Slow Down, Enjoy Life: A Compassionate Guide to Self-Care
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Slow Down, Enjoy Life is a practical guide to simple, sustainable, life-changing self-care. Filled with expert advice and whimsical illustrations, this book will take you on a journey through ten different types of self-care, all while deconstructing, destigmatizing, and dispelling common misconceptions about mental health.
Over the course of this book, you will learn how to make small habits stick, turning quick rituals into long-lasting routines and developing deeper well-being. Each page has been thoughtfully designed with affirming, accessible recommendations for incorporating physical, mental, and emotional self-care into your daily routine, as well as motivation for making it work long-term. So take a breath, slow down, and enjoy life.
SMALL ADJUSTMENTS, LARGE REWARDS: Although the advice in this book is simple to implement (starting at only 5 minutes a day), it will have a significant and lasting impact on your life.
ACCESSIBLE: Slow Down, Enjoy Life was written with accessibility in mind. No matter what your mental health journey has been up to this point, this book will meet you where you are.
SELF-CARE MENUS: Self-care looks different for everyone. Slow Down, Enjoy Life provides a guide for creating your own individual self-care menus, tailored to your schedule.
WHIMSICAL ILLUSTRATIONS: Features sweet, playful artwork that serves as a reminder of the good things in life, even when you’re having a difficult day.
AFFIRMATIONS: Includes affirmations for integrating authentic positivity into your life, as well as practical strategies for self-care on busy days.
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