![]() ![]() Initially, the notion of self-care sounded to me (as it sounds to many people) as something completely self-indulgent. ![]() My mother is a colon cancer survivor whose beginning symptoms were regular digestive issues it was time for a lifestyle change. For the first time in my life, I had a health complication that, if not treated properly, could change my life. So, that meant I could eat steak and chocolate cake washed down with a couple of glasses of Pinot as long as I had some greens and made it to the gym the next day.įinding out I had GERD was a wake up call. I wasn't concerned with being healthy, I thought that thin = healthy. In reality, my lifestyle wasn't very healthy at all, I ate and exercised for body-size at the time. For me, this was a gut-punch because I was a "model who lived a healthy lifestyle" (serious side-eye to my younger self). I went to the hospital and was diagnosed with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. I couldn't eat anything, I couldn't even stomach water. This ill-feeling wasn't your regular hangover, my entire body felt as if it was ready to shut down. What led to my exact self-care "aha!" moment? It was the day after my 27th birthday festivities, I woke up in my tiny bedroom in Bed-Stuy next to one of my best girlfriends, still wearing my makeup and outfit from the night before and feeling insanely ill. ![]() It was after spending the bulk of my mid-messy-twenties doing the absolute most that I realized I needed to stop and reevaluate the way I was treating myself. It changed the way I think about myself, the ways I interact with others, and the thoughts I have about others and the world. It may sound a bit dramatic, but, self-care saved my life. I'm hoping that the current trendiness of self-care will lead more people to dig deeper and discover the importance of true self-care, develop their own definition of self-care and implement self-care practices. Self-care is trending right now and, as a self-care advocate, sure, I have mixed feelings about that. ![]()
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