2024 Disabled Enough magazine OLD - Flipbook - Page 37
Self Care
Self care is sometimes hard to explain. Here are some
examples of what self care means to us. These
examples are taken from the YDAN podcast,
Nothing Without Us!.
“Recognise that self-advocacy can sometimes be self-care
and taking care of yourself in those private moments or
recharging with people or taking a nap in the middle of the
day or whatever it may be that's good for your body, so you
can come into another space and be at the best that you
can be.”
-Anneka
“It's trying to rationally say, ’no, you don't deserve to feel
bad. You don't deserve to yell at yourself. You don't…
you can move on from this’.“
-Saskia
“Remember that you have a right to access all spaces. You
have a right to be heard and validated. Sometimes you
have to make that decision that if you're in that space and
it's not right, step away. Sometimes you aren't going to
change the system. Worry about yourself. You're the
priority. Try and find the people that support you. Try find
your community.
-Izzie
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