🔼: [[⭐️ Self-Love]], #### ⭐️ Self-Maintenance Self-Maintenance is the not-so-fun stuff we do because it's good for us and we’re important. If we grew up in families that didn't look after themselves, this may be new to us. That's okay, we can learn. And some of it might be kind of fun after all. ###### Keys - [[🔑 Maintenance is sometimes mistaken for Care]] - [[🔑 Care, Maintenance, Regulation can overlap and synergize]] ###### Self-Maintenance Menu - [[🕯️ Meditation 🧘]] - [[🕯️ Movement and Exercise 👟]] - [[⭐️ Nutrition]] / hydration - [[⭐️ Sleep]], [[⭐️ Rest and Restoration]] - [[Skincare]] - [[⭐️ Life Curation]] - [[💡 Therapy]], sponsor, trusted friend, or someone safe. - [[🕯️ Breathwork 💨]] - [[⭐️ Personal Finance]] - [[🛠 Non-Sleep Deep Rest (NSDR)]] - Take steps to [[💡 Brain#Improve Brain Health|improve brain health]]. - Take a shower, get dressed during the day. - Sunlight: 20 minutes, preferably before 10:00am. - [[👟 Stretching]] / [[Massage]] / [[🛠 Self-Massage]] - [[🕯️ Journaling]] - [[🛠 Music]] - [[🕯️ Gratitude]] - [[⭐️ Community]] and healthy [[⭐️ Relationships]]. When some of us start off, our [[🛠 Recovery Space]] is very small. Healthy relationships expand it. - Create an intentional [[Morning Routine]]. - [[⭐️ Household Maintenance]]