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Some days you need a pick-me-up, some days you need a life preserver. As Anna Borges explains, for most of us, self-care is a wide spectrum of decisions and actions that soothe and fortify us against all the shit we deal with. You may already practice some form of self-care, whether it's taking an extra-long shower after a stressful day, splurging on a fancy dinner, or choosing Netflix over that friend-of-a-friend's birthday party. But when life gets so overwhelming that you want to stay in bed, some more radical care is crucial to maintain your sanity.
The More or Less Definitive Guide to Self-Care is here to help you exist in the world. Borges gathers over 200 tips, activities, and stories (from experts and everyday people alike) into an A-to-Z list—from asking for help to catching some Zzz's. Make any day a little more OK with new skills in your self-care toolkit—and energy to show up for yourself.
A Foreword INDIES Gold Winner
"This self-help guide made me feel seen." —Real Simple
"A compendium [about] how to move through the world with a little more kindness for yourself." —Bustle
"Give [this to] your Type A friend who runs herself ragged." —Los Angeles Times
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781615196111
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- ISBN: 9781615196111
- File size: 8936 KB
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- English
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September 9, 2019
Borges, senior editor at Self magazine, delivers a comprehensive guide to self-care in her strong debut, a playful encyclopedia filled with sound advice. Arranged in alphabetical order, Borges’s catalogue covers the spectrum of therapeutic practices, including recent trends such as adult coloring books and more traditional solutions for self-care such as support groups. She also takes time to explain the recent history of the term self-care, its limits as a cure, and the potential for self-care to be used as an excuse for furthering consumerism. The encyclopedic format of the book means that entries are covered cursorily, and so the guide is most useful as a compendium of ideas that one can peruse and explore further elsewhere. Personal self-care routines are set off throughout, and joyful illustrations by Scott accentuate Borges’s friendly tone. Borges concludes with a flowchart to decide what kind of self-care one might need and a guide for those new to therapy. Borges’s welcoming tone and plethora of ideas will be helpful for readers whether they’re looking for ideas for being just a little bit happier or struggling with serious mental health concerns.
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