Self Care Can Help You Deal With the Stuff That's Wrong

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Self care is seen as a fix ed all approach, like women need to take better care of themselves. But i think that self care can help you deal with the stuff that can go wrong in your life. It doesn't have to be this big spa day with all your girl friends and champagne right? If you do it in the way she described, of taking moments for yourself round the office, tinking, a breather, moving,. That's our show. We want to hear from you. Ye mail us at women at work at h b r dot org.

Despite what we see on Instagram, self-care isn’t just about face masks and massages (although those are nice). It’s about spending your time, including your workday, in ways that prioritize the things and people you care about. Studies show that this kind of self-care makes us happier and more focused in our jobs.

But it can be a challenge to take care of ourselves when we’re on deadline, traveling too much, or reporting to a boss who emails at all hours. We speak with researcher Ashley Whillans about how managers can model healthy habits and how employees can make time to practice them. Ashley shares a personal experience about what happens when we don’t prioritize self-care, while Amy G. gets a firsthand lesson in an airport.

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