The Difference between self care and self preservation

Stephanie Kozina, owner ofElla Bella Maternity Boutique

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“Self care is something necessary that we do to prevent ourselves from breaking. It is a daily practice in holding ourselves together.  But what do you do when we are already unravelled, broken and cracked? Self preservation must come before self care. We must fill our immediate cracks before we can return to wholeness. It is the first law of nature”
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<LI>Discuss how and why self care is so highly recommended (it seems it is the hot topic these days, particularly for women, especially mothers)</LI>
<LI>Through our work with many postpartum families, or families who are in “survival mode”, we have heard time and time again that self care practices can feel “indulgent”. This is where self preservation comes in. It is to bridge the gap before you can practice self care. </LI>
<LI>Self preservation is a more immediate and deeper response to return to wholeness. It is used in the times in your life when self care has fallen to the way side due to (divorce, birth of baby, illness, change of job, or any other stressful life event.</LI>
<LI>What simple acts would you define as self preservation?</LI>
<LI>The role a postpartum doula can play in self preservation practice.</LI>
<LI>Question and further discussion.</LI>
<LI>10% off all purchases at Ella Bella</LI>
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