Self-Care Prescriptions

The coronavirus pandemic has generated a host of mixed emotions. When we have painful emotions like fear and anxiety it’s hard to know how exactly to cope without completely falling apart. In this week’s episode, Dr. Robyn shares 5 tips for taking care of yourself when you experience painful emotions.

Given the current pandemic, many people are finding their work lives turned upside down by having to work from home. Because we're creatures of habit, adjusting to working from home is not easy. There are various distractions, competing demands, and environmental shifts. In this week's podcast episode, Dr. Gobin shares five practical tips for taking care of yourself while working from home.

When the future seems uncertain and unpredictable, it’s normal to feel fearful and overwhelmed, but you don’t have to stay that way! In this week’s episode, Dr. Robyn shares practical tips on how to take care of yourself and uplift your spirit during times of uncertainty.

Everyone experiences the pain of rejection at some point in their life whether it’s from being passed over for a career opportunity, being left out of a social gathering, or being turned down by a family member or romantic interest. In this week’s episode Dr. Robyn provides 5 practical tips for healing from rejection.

When we’ve been disrespected, wronged, or emotionally hurt by a friend, partner, or family member, it’s easy to feel justified in holding a grudge. In this week’s episode we explore how letting go is essential to self-care, why it’s hard to let go of grudges, and outline steps for letting go. As a caveat—the infractions we cover in this episode are relatively minor (e.g., being misunderstood, lied to or lied on, emotionally disrespected, ignored, or hurt by someone’s selfish actions). The advice shared is NOT intended for serious infractions like trauma, assault, or infidelity.

Many of us have been taught that asking for help is a sign of weakness. In this week’s episode Dr. Robyn debunks this myth by normalizing the difficulties of asking for help and offering practical tips for asking for help and actually getting what you want.

Dr. Robyn L. Gobin talks about how saying no is a form of self-care and why it's ok, and in fact better for us, to be able to say NO and how saying no can be saying Yes to what you need and want.

Self-care means different things to different people, but can be followed by all of us because it's something that refuels us, rather than takes from us. Self-care isn’t a selfish act either. It is not only about considering our needs; it is rather about knowing what we need to do in order to take care of ourselves, being subsequently, able to take care of others as well. That is, if I don’t take enough care of myself, I won’t be in the place to give to my loved ones either. HenceSelf-Love is the New #RelationshipGoals. 

Dr. Robyn L. Gobin is weighing in on the pros and cons of social media? How might self-care be useful to practice with social media? Also, she is giving tips on how to practice self-care while on social media?

Dr. Robyn L. Gobin is giving tips on how to survive Thanksgiving with Self-Care! She explains how to manage your emotions, how to check-in with yourself, and how to have positive interactions with your family and friends.

Dr. Robyn L. Gobin touches on what means to feel unworthy? She explains where the feeling comes from and where to start when you feel unworthy, and how to do self-care when you feel unworthy. 

One of the most common questions asked about self-care is, “How do I hold myself accountable?” It’s easy to commit to a new self-care routine, but sticking to it is a whole other issue. Any behavior change is challenging at first. We’re creatures of habit and it’s hard to get outside of our comfort zones. In this episode Dr. Robyn shares 7 tips that will help you stick to your self-care plan once and for all. You’ll love this episode if you’re ready for some actionable tools you can use in your life right now!

Disappointing ourselves is inevitable in life. Why? Because we’re imperfect humans. When we fall short of our expectations, it’s natural to feel frustrated, angry, or even hopeless. Then comes the inner critic...”I’m a failure” “I can never do anything right” “I’m not good at this so I should just give up”. Although it might feel like you deserve this negative self-talk, it only makes you feel worse about yourself, and it holds you back from achieving your goals. What’s the alternative? Self-care means being kind to yourself even when you let yourself down. In this episode we’re teaching you how to meet your disappointment with self-compassion. You’ll learn Dr. Robyn’s 4-step process to dealing with disappointment in yourself.

Why self-care on the go? Because everyone seems to be on the go going somewhere, whether it's going to work, whether it's going to church, whether it's going to the club, everybody seems to be on the go. If we're not traveling out of town or out of the country, we're still on the go. We're still on the commute. So it's important for us to think about that we can incorporate self-care during those times that we are on the go, whether we're driving in our car or we're on the bus or we're riding with someone else. We can always think of ways to incorporate self-care, so listen so you can incorporate some self-care the next time you are on the go. 

Majority of the people out there are overworked, underpaid, they don't have job security or they dissatisfied with their job. Also, there is a minority of people that love their job so let's talk about vocational self-care. Dr. Robyn L. Gobin will give vocational self-care tips from her book The Self-Care Prescriptions on this Podcast. 

A lot of people think that just because you have a mental illness, a mental health disorder, that somehow you're crazy. But that actually does not mean that you're crazy.  I want to be very clear about this in my perception and what I hope to engender to the public, through my teaching, through all of the talking, the workshops that I do is that having a mental illness does not mean that you are crazy, so let's talk about the myths that surround mental health and help end the stigma about it. 

Self-Care is a mental health must, but how do you make time when you're crazy busy? Self-Care is deliberately taking action to ensure you are both functioning and feeling your best at any given moment. There are many methods of self-care, but the most important include eating three wholesome meals a day, getting enough sleep, maintaining personal hygiene, and embracing the present moment. It’s not about treating yourself to something luxurious at all. Self-care is taking care of what’s most important, which is your health and happiness.

What is self-care, really? How does it work? Who is it for? And how can anyone possibly fit it into an already jam packed schedule? In this podcast, clinical psychologist Dr. Robyn Gobin provides a fresh perspective on the definition of self-care, explores why it’s essential, how to make time for it, and how self-care benefits you and your loved ones.