Here at Trauma Informed Oregon, we have been asked by some of you: “What are useful mobile applications (apps) for self-care?” Part of my internship at TIO this past year was to create and sustain a self-care plan, which led to me thinking about how I could introduce apps into this plan and I have learned what has worked and not worked for me. This blog post serves as a way to share some helpful apps that I use around self care.
What do we mean by self-care?
The School of Social Work at the University of Buffalo defines self care as “activities and practices that we can engage in on a regular basis to reduce stress and maintain and enhance our short- and longer-term health and well-being.” Put simply by Trauma Stewardship (http://traumastewardship.com/): self-care is a way for us to be able bring our best selves to work everyday.
Let me be clear: self-care does not replace the need for organizational changes that better support our workforce, nor does organizational change take away the need for us to have our own personal self-care practices. Self-care and organizational support need to both exist for a more balanced work environment.
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