Chronic Illness Truth #8

We live in the self-care revolution!  Everywhere we turn there are posts on social media about self-care and self-love, and how to practice it in our everyday lives, and I for one believe that self-care is a crucial part of healing and coping with chronic illness.

We live in a world where self-care is often portrayed as things we do that make us feel good in the moment.  And don't get me wrong here, I have definitely been found guilty of eating a piece of chocolate cake in the name of self-care!  (As long as it's organic and sugar-free right?!)  But I just wanted to point out here that self-care doesn't always look like things that feel good or are convenient in the moment.  It's not always convenient to take all of my supplements or drink green juice every morning, but it's what my body needs to function and to stay well, and those simple things are sometimes the best ways that we can take care of ourselves.  Self-care isn't always nice and pretty looking.  Sometimes it's grueling when you're fighting a chronic illness, but we resolve to keep doing it because we're fighting for our quality of life.

I also think it's really important to find balance in caring for ourselves and caring for others.  It's important that in our efforts to practice self-care we don't become self-ish.  And in our efforts to care for others we don't forget to care for ourselves.  Balance is one of the most important things we can find in our journey to health wellness and as we strive for that we can find joy in our journey, no matter our circumstance. 

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Comment below what self-care looks like for you!