to start.
One thing that work for me as well is to not do everything you have to do outside your house in one go, so that you have to get out multiple times during the day.
YES!! I’ve used CanadaPharmacy for 10 years now. I get my Abilify and used to get Lamictal from them, it was the only way I could afford them when they were still brand new to the market. It’s STILL the only way I can afford the abilify. It’s a fantastic site and service, and I would recommend CanadaPharmacy to anyone and everyone who has to take expensive meds!
I find Wysa app very helpful. Writing down my feelings in it and using its meditations and mindfulness exercises help when I get stuck. When I feel down, anxious or hopeless it pulls me out. It’s not a replacement for therapy but it helps between the sessions.
I’ve gone through so much crap that I have mastered self-care techniques and now I treat myself with doing what makes me feel happy and loved, haha. My top favourites are hot baths and jazz music, writing, listening to and/or playing music, dance, friends, comedy TV.
I struggle a lot with skin picking, and it causes me so much anxiety and embarrassment. But now I have this evening routine where I every night when changing into my pajamas, I put body lotion on all the parts of my body where I pick my skin. I think it started out as me trying to make the marks go away quicker, but now it’s turned into a nice thing I do to myself every evening to calm down. I’ve also been trying to put lotions on parts of my body I hate because of my eating disorder, which is still quite hard, but I’m getting there. I have a bunch of different lotions I can choose from, maybe I want one with a specific smell, or I feel like I need something a little thicker and more moisturizing or maybe an oil. I’ve recommended incorporating this into their evening routine to many of my friends as well, some of them had said that it’s definitely a good way to let go of the stress from the day!
i have m s and glad to see your involved i have ptsd and looking for help.. i haven’t sleep well sence its been trigger beinga attacked at a walmart sat.. in my eletric scooter.. i have no family and most freind are dead or work full time..
I hate going to the gym… I know you’re supposed to exercise when you suffer from depression! But a) I don’t like the environment; b) It’s boring; all I ever do is count the minutes before I’m done. c) if you don’t go for a while the results are gone; it’s like a Sisyphus chore where you roll a boulder up a hill—only for it to roll back down again. d) Its sole purpose is to
get healthierto be thin, to have a good body, but I have a fortunate body type so I can achieve that with my diet (protein, vegetables & ice cream ��), so why force myself to do something I hate? e) It doesn’t involve learning anything, becoming better at something. It doesn’t give me joy, it doesn’t stimulate me or make me a fuller person (to myself). [Geez, I can come up with a lot of reasons for not going to the gym, heh.]So, instead of the dastardly gym I try to find an activity that I might, where I’ll learn an actual skill, something that I’ll get better at—while becoming fit. Like horseback riding—I took lessons every week for ten years. Now, I was nine when I started so obviously it wasn’t for fitness reasons… But for my love for horses. (There is no lovelier animal, they’re magic.) Think you just sit on the horse doing nothing? Not English style, where you do dressage or jump. Where you want the horse to go ‘just so’—which they often don’t want…�� Or, with your not so stellar riding skills, have difficulty achieving.
Dancing! I started taking classical ballet lessons in my 20s (when I was old enough to stop looking down on ballet as an activity; to us ‘horse girls’ skipping around in a tutu was about as bad as it got). And it was such hard work, more demanding physically than anything I’ve done, really. As a plus, I also found it very meditative! Ballroom is awesome as well. I took a course in all of them (cha-cha-cha, hello) and it was a gas. And salsa! Which has the huge plus of being something I’ll actually have a decent chance to use. At home, to disco music. Also, at clubs here in New York; Puerto Ricans. And it’s not that hard! (I thought.) It only has a few basic moves.�� Dude. Of course it has any number of moves, don’t be a buffoon. Great exercise; my legs in the beginning would just about buckle at the end of the class (1.5 hs); incourageingly though, already at the 3rd class I noticed a difference. Loved it; it got me out of the house, and it was a scheduled activity. Also, there are coupons. ��
Amen to self-care!!!!!!!!!! So important for our mental health! Check out my new Take Care Tuesday series!!! Love you channel Kati!
Oh cool!! I have insurance for my meds but my dog takes seizure meds, glaucoma drop and stuff for her ears. No insurance for that! And it costs a fortune!! I’m going to check that pharmacy out. Thanks Kati
As for the other stuff, sleep is my problem which doesn’t help the depression. I can get to sleep using melatonin but I’m sorta addicted to YouTube on my phone. I keep saying well this video is in nine minute…and then I see another, what’s 15 more minutes when it’s already 2am? Okay just one last video. They don’t have 12 step programs for iPhone addiction!
Withdrawal from medication is real. I was in the hospital for a bit too long (in my opinion) and when I came I stopped having my medicine. That first day was awful, I felt horrible, really grumpy and moody and angry at the world. If I had taken my medication that probably wouldn’t have happened, so talk to your doc before stopping!
Self care is for people who aren’t overloaded in survival mode…. Care?
Nobody cares. I can’t pay that much attention to ME anymore.
I look forward to those times again. But I have been like a fucking mouse on a wheel. And there is an evil group of scientists and students not allowing me to stop.
I’m escaping finally. I am so angry. I do know time and action will make it better. I have no where to live. It’s fucked.
thx for this ha bisky vid and when did canada being able to sell drugs to americans become legal
i know people have been illegally buying drugs from canada for years but legally this is new i even thought it got struct down in the obamacare bill to do this (i thought it was only some states that made this legal and that the federal government part of things were pissed about it)
This really doesn’t have anything to do with this video but it’s your latest one so I was hoping for some advice. I was married for 15 years. I found out that my husband was cheating on me. This was so traumatizing for me because I trusted him with everything in me. Then we go thru a rough divorce which was also very traumatizing. Well now that I’m trying to date again, and I had 2 bad relationships with them because they took advantage of my feelings, broke promises, and just never made me feel loved like my ex husband did in the beginning of our relationship when I had no doubt that he loved me. And it’s just messing with my relationships because I can’t trust and I question everything. I drive them away. I also have depression which doesn’t help either but all this gets in the way of me being who I was before my husband cheated on me when it was easier to trust. I just can’t be comfortable like I used to be. I know I’m broken. How can I get back like I used to be and just relax and have a good time and not over think every little thing? And I also know my depression has gotten worse. So any advice on what I can do?
I like to get together with friends on Tuesday nights to play d&d. It helps me to relax and be creative and yes even get a few laughs. Unfortunately I’m also living with my mother right now and she has 0 understanding to how important my nights with my friends are to me
Hey Kati, how do we get used to taking care of ourselves and our dreams even when that level of security just didnt feel acceptable or nurtured but rather destroyed in the family. I hope that makes sense but it can feel uncomofrtable and perhaps dangerous, rather than what it should b freeing and comforting….. I guess unhealthy individuals are frightened of that state and dont want you to feel that? Let me know if you have an opinion. Im trying to let myself know that it is safe even if it wasnt in the past, Im okay now, and that it is possible even if its not reflected or seen as a stable way of living. Thanks Kati xx
Thank you for your videos. They are extremely helpful. I suffer from PTSD, TBI and I also am about a year away from getting my masters in mft, and your videos help me understand the subjects when the books are too confusing.
I always make sure to take my meds at the same time. But I’m just getting a refill on my meds and it’s been 3 days almost 4 since I haven’t taken them and withdrawals is always the thing I worry about. I just need to get back on track with my meds!