Self-Care is Essential: A Personal Resiliency Program for Healthcare Professionals, First Responders Other Caregivers [Paperback]

Self-Care is Essential provides simple yet practical techniques to help positively impact those who need self-care the most, yet often practice it the least: caregivers, essential workers, healthcare professionals, and first responders.

Wellness and self-care do not have to be overwhelming, time-consuming, complicated or expensive. All that is required is an honest commitment to the most important person in your life — you! A proper self-care regimen reduces stress, restores energy and builds resilience, leaving you better prepared to tackle life’s unpredictable challenges.

Self-Care is Essential includes:

• Time management tips to maximize productivity and reduce stress
• Self-massage techniques to relax and restore energy
• Nutritional guidelines for a balanced diet, even on the go
• Beginner-friendly yoga movements to stretch and strengthen
• Advice on how to create your ideal personal space
• Aromatherapy and guided meditation tips to soothe and calm

When you’ve spent so long taking care of others, it can sometimes feel like you’ve forgotten how to take care of yourself. Break the cycle, rediscover your motivation and excite yourself to start an authentic self-care journey! ...guides us towards a path of resilience and self-nourishment. —N. Tamara Ramirez, RN, Co-Executive Director of CODE YOU

The tools Gwen provides in this book are user-friendly for all to benefit. —Salliann Schippers, LCSW Behavioral Health Specialist

...self-care is a necessity for physical and mental survival. —Jo-Ann Avalone, retired NYPD 911 first responder