Most of us can agree that when it comes to health and wellness, self-care tends to be a top priority. Self-care is essential to keeping burnout at bay, maintaining a balance, and mapping out a life that fulfills you and gives you a sense of purpose.
There are four types of self-care everyone needs:
- Emotional self-care
- Physical self-care
- Social self-care
- Practical self-care
Emotional Self-Care
Your quality of life is directly correlated with your ability to keep your emotions regulated. This is why emotional self-care—the things we do for ourselves to stay in touch with our emotions and integrate them in a way that's healthy—is crucial to building a better life.
Self-care activities that address your emotional needs include:
- Keeping a journal
- Consulting with a mentor
- Repeating positive affirmations
- Meditation
- Cultivating a sense of gratitude

Physical Self-Care
Physical self-care is most likely the type of self-care you’re most familiar with. It includes any activities you participate in on purpose in order to improve your sense of physical wellness.
Examples of physical self-care include:
Practical Self-Care
When caught in the midst of negative emotions it can be hard to remember that even activities that are typically seen as monotonous can be considered self-care. Whenever you make a conscious effort to fulfill your core needs and bring your stress levels down, you are engaging in practical self-care.
Examples of practical self-care include:
- Exercising regularly (taking a morning walk, ride on the Peloton, attending a Barre class, etc.)
- Enjoying a relaxing bubble bath (have you tried our hemp oil bath bomb recipe?)
- Scheduling an at-home spa day (have you tried Nicole Kidman’s bed-socks routine with our Cracked Heel Souffle, as seen in Vogue?)
- Dancing in front of the mirror to your favorite Spotify playlist
- Splurging on a massage
- Scheduling in a mid-afternoon nap
- Calling your “favorite person" on the phone at the same time every day
- Planning a monthly game night with your friend group
- Asking your significant other out on a date
- Snuggling up next to your pet after a nice bath
- Ordering special stationery and sending it snail mail to someone you love

- Organizing your desk space
- Making a monthly, yearly, and weekly schedule to keep your living space clean
- Scheduling an appointment with a financial advisor
- Planning your outfits for the week ahead
- Trying out new healthy meal-prep recipes