If you don't know how to take care of yourself

You can start with these lists:

Take care of your body: shower, brush your teeth, wear clean clothes

Treat the pain you've endured for a long time

Eat regularly

Avoid "escaping"

Sleep / take a nap during the day

Exercise or do stretching

Deep breathing

If budget allows, get a body massage or facial

Put down what you're doing, rest for 15 minutes to 2 hours

Give yourself a break

Find someone you trust to chat with

Go to bed early, or try to sleep in

Take a long, hot bath

Go for a walk

Eat until you're 70% full at dinner

Take a ten-minute walk after dinner

Soak your feet in warm water for five minutes

Hum your favorite song while showering

Carefully apply body lotion

Check and trim overly long nails

Prepare the clothes you will wear tomorrow

Organize your backpack or handbag

Water your plants or wipe their leaves

Open the window for ventilation for ten minutes

Do five minutes of simple stretching exercises

Turn off the main lights, turn on a small night light

Read a few pages of a light book

Write down three good things that happened today

Listen to a piece of relaxing instrumental music

Gently massage around your eyes and temples

Apply lip balm to your lips

Set the alarm for tomorrow

Review what you accomplished today

Say an encouraging word to yourself

Turn off all screens before bed

Adjust your pillow to a comfortable height

Take five slow deep breaths

Recall a warm memory

Stretch your body, relax every muscle

Be grateful for going through today safely

Allow yourself to occasionally sleep in

Try cooking a new dish over the weekend

Wash the accumulated cups

Write a short letter to an old friend

Sit on a park bench for a while

Organize a drawer or folder

Allow yourself to feel joy in small things

Don't set a destination, take the bus for a few stops

Tell yourself "It's okay"

Believe tomorrow will bring new possibilities

Taking care of yourself is not a one-time task, but a gentle accumulation day by day.

May this list serve as a quiet friend, reminding you when you need it: you deserve to be treated with care, from morning to night, from body to spirit.