Babies and Self Care

Considering Your Own Wellbeing

As part three of this series we have going, my latest musing was about the care which we show others and how it differs from the care we show ourselves.

When you think about it, it’s amazing how much we care for babies or younger siblings so well, yet neglect ourselves. Neglecting your mental wellbeing is something that you can look at in many different situations in life. However, we spend a majority of our average weeks working and mental health is something we need to be keeping a check of.

I was thinking the other day about how differently I would react if I was giving my son advice on a difficult situation, whether that be in work or life. If something happens to me, I can be quite hard on myself. When something doesn’t go the way I hoped, I can blame myself.

If my son or someone I cared about came to me with the same problem, I would look at it so differently. As a species, the majority of us have a tendency to be quite hard on ourselves. But really, if you step out of the situation and think of the advice you’d give your child or a younger sibling - someone you feel responsible for - you’d be more positive.

Take care of yourself more. Don’t let worries in life make you feel like you’re not being the best version of yourself. Take a step back and think of the advice you would give someone else and use it yourself.

Here at QD, we’re striving to make the workplace somewhere that mental health and wellbeing is put at the top of people’s priorities. Have some ideas on what could be done? We’d love to hear them!