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From Coping to Thriving: How to Turn Self-Care Into a Way of Life
Self-care is a necessary ingredient for a life fully-lived, yet for most of us it's something we resort to only when we're at our most burned out, vulnerable and desperate.
In From Coping to Thriving: How to Turn Self-Care Into a Way of Life, you'll discover why self-care is about much more than the usual advice to take a bubble bath. This comprehensive guide will show you how to create a self-care practice that truly meets your needs and leaves you feeling like the best version of yourself.
With a balance between practical suggestions, coaching-style questions and psychological groundwork, this book is designed to give you the self-knowledge and awareness you need to start making self-care an integral part of your life. As well as suggesting hundreds of useful self-care tips and ideas, From Coping to Thriving will also take you deeper into must-know topics like habit-formation, coping strategies, dealing with resistance to self-care and more.
In From Coping to Thriving: How to Turn Self-Care Into a Way of Life, you'll discover why self-care is about much more than the usual advice to take a bubble bath. This comprehensive guide will show you how to create a self-care practice that truly meets your needs and leaves you feeling like the best version of yourself.
With a balance between practical suggestions, coaching-style questions and psychological groundwork, this book is designed to give you the self-knowledge and awareness you need to start making self-care an integral part of your life. As well as suggesting hundreds of useful self-care tips and ideas, From Coping to Thriving will also take you deeper into must-know topics like habit-formation, coping strategies, dealing with resistance to self-care and more.
248 pages, Paperback
First published August 13, 2013
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About the author
Hannah Braime
16 books73 followersHannah Braime is a creative coach and author who writes about personal growth and creativity. She is the author of 'The Ultimate Guide to Journaling,' 'From Coping to Thriving: How to Turn Self-Care Into a Way of Life,' and 'The Year of You: 365 Journal Writing Prompts for Creative Self-Discovery.'
Hannah is the founder of Becoming Who You Are, where she shares practical psychology-based articles and resources on creating a full and meaningful life with greater courage, compassion, and creativity. Join the Becoming Who You Are Library for free and access a treasure trove of free workbooks, audios, and video classes on personal growth, self-awareness and living a meaningful life: http://library.becomingwhoyouare.net
Find out more:
www.becomingwhoyouare.net
www.hannahbraime.com
Hannah is the founder of Becoming Who You Are, where she shares practical psychology-based articles and resources on creating a full and meaningful life with greater courage, compassion, and creativity. Join the Becoming Who You Are Library for free and access a treasure trove of free workbooks, audios, and video classes on personal growth, self-awareness and living a meaningful life: http://library.becomingwhoyouare.net
Find out more:
www.becomingwhoyouare.net
www.hannahbraime.com
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February 18, 2015
Self-care has become increasingly important to me over the past several months, as I've been dealing with (and continue to deal with) a lot of health challenges. I've had to truly learn what it means to put myself and my health first - something that's very difficult, when you veer towards a Type A personality and want to be able to do all of the things perfectly all of the time.
I struggled with permission. Feeling worthy and deserving of having my needs looked after.
From Coping to Thriving: How to Turn Self-care into a Way of Life by Hannah Braime became an invaluable guide and companion during that journey. I read it slowly over almost 4 months, a little bit each day. Taking small steps, one at a time, while figuring out both what my needs are - and how to meet them.
One of the more difficult things to come to terms with was realizing that self-care isn't something you can check off your list and be done with - you have to start over every day. But that's also the beauty of it, that you get to start over every day and work on becoming truly proficient at looking after yourself - which in the end will enable you to be the "best" you.
Braime guides you gently and with compassion through why self-care is so important - and why we might resist it. Teaches about the difference between coping strategies, short-term self-care and long-term self-care. She covers the essentials of self-care such as sleep, exercise and food and shares an abundance of suggestions to try out.
I truly believe that self-care is (or at least should be) of paramount importance to all of us - even if we often don't realize it, until we're in a situation where we desperately need it. If you're looking for a place to get started I heartily recommend From Coping to Thriving: How to Turn Self-care into a Way of Life.
Do you have any self-care tips?
As always I invite you to find me and connect with me on Goodreads.
I struggled with permission. Feeling worthy and deserving of having my needs looked after.
From Coping to Thriving: How to Turn Self-care into a Way of Life by Hannah Braime became an invaluable guide and companion during that journey. I read it slowly over almost 4 months, a little bit each day. Taking small steps, one at a time, while figuring out both what my needs are - and how to meet them.One of the more difficult things to come to terms with was realizing that self-care isn't something you can check off your list and be done with - you have to start over every day. But that's also the beauty of it, that you get to start over every day and work on becoming truly proficient at looking after yourself - which in the end will enable you to be the "best" you.
At its essence, it's very core, self-care is about identifying and meeting your needs.
Braime guides you gently and with compassion through why self-care is so important - and why we might resist it. Teaches about the difference between coping strategies, short-term self-care and long-term self-care. She covers the essentials of self-care such as sleep, exercise and food and shares an abundance of suggestions to try out.
I truly believe that self-care is (or at least should be) of paramount importance to all of us - even if we often don't realize it, until we're in a situation where we desperately need it. If you're looking for a place to get started I heartily recommend From Coping to Thriving: How to Turn Self-care into a Way of Life.
Do you have any self-care tips?
As always I invite you to find me and connect with me on Goodreads.
September 17, 2013
A lot of famous humans have said the powerful phrase, "know thyself" and to achieve such a profound endeavor takes work, various tools sets, and compassionate guidance. This book is one of the tool sets and this author is certainly a qualified compassionate guide.
I am a fan of fundamentals and clear instruction and so I am a fan of this book. In addition I am no where near wealthy and have neglected some of those extensional needs because of my perceived lack of time and money. Two barriers this book addresses with authority. "Eighty to ninety percent of self-care is an inside job" -Hannah Braime.
This read was timely and indeed aided my much needed shift in perspective.
I am a fan of fundamentals and clear instruction and so I am a fan of this book. In addition I am no where near wealthy and have neglected some of those extensional needs because of my perceived lack of time and money. Two barriers this book addresses with authority. "Eighty to ninety percent of self-care is an inside job" -Hannah Braime.
This read was timely and indeed aided my much needed shift in perspective.
May 29, 2019
Wonderful!
January 16, 2021
Goed en praktisch boek over zelfzorg. De meeste tools en tips kende ik al, maar toch nog hier en daar kleine nuttige dingetjes bijgeleerd.
April 8, 2024
Not the best book by itself, but I love this author's overall body of work (including her website with blog posts and videos in this). She provides so many great resources on journaling to improve self-awareness. This book did provide a great comparison between "self-care" and "coping mechanisms" that I think is so important in a world where the term "self-care" is becoming very overused for marketing purposes.
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