{"id":6073,"date":"2015-03-21T00:56:50","date_gmt":"2015-03-21T00:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lauradoyle1.wpengine.com\/?p=6073"},"modified":"2025-08-20T08:34:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T15:34:56","slug":"self-care-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/self-care-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-Care Ideas for Women"},"content":{"rendered":"

I used to think self-care was either a code word for exercise or something indulgent that other women did, like going to the spa all weekend. Who has that kind of time and money?<\/p>\n

Still, I knew I should do self-care, and it was on my to-do list, but it never reached the top because there was always something more appealing to do than 30 minutes of cardio. And a spa weekend seemed like too much time and money.<\/p>\n

But I was looking at self-care all wrong.<\/p>\n

Now I see self-care as deciding to make myself happy, and sometimes that means watching cat videos while sipping tea by the pool. Or listening to my favorite podcast while putting on makeup or singing along in the car with Lady Gaga and Lizzo.<\/p>\n

And okay, technically, it is exercise, but playing volleyball makes me feel like a kid during recess.<\/p>\n

I also see self-care as essential for having a great marriage.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why whenever a woman tells me that things are tense at home, one of the first things I ask her is, \u201cHow\u2019s your self-care?\u201d<\/p>\n

Most of the time, she responds that she hasn\u2019t had the time to do much for her own enjoyment lately. That happens to all of us sometimes, but since self-care activities are such a vital part of keeping your relationship healthy and happy, there are four categories of self-care I like to invite her to consider putting at the top of her list.<\/p>\n

I invite her to experiment with prioritizing these self-care ideas before we start experimenting with any of the other Intimacy SkillsTM<\/sup><\/a> because, without self-care, it\u2019s hard to do any of the other practices.<\/p>\n

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