Social Activism Self-Care

Civil Rights activist Audre Lorde said, "Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare." Practice self-care by noticing when you are feeling disconnected from your self or your physical reality. Pause and take a deep breath. What are you currently doing or talking about? Give yourself permission to shift your focus—turn off the news, stop looking at social media, or change the topic of conversation. Take some time to meditate, pray, play, eat well, drink water, get sleep, laugh, take a bath, or go outside, knowing that you will re-engage in the social needs around you when you need to.