The hottest Self-care Substack posts right now

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What's your default?

10x your mind • 99 implied HN points • 28 Sep 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Self-care
  1. Default settings impact our choices, like why unhealthy options are often the default in food and technology.
  2. Conscious changes to defaults can lead to healthier habits, like choosing nuts over sugary snacks and setting limits on social media apps.
  3. Using defaults to our advantage, like planning outfits in advance or stocking up on healthy snacks, can save time and support wellness goals.

How to Grow Your Hair Out

Autoscriptorium • 119 implied HN points • 27 Feb 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Self-care
  1. Determine your hair type to find the most suitable care methods.
  2. Regular trims, specific product choices for water quality, and reduced washing frequency can help hair growth.
  3. Avoid damaging practices like excessive dyeing, extensions, and heat styling to maintain healthy hair.

Spring Cleaning Season

Mindset Mastery • 98 implied HN points • 01 May 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Self-care
  1. The author is going through a big life and career change, experimenting with adding people to their business, and transitioning from a solo-preneurial venture to running their business more like an agency
  2. Financially, the experiment is successful, but emotionally, the author is navigating complex feelings about safety, support, scarcity, control, and mistakes
  3. The author's older, wiser self advises to stay the course, emphasizing that this transition is significant for growth and emotional well-being, even if it feels uncomfortable

Burned.

Finding Joy • 98 implied HN points • 11 Mar 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Self-care
  1. Burnout is a serious issue that has negative consequences for individuals, businesses, and the public.
  2. Burnout manifests through emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and diminished sense of personal accomplishment.
  3. To address burnout, individuals can set boundaries, prioritize sleep, pause, say no, make friends outside of work, delegate, and disconnect; while organizations can engage with empathy, set an example, connect people to purpose, provide autonomy, avoid recreating pain, support employee wellbeing practically, and invest in good leadership.

Let's Talk About Not Talking

Iterare • 98 implied HN points • 11 Apr 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Self-care
  1. Silence is powerful and can have positive impacts on our health and cognitive abilities.
  2. Silence plays a critical role in communication, conveying respect and agreement.
  3. Reframing boredom and embracing silence as moments of possibility and inspiration can help us appreciate its benefits.
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You got some OCD, bro?

Psychology Onions • 98 implied HN points • 31 May 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Self-care
  1. OCD can be a strange thing to bond over.
  2. Connecting with someone due to OCD can feel awkward, like awkwardly trying to relate to someone who your partner cheated on you with.
  3. Consider seeking resources and strategies to help manage OCD.

True Security and the Lie of Never Enough

Risk Musings • 515 implied HN points • 01 Sep 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Self-care
  1. Society often makes us feel like we never have enough, pushing us to seek more in the name of security.
  2. True security comes from forging and nourishing real connections with others, not just accumulating resources.
  3. Accepting uncertainty, embracing connections, and enjoying the journey are key to finding true security in life.

Wonder...

Notes in the Margins • 19 implied HN points • 13 May 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Self-care
  1. Don't let buzzkills steal your wonder and awe; it can combat anxiety and stress.
  2. Engage in activities like Wonder Walks to awaken feelings of wonder and awe.
  3. Choose to ignore negative people and continue sharing moments of wonder to combat tough times.

Cutting the Cord

Disaffected Newsletter • 259 implied HN points • 15 Dec 22
🎙 Podcasts Self-care
  1. It's important to protect yourself and your family from toxic relationships, even if they are with parents.
  2. Many people struggle with feelings of self-doubt after experiencing abuse, questioning if they are to blame.
  3. Supporting creators can help them continue their work, especially when facing financial challenges.

The ghost in me

Natural Selections • 11 implied HN points • 02 Dec 25
🏥 Health & Wellness Self-care
  1. Illness can make us feel like we've lost our sense of self and connection to life. It's a really tough experience that can create a sense of emptiness.
  2. There's a difference between our body and mind, and something deeper that makes us who we are. This sense of being 'more' can feel lost when we're unwell.
  3. Finding our way back to ourselves can be a journey. Even when we feel like we're disappearing, there is hope for recovery and regaining our essence.

Last chance to join Creating Space!

Tech and Tea • 49 implied HN points • 27 Jun 25
🏥 Health & Wellness Self-care
  1. Creating Space is a 6-week journaling course designed to help people clear their minds and find more balance in life.
  2. The course encourages participants to take it at their own pace, offering optional prompts and private reflections without pressure.
  3. There are fun features like badges for completing prompts and a custom AI-generated report that summarizes your writing journey to help identify personal themes.

