WHO defines self-care as “the ability of individuals, families and communities to promote health, prevent disease, maintain health, and to cope with illness and disability with or without the support of a healthcare provider”.
Self-care is part of the answer to how we can allbetter cope with daily stressors, explains Kelsey Patel, a Los Angelesbased wellness expert and the author of the forthcoming book Burning Bright: Rituals, Reiki, and Self-Care to Heal Burnout, Anxiety, and Stress. Its work stress. Its the stress of trying to keep up with the pace of daily life, which technology has hastened more than ever (just think how many emails come flooding into your inbox each day). “People are feeling lonelier and less able to unwind and slow dow, which makes them feel more anxious and overwhelmed by even the simplest tasks,” Patel says.
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