{"id":19479,"date":"2023-01-25T11:09:49","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T19:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/?p=19479"},"modified":"2023-01-25T11:11:30","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T19:11:30","slug":"self-care-suggestions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/self-care-suggestions\/","title":{"rendered":"Self Care Suggestions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Written by: <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jude Bokovoy<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Self-care can mean a variety of things to any given person. At its core, self-care is taking time to work on oneself. Whether it\u2019s self improvement, unwinding or picking up the pieces of an emotional week, self-care is always there to help. Here are some things to add to one\u2019s agenda recommended by fellow Western students:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Activities<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Drinking tea<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Napping<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reading<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Making an iced coffee<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Doing daily skincare routine<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Working out<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Worship<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Relax while listening to music<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Time with pets<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Paint night\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meditation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Everything showers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cleaning room<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><b>Products<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Guasha-ing using\u00a0 \u201cThe Ordinary\u201d face oil<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Face masks<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Exfoliating cleanser\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Glow recipe Watermelon glow Niacinamide dew drops<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Paula\u2019s Choice 2% BHA liquid exfoliant<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ice roller<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cAquaphor\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Truly Black Jelly body serum<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cGood Molecules\u201d Hyaluronic acid serum<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cGood Molecules\u201d Hyperpigmentation serum<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hydrating under eye masks<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Neutrogena oil free moisturizer<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fuzzy bow robe headband\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><b>Books<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>\u201cThe Alchemist\u201d by Paulo Coelho<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is about a young Andalusian shepherd who is longing to search the Earth for the most magical treasure anyone has ever discovered. While traveling in Egypt, he finds himself face to face with the alchemist.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>\u201cAll the Light we Cannot See\u201d byAnthony Doerr<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is set in France during World War II. A blind French girl and German boy spend time together during the travesty.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>\u201cLove Hypothesis\u201d<\/b> <b>by Ali Hazelwood<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> introduces two scientists who enter a fake relationship to study love but end up falling for each other, thus altering their experiment.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>\u201cThings I Never Got Over\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by <\/span><b>Lucy Score <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">follows a middle aged woman whose life is falling apart after running away from the altar.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>\u201cIt Ends with Us\u201d<\/b> <b>by<\/b> <b>Colleen Hoover <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is about a young woman named Lily who meets a surgeon that appears to be the man of her dreams.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>\u201cIt Starts with Us\u201d<\/b> <b>by Colleen Hoover<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> shows the main character Lily and her young love Atlas trying to restart their relationship as adults.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>\u201cDaisy Jones and the Six\u201d<\/b> <b>by Taylor Jenkins Reid<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is about the popular (genre) band and their 60\u2019s inexplicable breakup from the lead singer&#8217;s point of view.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>\u201cMalibu Rising\u201d<\/b> <b>by<\/b> <b>Taylor Jenkins Reid<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tells the story of a family\u2019s decision of what to take and leave from the people who made them.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>\u201cThe Inheritance Games\u201d by<\/b> <b>Jennifer Lynn Barnes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> depicts a teenage girl that mysteriously inherits most of a multi-billionaire\u2019s wealth and property without having any correspondence with the billionaire\u2019s family.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>\u201cYou are a Badass\u201d<\/b> <b>by<\/b> <b>Jen Sincero<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> guides one through how to live life to the fullest.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>\u201cArcher\u2019s Voice\u201d<\/b> <b>by Mia Sheridan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is about a woman trapped in a horrific memory, but her true love proves to be the key to her own freedom.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>\u201cAtomic Habits\u201d<\/b> <b>by<\/b> <b>James Clear<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> guides one through how to change habits and make each day a little bit better.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>\u201cIt Happened One Summer\u201d<\/b> <b>by Tessa Bailey<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is about a young woman whose mistakes land her in her hometown in the summer.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>\u201cThree Women\u201d by<\/b> <b>Lisa Taddeo <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is a long term study on three women regarding their relationships, coupling and desires.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>\u201cEverything I know about Love\u201d<\/b> <b>by<\/b> <b>Dolly Alderton<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is a memoir dedicated to navigating her early twenties.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>\u201cThe Charm Offensive\u201d<\/b> <b>by<\/b> <b>Alison Cochrun<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> introduces Charles Winslaw after leaving his tech company. 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