September is National Self-Care Awareness Month - Share your go-to self-care activities!

[itsfi]

September is National Self Care Awareness Month, and is meant as a reminder that it is essential that we take care of ourselves - our physical, mental and emotional well-being. It can be challenging to come up with new or different ways to work on self-care, so I thought we might tap into the collective knowledge and experience of our Beauty Insider Community. Let's talk a little wellness and gain some insight into tools for our self-care toolbox - what activities boost your well-being? Please share your go-to self-care activities here.

For those interested in a game of wellness bingo this month, check out Working Towards Wellness: September 2025  

[jaaayp]

I received some "abnormal" lab results from my annual wellness exam this year. Doctor said its definitely fixable because i'm "young" (pffft) with the right diet and some R&R.

So self-care September came right in time!

Activities that have resurfaced into my routine (after months of hiatus, who was I the last few months?):

• Weightlift & cardio 4 days a week
• Pilates twice a week
• Stretch & massage gun - i usually forget this part, i've made sure to include it into my lifting programs so i reserve time for this step!
• Fueling my body with clean, nutritious food. No more 6 donuts per week! (although, ngl, I love donut shop ham & cheese)
• Sleep before midnight - I missed 2 days in the last 17 days
• Journal - tracking my emotions and word vomiting in my journal really lifts my mood
• Financial tracking/budgeting - I used to do this every month, i'm pretty sure I missed a whole quarter? Took a hard look at my expenses this month and now i have a budget i need to stick to! (Sephora is actually a special bucket/budget lol)

Additionally, I cracked opened the good stuff per the Working Towards Wellness: September 2025 😂 I had so many sheet masks squirreled away (and i have no idea why i do this!) so guess who's face has been getting a sheet mask treatment every other day? this gal! 

[itsfi]

@jaaayp, that's great to hear that there are things you can do to improve your lab results and kudos to you for doing the work to put those things into place! 👊 Journaling really is such a wonderful practice to get into - yeah, there's a certain catharsis that comes with emotional vomiting. 😉 Yeah for breaking out the good stuff!

[SportyGirly125]

In my Pilates era again

[jaaayp]

love pilates @SportyGirly125 although my core will tell me otherwise. i actually ended up getting the peloton app through work and their pilates classes kick butt! i think they have some free classes if you wanted to try it out 😊

[SportyGirly125]

@jaaayp I have a manual from my certification class I use as well as YouTube videos from other instructors. Honestly I kick my own butt when I am incorporating my own exercises for myself. 

[CorgiMommy]

Very cute @SportyGirly125

[SportyGirly125]

@CorgiMommy @Thank you 

[itsfi]

@SportyGirly125, pilates offers so many self care benefits. 

[SportyGirly125]

@itsfi @Thank you. I’m so glad I can do it in my home anytime I need it. 

[ather]

@itsfi  For me self care is taking a bubble bath at night before I go to bed! It’s a great way to relax and prepare to get a good rest! 

[CorgiMommy]

@ather that sounds awesome!

[itsfi]

@ather, that sounds like a wonderful way to unwind and end your day, or as a lead-in to ending your day. There are nights when I miss having a tub. 🛀 Relaxing on so many levels. 💗 

[ather]

@itsfi  Darn. It’s the perfect way to wind down. If that’s your thing! I’m not allowed to take a bath for 2 weeks and I have been missing it. I took a nice hot shower tonight but it’s not the same! 

[itsfi]

Oh no, I’m sorry @ather. The two weeks will fly by and you’ll have your bath nights back before you know it! 

[PrettyPaint]

For me, it's music (listening to it and playing it). 

[ather]

@PrettyPaint  What kind of music do you play? What is your favourite? 

[itsfi]

@PrettyPaint, love this, music offers so many forms of self care. Do you have a preference for any particular type of music at the moment?

[PrettyPaint]

@itsfiIn terms of playing it, definitely classical. With listening, it depends on my mood and what I'm doing. I'm a pretty big classic rock fan, but I tend to listen to more current stuff when I'm working out. 🙂

[danielledanielle]

I'm still burning my candles and sips, when it's hot, it's seltzer.  When it's chilly, it's a spicy tea.

Also, dropping this from Lys Beauty 👇🏽, it's marketing, but it's also good stuff

 

 

[ather]

@danielledanielle  perfect way to wind down!