Self-care Quotes

"We need to replace your vicious stress cycle with a vicious cycle of self-care."

- Sara Gottfried

"Self-care is never selfish, but it may feel that way when you live a frenzied life."

- Arthur Ciaramicoli

"With every act of self-care your authentic self gets stronger, and the critical, fearful mind gets weaker. Every act of self-care is a powerful declaration: ‘I am on my side, I am on my side, each day I am more and more on my own side.’"

- Susan Berry

"Anytime we can listen to true self and give the care it requires, we do it not only for ourselves, but for the many others whose lives we touch."

- Parker Palmer

"You can’t really be present for the people in your life if you aren’t taking care of yourself."

- Kerry Washington

"Our boundaries define our personal space – and we need to be sovereign there in order to be able to step into our full power and potential."

- Jessica Moore

"If you want to help her, you need to help yourself first. No one serves their friends by grinding themselves into dust on the altar of compassion."

- Seanan McGuire

"Self-care is never a selfish act - it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer others. Anytime we can listen to true self and give the care it requires, we do it not only for ourselves, but for the many others whose lives we touch."

- Parker Palmer

"It’s common to reject or punish yourself when you’ve been rejected by others. When you experience disappointment from the way your family or others treat you, that’s the time to take special care of yourself. What are you doing to nurture yourself? What are you doing to protect yourself? Find a healthy way to express your pain."

- Christina Enevoldsen

"if you want to live an authentic, meaningful life, you need to master the art of disappointing and upsetting others, hurting feelings, and living with the reality that some people just won’t like you. It may not be easy, but it’s essential if you want your life to reflect your deepest desires, values, and needs."

- Cheryl Richardson

"Taking care of myself doesn't mean 'me first.' It means 'me, too."

- L.R. Knost

"Just because you take breaks doesn’t mean you’re broken."

- Curtis Tyrone Jones

"It's all right, Con, to feel anxious. Allow yourself a couple of bad days, now and then, will you?"

- Judith Guest

"pull yourselfoutof your flesh.burn down those walls.uncover your bonesand seehow fiercely you bloomwhen you let your body breathe._____raw."

- Vinati Bhola

"Sometimes self-care is exercising and eating right. Sometimes it’s spending time with loved ones or taking a nap. And sometimes it’s watching an entire season of TV in one weekend while lounging around in your pyjamas. Whatever soothes your soul."

- Nanea Hoffman

"Taking care of myself doesn’t mean ‘me first.’ It means ‘me, too.'"

- L.R. Knost

"Loving yourself isn’t vanity. It’s sanity."

- Katrina Mayer

"Prioritize self-care: Just do the basics. Just do the next right thing for you."

- Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe

"Asking for help is not a sign of weakness. It's a sign of strength. Oftentimes our society tells us that if we ask for help, we are weak. But the strongest thing someone can do is take that first step in getting help, whatever shape or form that is."

- Demi Lovato

"It’s all about falling in love with yourself and sharing that love with someone who appreciates you, rather than looking for love to compensate for a self-love deficit."

- Eartha Kitt

"I can’t stay stuck, because I do that. I tend to stay in isolation, and I don’t like it. I’ll call my 10 year old sister who has the purest, most incredible perspective on life, and sometimes just hearing her voice or having her come lay next to me will make me happy. Then other days, I just need to say it’s a bad day and that’s it."

- Selena Gomez

"Keep good company, read good books, love good things, and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can."

- Louisa May Alcott

"Self-care doesn’t necessarily mean jogging!"

- Sandra Oh

"You wash your hands when you shake a bunch of hands. You have to wash your energy when you’re around people. It’s hard for me to say self-care is washing, although I think it is. So I made music for self-care. That’s what it’s for."

- India Arie

"Honestly, self-care is not fluffy. It’s something we should take seriously."

- Kris Carr

"Self-care is the non-negotiable. That’s the thing that you have to do. And beauty is the thing that can be the benefit of the self-care. Beauty is not the point. Beauty is just a cute side-effect from self-care."

- Jonathan van Ness

"I just moved into a new house, so I love spending time at home. Everything for me is all about self-care ... I really feel that if I’m at my best, then I’m able to come to my job and really be feeling the best. So if I’m not working out or going on a hike, then I’m at home recharging and cooking dinner and hanging out with my cat."

- Lea Michele

"Remember to take care of yourself. You can't pour from an empty cup."

"An empty lantern provides no light. Self-care is the fuel that allows your light to shine brightly."

"Self-love is asking yourself what you need – every day – and then making sure you receive it."