Attuned Up Counselling Services
4890 Appaloosa Way V9L6J1 Duncan, BC, Canada

Today is International Self-Care Day. July 24th (24/7) symbolizes that the benefits of self-care are experienced 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! We are using tod...ay to promote self-care culture and to reflect on the lessons learned about taking care of ourselves during the COVID-19 pandemic. Check out the 7 pillars of self-care: - Health Literacy - Self Awareness - Physical Activity - Healthy Eating - Risk Avoidance - Good Hygiene - Optimal use of Products and Services Learn more about the 7 pillars of self-care and how you can improve your own self-care practices every day of the year at selfcare.ca.

Psychiatric Nutrition...

Things that can be true at the same time:

https://youtu.be/T5sOh4gKPIg

You may have heard of the ACE's (Adverse Childhood Experiences) but have you heard about PACE's? PACE's are the Protective And Compensatory Experiences that ...increase resilience & protect against risk. PACE's fall into two categories: Relationships & Resources. Relationships: Relational safety, having a reliable friend, needs are met often enough, opportunity to connect socially, empathy and connection is available, experiencing repair after relational rupture. Resources: Routines & hobbies, accessing a supportive network, volunteering, giving, helping, and contributing to something, adopting a breathing or mindfulness practice, and having opportunities for activity and self-regulation. Edit to add: The ACE Study (conducted in the 1990’s) found associations between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and health/social problems across the lifespan. PACEs identify the protective and compensatory factors that mitigate these later-life problems/outcomes. Here are some further resources to check out on ACEs and PACEs. https://www.apa.org//adverse-protective-childhood-experien https://www.apa.org//adverse-protective-childhood-experien

Designed for children, however useful for adults as well.

I hope you take advantage of this amazing opportunity...

#4 is powerful...

If, like myself, you are planning to include more self care in the New Year, you'll find some extra motivation here