Self-care during difficult times serves three critical functions:

It regulates your nervous system. Change triggers stress responses in your body. Regular self-care practices signal safety to your nervous system, helping you move out of constant fight-or-flight mode.

It preserves your identity. During major transitions, it's easy to lose yourself in the chaos. Self-care activities remind you who you are beyond the crisis you're managing.

It gives you a sense of stability. When life feels uncertain, small, regular acts of self-care become familiar routines that help you feel grounded.

Throughout the years, I did a lot of self-exploration and tried out many methods, learned and studied many of them, and no matter from which angle I look at it, it always comes back to this:

A regulated body & mind, a regulated nervous system….

Here are some personal insights and thoughts that have been on my mind a lot lately….

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A regulated nervous system (or finding your way back to one) will be one of your most essential tools for you to live a happier and more fulfilled life. It will be a game changer if you make it your priority to regulate and soothe yourself.

Read more in the blog post.