23 Tiny Self-Care Tips To Try
Small changes, big difference.
Since May, I’ve been bringing you weekly guides for self-care during this weird, tiring year.
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So here's a collection of the easiest small changes you can make – they all take under 10 minutes.
Look up Ruby Etc's illustrations.
Ruby explains that she uses creative outlets for her mental health issues:
“I think anyone who’s been there has heard the standard ‘flick a rubber band against your wrist’ or ‘squeeze ice cubes’ mantras used by professionals. No one really tells you that creative outlets like knitting and doodling can also work really well. It’s about finding what’s right for you in that moment; there’s no right or wrong way to go about this stuff. When I was struggling with frequent and intense urges to hurt myself or worse, drawing was one of the only nondestructive ways I could express the overwhelming distress that was behind them.”
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