Self-Love & True Self-Care with Asha Bhattacharya

NAMI OC Presents: It's Okay To Feel

Welcome to the twelfth Takeover Episode of It's Okay to Feel!

2020 has been a crazy year to say the least, and in times like these, self-love and self-care are more important than ever. In this episode of It's Okay to Feel, Asha Bhattacharya discusses how we can implement self-love and true self-care into our daily lives. We learn how the power of putting our own needs first is more impactful in helping our peers and community, even when we feel like we need to make others happy. Asha also dives into the importance of positive self-talk in addition to allowing ourselves to be imperfect. Sharing practical and tangible ways to apply self-love and true self-care everyday, Asha reminds us we can practice self-awareness through affirmations, journaling, and meditating.
In this episode, Asha talks about:

• The importance of prioritizing your needs
• Letting go of the need to please other people
• The power of speaking kindly to yourself
• Letting go of the need to be perfect
• Self-affirmations
• Journaling
• Self-love meditations

Resources:

• Meditative Apps: Calm, Headspace
• Asha's Instagram
• Asha's YouTube
• NAMI Orange County
• NAMI-OC's Instagram
• NAMI-OC's Teens and Young Adult's
• NAMI-OC's Media Masterclass
• NAMI-OC's Peer Connector Program
• Crisis Line, Warmline, and Crisis Groups

Disclaimers: It’s Okay To Feel is for informational/educational and/or entertainment purposes only and is not a substitute for medical or psychiatric advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

It’s Okay to Feel is Funded by the Orange County Health Care Agency (OCHCA), Behavioral Health Services, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.