Self-Care Readings
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Use these resources to guide your own self-care journey and to help your clients get started on theirs. Take the practical wisdom others have shared and use it. Here we offer a selection of materials accessible on the web or generously provided by colleagues.
Self-Care Challenges in a Digital Age
We live in a fast-paced, technology-centric world. How do we optimize our use of technology while remaining attuned to our internal needs? Below are a few articles that explore issues related to technology and self-care.
- Nancy Smyth blogs on Self-care in the Digital Age. She quotes William Powers, author of Hamlet’s Blackberry: "Every new technology both solves problems for society and also creates new challenges."
- Attached to Technology and Paying a Price
- The Physiological Consequences of Being Hyperconnected
- NY Times article, The Flight From Conversation