10 Acts of Self Care for School Counsellors

1. Accept that you can’t do it all. There are only so many hours in the day and you deserve to take time for yourself. Make sure you take your lunch break every day unless an emergency comes up.

2. Breathing is important for you too. Take time before each student you see to breathe.

3. Connect with other School Counsellors. they understand you and the complexities of what you do.

4. Dedicate time to play whatever that means for you , paint, sing, dance, doodle. Decompressing is a must for School Counsellors.

5. Exercise every day. Finding some small way to exercise is one of the best self care tips that you will recommend to others, so you can fit this into your schedule too. Walking everyday clears my mind.

6. Friendships make the world a better place. Do fun things with friends as much as possible.

7. Gratitude helps, think of two things you are grateful for today and write them down.

8. Hope is everything. Think of ways you can keep a hopeful attitude and journal them.

9. Integrate positive self talk into your daily life.

10. Just be you. There is so much pressure to perform and do so many tasks. Know that you have the counselling skills that help others and by just being you, you will make a difference.

Self Care is essential on an ongoing basis. Thanks for all you do! for more ideas click HERE.