Taking care of self

Self-Nurturing Activities

• Walk in the rain

• Exercise

• Keep a journal

• Play the piano or other instrument

• Sign up for a yoga class

• Take a warm bath

• Have breakfast in bed

• Take a sauna

• Get a massage

• Buy yourself a rose

• Take a bubble bath

• Go to a pet store and play with the animals

• Visit a zoo

• Have a manicure or pedicure…or both

• Stop and smell some flowers

• Watch the sunrise or the sunset

• Relax with a good book and/or soothing music

• Rent a funny movie

• Play your favorite music and dance to it by yourself

• Go to bed early

• Sleep outside under the stars

• Sit outside by the campfire on a cold evening

• Take a mental health “day off” from work

• Fix a special dinner just for yourself and eat by candlelight

• Go for a walk

• Call a good friend or several…

• Go out to a fine restaurant by yourself

• Go to the beach

• Take a scenic drive

• Meditate

• Buy new clothes you can afford

• Browse in a book or record store as long as you want

• Buy yourself a stuffed animal and just hold it

• Buy yourself something special that you can just hold it

• Buy yourself something special that you can afford

• Buy a meditation tape

• Listen to a positive, motivational tape