Integrity

Rocket Philosophy by Ian • 78 implied HN points • 23 Oct 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Self-care
  1. Having a victim mindset can lead to making poor decisions and self-sabotage.
  2. Maintaining integrity involves keeping promises made to oneself.
  3. Motivation to live well can come from accountability, attention from others, and seeing progress.

Are you solving the right problem? | #10

pole • 137 implied HN points • 01 Mar 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Self-care
  1. Chop down the tree (take action) and sharpen the axe (reflect) at the same time for balance.
  2. Spending too much time on either action (doing vs. reflecting) can be detrimental.
  3. Switching between action and reflection is key to solving problems effectively.

Can you write yourself right?

Your Midlife Matters with Alana Kirk, the Midlife Coach • 39 implied HN points • 11 Feb 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Self-care
  1. In times of struggle, reaching out for help, therapy, and self-reflection can be key to rebuilding and reconnecting with oneself.
  2. Journaling, even if just a few words a day, is a powerful tool for self-discovery and processing emotions.
  3. Building a consistent journaling habit, whether morning, evening, or in moments of need, can transform your relationship with yourself and empower you to live authentically.

Debunking Happiness Myths

10x your mind • 79 implied HN points • 06 Jul 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Self-care
  1. True happiness goes beyond material possessions; it's found in giving back and supporting causes that matter
  2. Real happiness comes from spending quality time with loved ones, including friends, family, and a soulmate
  3. Comparing our journey to others can steal our joy; finding contentment in our own accomplishments leads to true happiness

Quiet Life, R.I.P.

Restoring Truth • 78 implied HN points • 15 Apr 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Self-care
  1. Modern life is filled with noise and busyness, making it hard to find peace and rest.
  2. Balancing hectic schedules, responsibilities, and constant distractions can lead to feelings of restlessness and chaos.
  3. Finding moments of quiet solitude and tuning into a calmer voice can help in managing the chaos and regaining sanity.

Springtime bulbs 🌷

aliveness • 78 implied HN points • 12 Apr 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Self-care
  1. The author is delving into bodywork, focusing on spiritual and reflective paths.
  2. The author launched Ecdysis Bodywork, symbolizing shedding old perspectives and tensions.
  3. The author is exploring teaching roles and integrating self-massage in a fitness program.

4 Gentle Shifts That Can Quietly Change Your Year

Prawfeed Newsletter • 4 implied HN points • 03 Jan 26
🏥 Health & Wellness Self-care
  1. Listen to the quiet nudge inside you; what feels calm often points the right way even if the path isn’t clear.
  2. Be honest about the real reason you want change, like needing breathing space or less stress; when your why is clear you stop forcing things and move more naturally.
  3. Don’t wait until you feel ready — readiness often follows action; focus on the next manageable step today instead of the whole journey, because small steps create clarity.

Science Reveals the Secret to Long Lasting Happiness

Psych • 39 implied HN points • 20 Jan 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Self-care
  1. Researchers from the Harvard Study of Adult Development found that relationships and happiness greatly impact health.
  2. The study followed men over 80 years and found that taking care of relationships is a form of self-care.
  3. Early experiences do not determine health outcomes; paths can change based on various factors.

Night Season

Neckar’s Notes • 252 implied HN points • 25 Feb 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Self-care
  1. Life moves in cycles, and it's beneficial to try to align yourself with these cycles rather than strain against them.
  2. Dark nights of the soul, challenging periods that force deep reflection, are opportunities for transformation and spiritual growth if approached with acceptance and openness.
  3. During times of darkness, it's important to embrace the discomfort, sit with the darkness, and allow the unfolding process to reveal hidden truths and lead to personal growth.

Too Stressed to Rest

David Spinks' Newsletter • 6 implied HN points • 19 Dec 25
🏥 Health & Wellness Self-care
  1. Rest happens on three levels: physical, psychological, and egoic. You need all three, not just sleep, to feel truly rested.
  2. Psychological rest comes from welcoming and listening to the anxious parts of yourself instead of distracting or numbing them. Slowing down, breathing, journaling, or therapy lets those parts soften and stop shouting.
  3. Egoic rest is the deepest state where the sense of “I” quiets and you experience presence, enoughness, and peace. Reaching this state replenishes energy and makes work and play feel generative instead of draining.

Bite-Sized Self-Care Challenge Day Six

QUALITY BOSS • 39 implied HN points • 06 Jan 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Self-care
  1. Mindfulness helps us be more aware of our thoughts and feelings without judging them. It can make our daily lives feel less stressful and more peaceful.
  2. You don't need a special place or time to practice mindfulness. Just focus on your breath or what you're doing in the moment for a few minutes.
  3. Using techniques like visualizing thoughts as clouds can help us acknowledge and then let go of distractions. This practice can lead to a clearer mind and improved well-being.

