The New York Times: Self Care Issue
Research has shown that taking care of and being good to yourself mentally and physically - through exercise, a healthy diet, stress management and sleep — translates into a longer, more satisfying life. But putting self-care into practice can be more challenging than it sounds. Daily life is more complicated than ever and people don't always know how to find the time to develop proper practices devoted to self-care. This special edition from The New York Times offers a guiding hand. Included in these pages is advice from medical and wellness experts, productivity consultants, theologians and many others who've considered the roadblocks to best self-care practices and how to overcome them. Included is a two-week program to build healthy habits as well as first-person accounts of self-compassion and interviews with readers who've found satisfaction in new routines from quitting bad habits to finding comfort in books, hobbies, gardening, cooking and more. Now is the perfect time to start practicing self-care.
