Schawn Austin | Healing History Counseling

Self-care in order to be better able to serve, is valid.Self-care because you matter, Is more valid!

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We are not taught the value of taking care of ourselves. Often if we are taught to take care of ourselves it is only so we can recharge our batteries and return to taking care of others. Taking care of other people is a good thing to do and that work does drain our resources... Thus recharging ourselves is an important part of taking care of others. But that is not the only reason we should practice self care. We should practice self care because we are worth it. We should practice self care because we are valuable unto ourselves and we deserve to be taken care of, particularly by our own selves. People with histories of childhood trauma or abuse often expend a great deal of energy taking care of others - If the abusive individuals needs are met the abused may stay safe. At the same time that abused child is being taught that they are unworthy of love and care. From those lessons grows an adult who doesn't practice self care, doesn't believe they are worthy of self-care and who expends a great deal of energy taking care of others (and eventually resenting it).