3-3-3 for a productive day

10x your mind • 59 implied HN points • 26 Oct 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Self-care
  1. Start your workday by dedicating 3 hours to your most important task for peak productivity.
  2. Tackle 3 smaller tasks you've been avoiding to clear mental clutter and maintain productivity.
  3. Spend time on 3 maintenance activities to keep life organized, even if they seem less exciting but are crucial.

Unwinable Situations

Ways of Working • 58 implied HN points • 21 Oct 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Self-care
  1. Don't stay in a job you hate, even if it pays well. It can lead to unhappiness and conflict with your values.
  2. Avoid investing in one-sided relationships. Trying to change someone who doesn't reciprocate will lead to resentment.
  3. Accept technological advancements instead of trying to stop them. Embrace change and find your own path within it.

Meeting my vacation self

The Next Chapter • 2 implied HN points • 23 Jan 26
🏥 Health & Wellness Self-care
  1. People often have two parts: a perfectionist “home” self that plans and a relaxed “vacation” self that savors the moment. Both sides are valid and can conflict.
  2. Rather than trying to pick a winner, engage both selves and make space for an easy conversation between them. Each perspective brings useful energy—one pushes to explore and the other helps you rest.
  3. When setbacks happen, use them to recalibrate instead of leaning into shame or fear. Letting both selves co-lead daily routines helps you be more rested and still get things done.

The $148 Hack for a Pain-Free Back

Ladyparts • 299 implied HN points • 17 Jan 22
🏥 Health & Wellness Self-care
  1. Trying multiple expensive solutions for back pain may not always work as expected.
  2. Consider simpler, cost-effective options before investing in pricier ergonomic solutions.
  3. Sometimes the most effective hack for pain relief can be surprisingly simple and affordable.

How To Ruin a Massage in 22 Carefully Plotted Steps

The Reclamation Era • 59 implied HN points • 09 Oct 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Self-care
  1. Many people struggle to fully enjoy self-care activities, like massages, because their minds are racing with thoughts. Instead of relaxing, they often find themselves worrying about the time left and what comes next.
  2. Using distractions, like thinking about past experiences or future pleasures, can prevent someone from truly being present during enjoyable moments. This makes it harder to savor the experience.
  3. Finding ways to manage anxious thoughts can help people enjoy self-care more. For example, recognizing that it's okay to let thoughts come and go can improve relaxation.

Predictive Paradigm: Inner Shaolin (pt. II)

10-year Horizon • 39 implied HN points • 18 Jan 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Self-care
  1. The author shares a new approach to managing tension in the body, called Inner Move #21.
  2. Inner Move #21 involves acknowledging and accepting tension, separating it from reactions, and recognizing it as a primitive predictive system.
  3. By reassuring the primal system of tension and building alliances within oneself, one can ease tension and create pathways for communication within the body.

Befriending Stress

10x your mind • 59 implied HN points • 29 Jun 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Self-care
  1. Stress can be reframed as a challenge rather than a threat, similar to how a lion perceives the chase differently from a gazelle.
  2. Accepting and acknowledging stress can prepare the mind to tackle it effectively and find solutions.
  3. Focus on what you can control when addressing stress, taking action on the most impactful steps within your reach.

Boosting productivity with the FUI framework

10x your mind • 59 implied HN points • 20 Jul 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Self-care
  1. Boost productivity with the FUI framework by creating a table with columns 'What', 'Why', 'F', 'U', and 'I' to prioritize tasks.
  2. Focus on tasks that are feasible, urgent, and important (FUI) to achieve maximum productivity.
  3. Take breaks, stay hydrated, and celebrate accomplishments to maintain motivation and productivity throughout the day.

Six months from now

10x your mind • 99 implied HN points • 24 Nov 22
🏥 Health & Wellness Self-care
  1. Stretching yourself can have both positive and negative consequences, so it's important to be mindful of when it's beneficial or harmful.
  2. Building a line of communication with your future self, particularly the one six months from now, can help you make better decisions today.
  3. Consider using platforms like futurme.org to write letters to your future self, as it can provide valuable insights and help you gauge the impact of your current actions.

Airline state of mind

Suzan's Fieldnotes • 58 implied HN points • 27 Jun 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Self-care
  1. Take care of yourself first before helping others, like putting on an oxygen mask in an emergency.
  2. Balancing leadership responsibilities and personal well-being is crucial to avoid burning out.
  3. Learning to set boundaries, delegate tasks, and prioritize self-care is essential for effective leadership.